Recent research from international statistics indicate an important flow of student mobility all over the world, creating a need to provide comprehensive information regarding educational institutions involved in the process. This study examines and compares tourism and hotel management (THM) programs at different levels, including the nature of…

The United States is experiencing dramatic shifts in the skills required of incumbent workers and new hires. While the recent low unemployment rate was generally good news, it also exacerbated a persistent skill shortage in the region's labor force that has been consistently reported by many employers. A McKinsey Global Survey indicates that…

This paper traces the origins and development of coal mining education and training in Britain from 1900 to the 1970s, by which time the coal industry had substantially declined. It looks at the progress from working-class self-help to national policy in support of education and training. The research makes use of college prospectuses and…

Purpose: The industrial training component in a university's curricula adds tremendous value to a degree programme by enhancing the employable skills of graduates. The purpose of this paper is to assess the perception of organisations that have trained construction students from the Department of Building Technology of the Kwame Nkrumah University…

Many people in general think that digital game environment has potential as a learning environment. However, empirical research in digital game environment and education is a still relative young field, so to create a digital learning environment where students are actively engaged in the learning process is a great challenge. In part, it has been…

The authors investigated the effects of professional experience and group interaction on the information that information technology professionals and graduate accounting information system (AIS) students request when analyzing business cases related to information systems design and implementation. Understanding these effects can contribute to…

Cognitive apprenticeship is a teaching approach proponed by social constructivist educators that scaffolds upon students' "zones of proximal development" in authentic situations. It is an effective approach used by teachers of instructional technology when teaching student practitioners. Nevertheless, implementation of instructional design…

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the need for Kyambogo to pay special attention to students' vocational choices, university based training and employability. Design/methodology/approach: The sample of 46 final year students, 90 graduates and 50 supervisors using cross sectional survey design was used to collect data.…

Although corporate motives for training tend to be short-term, functional, and mission-oriented, more and more corporations and institutions of higher education are cooperating to offer employees classes carrying college credit. (Author/IRT)

In its policy statement on a new Education Act for Great Britain, the Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions (ATTI) asserts that the proposed act is insufficient to meet accelerating demands on the educational system, especially in further and higher education. These demands are linked to social pressures for more and better education,…

Reports on the expanded role of telecommunications in education, especially the computer networks that are developing on college campuses such as University of Minnesota and Carnegie-Mellon University. Discusses how the growing importance of telecommunications will affect policy in the management of higher education. (PD)

Describes the Global Perspective Program of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) which addresses the problem of preparing engineers for global careers through a project program. Discusses developing the project programs in Asia, working with Bangkok's recycling needs, and chemical process safety in Taiwan. (JRH)

Xerox is building a new training center in Leesburg, Virginia, the International Center for Training and Management Development, to teach its personnel to meet the multinational organization's corporate needs and responsibilities. (Author/PG)

If we can bring ourselves to realize the intimate relationship between liberal and useful knowledge, between traditional and corporate education, we can overcome the mutual prejudice and distrust between university and corporation and tap vast reservoirs of human energy. (Author/IRT)

Describes the Distance Education Learning (DEL) Systems model that provides a learner focused process for distance education through the lifelong learning process. Compares distance education systems models and describes three applications of the DEL model, two in higher education and one in corporate training. (LRW)