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Formation of Remote Education as a Means of Restoration of Russian Recessive Regions' Economy
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Bogoviz, Aleksei V.; Alekseev, Alexander; Akopova, Elena; Przhedetskaya, Natalia; Ragulina, Julia – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to substantiate the perspectives of using remote education as a means of restoring Russian recessing regions' economy and develop framework recommendations for this. Design/methodology/approach: The set goal is achieved by finding the dependence of the values of indicators of socio-economic development on the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Knowledge Economy, Economic Development, Human Resources
Trends in Opportunity Costs of U.S. Postsecondary Education: A National HRD and Human Capital Theory Analysis
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Cornacchione, Edgard; Daugherty, Jenny L. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore opportunity costs of postsecondary education in the U.S. in the past three decades (1975-2005), as a measure to support investment decisions at national levels and as experienced by individuals deciding on pursuing further education. Based on human capital theory and inspired by a set of studies aiming at…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Models
The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges, 2012
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Bassis, Vladimir; Burroughs, Monte; Cooley, Tom; Farver, Kent; Vybiral, Amy – Division of Community Colleges, Iowa Department of Education, 2013
Each fall, the Iowa Department of Education collects enrollment data from Iowa's community colleges on the tenth business day of the semester. The fall data pertain to the 2012-13 academic year (fiscal year 2013). This report is the only report on fiscal year 2013 until next year's "Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges." Fall…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, College Credits
THE NEBRASKA ECONOMY--MANPOWER AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
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WYKSTRA, RONALD A. – 1966
NEBRASKA'S POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WERE COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE NATION FROM 1910 UNTIL THE PRESENT, WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO NEBRASKA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS. PUBLISHED MATERIAL WAS THE SOURCE OF THE DATA. FROM 1900 TO 1960, NEBRASKA'S POPULATION GROWTH RATE WAS ONE-THIRD THE NATIONAL RATE. THE NET OUT-MIGRATION AVERAGED…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Human Resources
Disguised Employment and Development Policy in Peasant Economies.
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Swetnam, John J. – Human Organization, 1980
Data on a commercial and an agricultural Guatemalan population indicates most peasants derive income from both agricultural and nonagricultural sources. While disguised employment does not utilize labor at its most efficient level, development projects should complement traditional economic activities and recognize that diversion of peasant labor…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Developing Nations, Dropouts
HR Positions on the Internet.
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Coghill, Carey Cox; Kirk, James J. – 2001
The question of whether the online job market reflects the trends predicted for the job market was examined in a study of a random sample of 690 Internet job postings over a 6-month period. Each listing was categorized by type of position, desired qualifications, salary, and job specifications. Of the human resources (HR) jobs posted, 7.2% were…
Descriptors: Certification, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices