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Jaime Willbur; Erin Burns – Journal of Extension, 2024
Understanding how farmers prefer to learn is critical for the development and delivery of successful extension programming. Therefore, Michigan State University Extension specialists conducted an interactive hands-on demonstration workshop (Potato University) addressing pressing issues to Michigan potato production at the Michigan Winter Potato…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Industry, Extension Education, State Universities
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Matúsová, Silvia; Kollár, Vojtech – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2023
Introduction: The current development of the world economy defined as the Fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is rather determined by a larger social change caused by the interconnection of the physical, virtual, and social worlds. It affects the market of products, production factors, sectors, services, education, research, social…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Labor Market, Industry, Educational Technology
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Vanderschantz, Nicholas; Daly, Nicola – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2023
Presentation of text in picturebooks is an under-investigated field that requires consideration in order to support readers and those selecting books for readers. A unique form of picturebook is the bilingual picturebook which presents a story in two languages. The complexities of language readability and legibility are increased in these books,…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Bilingualism, Layout (Publications), Second Languages
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Hagvall Svensson, Oskar; Adawi, Tom; Johansson, Anders – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
Educational authenticity occupies a strong position in higher education research and reform, building on the assumption that correspondence between higher education learning environments and professional settings is a driver of student engagement and transfer of knowledge beyond academia. In this paper, we draw attention to an overlooked aspect of…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Higher Education, Educational Environment, Learner Engagement
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Du Toit, David; Koorsen, Gerrit – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2022
Biochemistry encompasses a broad range of life science disciplines. Unlike more vocational disciplines such as pharmacy or medicine, the career path associated with biochemistry is less clearly defined. An important question is whether the skills set provided by post-graduate biochemistry education, defined as BSc (Hons.), MSc, or PhD degrees, is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Biochemistry, Graduate Students
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Taheri, Morteza; Motealleh, Sharareh; Younesi, Jalil – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: Past research shows that workplace fun has a positive effect on informal learning, however, the role of individual and organizational mediating variables in this relation has not been studied much. This study aims to examine the role of management support, motivation to learn and learning opportunity in the relationship between workplace…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Play, Workplace Learning, Informal Education
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Ragini; Ghosh, Piyali – European Journal of Training and Development, 2022
Purpose: Purpose of this study is to investigate the role of learner readiness in enhancing transfer of training by empirically testing a moderated mediation mechanism in which learner readiness influences transfer through motivation to transfer, and this indirect impact is moderated by supervisor support. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Transfer of Training, On the Job Training, Trainees
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Haapakorpi, Arja – Journal of Education and Work, 2022
Post-industrial society has witnessed trends according to which the labour market has become more flexible, services have expanded and immaterial work and horizontal work organisation has emerged, shaping professions in respect to the employment and work they can offer. An outcome of these trends is a portfolio career, an employment pattern based…
Descriptors: Careers, Self Employment, Employment Level, Industry
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Fachrunnisa, Olivia; Gani, Aldizard; Nurhidayati, Nurhidayati; Adhiatma, Ardian – International Journal of Training Research, 2022
Training is one of the most important activities in human resource management. Training aims at improving employees' levels of skills and knowledge. Hence, certain types of training can be implemented for specific purposes. In this research, we introduce the concept of talent-based training. This form of training is expected to improve employees'…
Descriptors: Training, Talent, Learner Engagement, Employees
McCord, Kieren – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The country is facing infrastructure crises simultaneous with a labor shortage in fields related to construction management and engineering. These challenges necessitate better and quicker preparation of the incoming workforce so they are prepared to take on responsibilities with more skill and efficiency than has been expected previously.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Experiential Learning, Vocational Education
Dittmar, Jeremiah; Meisenzahl, Ralf R. – Centre for Economic Performance, 2022
We examine the role of universities in knowledge production and industrial change using historical evidence. Political shocks led to a profound pro-science shift in German universities around 1800. To study the consequences, we construct novel microdata. We find that invention and manufacturing developed similarly in cities closer to and farther…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Scientific Attitudes
US House of Representatives, 2018
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development that was held to discuss expanding options for employers and workers through earn-and-learn opportunities. This hearing is part of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce's ongoing efforts to strengthen the nation's…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Apprenticeships, Construction Industry, Manufacturing Industry
National Skills Coalition, 2021
The need to invest in our nation's crumbling infrastructure goes back decades. But today, with millions of people unemployed, there is unprecedented momentum to act. Women, immigrants, and people of color are disproportionately represented in these numbers as are young adults. President Joe Biden and Congress are counting on infrastructure…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Public Policy, Federal Legislation, Investment
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Ghada A. Rabah; Jeremiah Feducia; Diana Leyva; Kelly Fraidenburg – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
This article describes the organization of a one-day ChemEd Summit that brought together 73 participants from academic, industrial, government, and nonprofit chemical sciences organizations with the aim to guide future initiatives and collaborative strategies to enhance student readiness for the workforce. Registered participants were asked to…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Career Readiness, Attitudes
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James, David – Journal of Education and Work, 2020
This paper considers the potential significance of a concept of lifelong learning in the context of digital disruption. Having noted some contemporary contrasts in the visibility of lifelong learning policy, it revisits the earlier more widespread dominance of the concept, identifying not only variety but also tensions that are inherent and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Government Role
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