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Ho, Ya-Yu Cloudia; Coady, Maria R. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
The purpose of the study was to understand the role of culture in English as a Second Language (ESL) nurses' clinical communication experiences in the United States, and how these experiences demonstrate the need for continuing education for ESL nurses. Five Taiwanese nurses who worked in U.S. health care contexts were recruited in the study. Data…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Nurses, Cultural Pluralism
Bichsel, Jacqueline; McChesney, Jasper – College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, 2018
Community and technical colleges (collectively referred to as associate's institutions throughout this brief) serve an important role in the U.S. higher education system. They are often an option for students who: (1) need skills development, an associate's degree, or training for specific jobs in their community; (2) need a more affordable…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Community Colleges, Access to Education, At Risk Students
European Training Foundation, 2018
This report provides an overview of key policy developments in education, training, and employment in Lebanon. It contains sections that review the country's key demographic and economic characteristics; education and training trends, challenges, policy and institutional setting; and labour market and employment trends, challenges, policy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2018
The Opportunity Grant (OG) program is the Washington community and technical college system's dedicated financial aid program designed to help low-income students enroll in and complete programs leading to high-wage, high-demand careers. Washington's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program is a nationally recognized model…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, Literacy Education
Allan, Kori – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2016
This article traces how a language and soft skills training approach to Canadian immigrant integration emerged with Canada's shift towards a post-industrial tertiary economy. In this economy, soft skills index characteristics of ideal workers that fit the needs of Canada's post-Fordist labour regime. It examines how skills' training is not viewed…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Immigrants, Social Integration, Communication Skills
Sutherland Olsen, Dorothy – European Journal of Education, 2016
The relationship between learning and innovation has been a central theme in studies of innovation (Fagerberg et al., 2005, Borras & Edquist, 2014, Lundvall & Johnsen, 1994). Studies of the workplace have also claimed a relationship between skills or training and a firm's ability to innovate (Toner, 2011). Recent studies of innovation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Educational Innovation, Workplace Learning
Audant, Anne Babette – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Discussions of workforce development emphasize stackable training, and assume linear advancement and alignment, through college and career paths. Stackable credentials have become a best practice for community colleges across the United States as they struggle to advance the college completion agenda and ensure that students graduate with the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Labor Force Development, Job Training, Cooking Instruction
Donaghy, Ryan JoAnn – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Women's education has been promoted as both a key objective of the global campaign for gender equality and as a "sine qua non" of long-term sustainable development. In the extant literature, non-formal education has been advanced as a tool for social change and women's empowerment. Moreover, recent reports published by international…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Foreign Countries, Sex Fairness, Sustainable Development
Jobs for the Future, 2016
In partnership with the ECMC Foundation, Jobs for the Future is leading an effort to explore how postsecondary competency-based education models can be adapted to better serve underprepared adult learners. JFF kicked off this initiative with a convening of educators, policymakers, and researchers, the results of which are captured in this paper.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Postsecondary Education, Adult Learning, College Students
Logar, Nathaniel; Anadon, Laura Diaz; Narayanamurti, Venkatesh – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2014
In the study of innovation institutions, it is important to consider how different institutional models can affect a research organization in conducting or funding successful work. As an industry collaborative, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) provides an example of a privately funded institution that leverages the inputs of several member…
Descriptors: Innovation, Case Studies, Power Technology, School Business Relationship
Diamantidis, Anastasios D.; Chatzoglou, Prodromos D. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2014
Despite the fact that firms invest in training, there is considerable evidence to show that training programmes often fail to achieve the intended result of improving worker and organization performance. The purpose of this paper is to examine the medium- to long-term effects of training programmes on firms by means of an integrated research model…
Descriptors: Job Training, Employees, Behavior, Performance
Mohan, Lavanya – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2014
SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) is an important component of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) that supports a variety of education, training, employment, and related services for SNAP recipients. It gives recipients opportunities to gain skills, training, or experience that will…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Welfare Services, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2014
The California Community Colleges play an important role in boosting the state's economy by serving more than 2.3 million students a year. In fact, one out of three community college students in the U.S. is enrolled in a California community college, making it the nation's largest system of higher education. Their 112 colleges provide students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Outcomes of Education
Zumrah, Abdul Rahim – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to highlight the importance role of transfer of training as a mediator in the relationship between training and service quality. Design/methodology/approach: The data of this study were collected from three sources: the employees of public sector organizations in Malaysia who participated in a Basic Financial…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Job Training, Employees, Public Sector
Jobs For the Future, 2015
Employers may not know the best way to reach out or how to structure opportunities for young people to explore careers within their organization. In addition, employers may be uncertain about liability, privacy policies, and safety regulations for employees under the age of 18. State and federal laws and policies pertaining to youth employment can…
Descriptors: Employers, High School Students, Student Employment, Legislation