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Ashrafi, Noushin; Kuilboer, Jean-Pierre; Joshi, Chaitanya; Ran, Iris; Pande, Priyanka – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
The explosive advances in information technology combined with the current climate for health care reform have intensified the need for skilled individuals who can develop, understand, and manage medical information systems in organizations. Health Informatics facilitates quality care at a reasonable cost by allowing access to the right data by…
Descriptors: Health Services, Information Technology, Information Systems, Medical Evaluation
Tucker, Shelia Y. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2014
According to (P21), Partnership for 21st Century Skills (n.d.), unless the gap is bridged between how students learn and how they live, today's education system will face irrelevance. The way people work and live has been transformed by demographic, economic, political, technological, and informational forces. Schools must adapt to these…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Social Change, Educational Change, Access to Computers
Knott, Kevin Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The characteristics of a leadership development challenge for America's community colleges have been well-documented in the literature. A worldwide population aging trend, college leader retirements, and an ineffective system for new leader development have led to predictions of a shortfall in well-trained leaders at all levels of community…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Community Colleges, Leadership, Leadership Training
American Youth Policy Forum, 2011
This paper provides a description of the youth population that is disconnected from education and the workforce and describes a set of key considerations for improving outcomes for this population. Programmatic examples that demonstrate how effective supports for youth look in practice are discussed. Three key considerations are examined: (1)…
Descriptors: Youth, Learning, Career Planning, Career Development
Karmel, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This paper was presented at the International Symposium on Lifelong Learning for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development: Developing a Research Agenda for the Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong, 12-13 January 2011. Tom Karmel suggests that there are four implications of an ageing population: the need to improve labour force participation and…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Human Capital, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Napier, Diane Brook – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine features of the contemporary migrant and refugee flows across Africa northward to the Mediterranean and then to European countries (sometimes called the "new mass migration" and also migrant flows southward to South Africa. In addition, the purpose was to examine dimensions of response and…
Descriptors: Migration, Refugees, Social Problems, Education
Hoyles, Celia; Reiss, Michael; Tough, Sarah – Universities UK, 2011
STEM is the acronym used in England for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM subjects are a central plank in developing the UK's skills base. Specialist knowledge in these subjects not only underpins many high-tech sectors--such as IT and engineering--but is also important for creativity and developing new ideas. This report…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Science Research, Foreign Countries, Schools of Education
Greenstone, Michael; Looney, Adam – Hamilton Project, 2011
The January employment numbers, released today by the U.S. Department of Labor, present mixed evidence about the state of the labor market. While the unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent, payrolls were just better than flat, increasing by only 36,000 jobs last month. Much attention is given to the official unemployment rate, which is certainly…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Labor, Labor Market
Leavitt, Laura L. – Education Libraries, 2011
This discussion is designed to expose the readers to a selection of educational reform initiatives that fall under the "21st Century Workforce" umbrella. The aims of these initiatives are quite harmonious with the overarching goals of librarianship and the opportunities for librarians to become involved and to demonstrate leadership in this arena…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Critical Thinking, Information Literacy
Peters, Ricardo M.; Brijlal, Pradeep – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
The small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector has been widely recognized as an engine of economic growth in South Africa. The implementation of the National Small Business Strategy (NSBS) in 1995 established important objectives for the sector to address such problems as lack of access to markets and procurement, lack of access to finance…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Student Attitudes, Access to Information, Foreign Countries
Martin, Larry G.; Smith, Regina O. – Adult Learning, 2011
Over the past two decades, inner-city communities have witnessed double-digit joblessness among an increasing number of residents who are relegated to the status of the "permanent" unemployed or the permanent underclass. These residents cannot hope to be competitive in a changing and evolving labor market. Relying on public assistance, low-wage…
Descriptors: Urban Programs, Adult Education, Building Trades, Trade and Industrial Education
Flores, Lisa Y.; Mendoza, Monique M.; Ojeda, Lizette; He, Yuhong; Meza, Rocio Rosales; Medina, Veronica; Ladehoff, Julie Wagner; Jordan, Shiloh – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
Latino immigrants are the largest source of immigrant workers in the United States. In this study, 11 first-generation Latino immigrants (8 men, 3 women) living in the Midwest were interviewed about their work experiences. Interview data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research methods (Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997). Five…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Psychologists, Immigrants
Jurmo, Paul – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2011
The adult basic education field in the United States is now being encouraged to shift to a "career pathways" orientation by policy research organizations, federal and state agencies, community college organizations, business groups, and private foundations. In such an approach, adult basic education programs work with workforce…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Adult Basic Education, Unions
Hazelkorn, Ellen; Massaro, Vin – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2011
The complex effects of the global financial crisis (GFC) have affected countries differently. The concept of stimulus packages to enable economies to withstand its full effects was widespread, as were decisions by several countries to invest in higher education as a means of stimulating the economy while placing workforce development and research…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Strategies, Economic Factors
Feller, Rich – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2011
Preparing for the future is not what it used to be. Yet, advising students, preparing lessons, and promoting the value of STEM options remains constant. As a result, technical and engineering educators seek clarity about the future of careers, career development, and ways to promote STEM options. Recently, the ITEEA conference allowed the author…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Technological Literacy, Career Development, Alignment (Education)