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Universities UK, 2010
This report looks at the future opportunities and challenges facing the UK university research base and makes recommendations as to how the system can respond to these. It comes at a time when the UK has elected its first coalition government for 70 years and is facing unprecedented economic challenges. The report is aimed at policy makers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Hill, Paul T. – Hoover Institution Press, 2010
Paul T. Hill examines the real-world factors that can complicate, delay, and in some instances interfere with the positive cause-and-effect relationships identified by the theories behind school choice. He explains why schools of choice haven't yet achieved a broader appeal and suggests more realistic expectations about timing and a more complete…
Descriptors: School Choice, Politics of Education, Expenditure per Student, Educational Finance
Wright, Michelle Stover – Child and Family Policy Center, 2010
The fact that there has been population growth in Iowa at all (about 100,000 growth per decade over the last 50 years) is due in large measure to an increased level of immigration into the state. This immigration has helped to stabilize Iowa's population and workforce. Immigrants bring diverse experiences and backgrounds with them. This report…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Population Growth, Immigration, Education Work Relationship
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Facer, K.; Sandford, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
The educational technology research field has been at the heart of debates about the future of education for the last quarter century. This paper explores the socio-technical developments that the next 25 years might bring and the implications of such developments for educators and for educational technology research. The paper begins by outlining…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Technology, Ethics, Biology
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Murray, Corey – Community College Journal, 2010
With Arizona's mining industry in decline and its construction and housing market racked by economic upheaval, workers in rural regions across the state are enrolling in community colleges at a record clip. At Central Arizona College (CAC), administrators have reported 16 percent to 20 percent growth each semester for three years running. Georgia…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Professional Education, College Administration, Rural Schools
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Gedro, Julie – Human Resource Development Review, 2010
This literature review will examine international assignments as career development opportunities and uncover multiple issues and considerations with respect to lesbians and international assignments. There is a clear interest in the fields of management and human resource management in the privileges, challenges, and opportunities of…
Descriptors: Overseas Employment, Homosexuality, Labor Force Development, Corporations
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Sandeen, Cathy A. – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2010
This annotated bibliography is a companion piece to "Putting Creativity and Innovation to Work: Continuing Higher Education's Role in Shifting the Educational Paradigm," also in this edition of "Continuing Higher Education Review." The author has provided citations for a selection of books and a brief description of the main idea in each along…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Creativity, Annotated Bibliographies, Citation Analysis
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Harte, Victoria; Stewart, Jim – Education & Training, 2010
Purpose: Educational programmes that are concerned with the learning and teaching of enterprise education, such as enterprise focused degrees and/or modules, could be argued to be of particular interest to human resource development (HRD) research since they commonly have an overt focus on influencing and shaping the career choices of students.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Questionnaires, Program Effectiveness, Human Resources
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Gedro, Julie – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: This paper seeks to identify, examine, and discuss the unique challenges for lesbians who serve in leadership positions in corporate America. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing upon a multi-disciplinary framework of management, diversity, feminist, and leadership literature, the paper critically examines the myriad of pressures exerted…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Homosexuality, Human Resources, Leadership Responsibility
Reese, Susan – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
No doubt career and technical education (CTE) is integral in preparing a skilled workforce for today's jobs. Hands-on training is an important element of the CTE classroom, and when that occurs in an actual workplace setting, it may be called internship, apprenticeship or cooperative education. Whatever term is applied, it is another way in which…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Sustainability
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Choi, Sheena – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2010
This case study of Yanbian University, a Korean minority university in China, examines the challenges faced, strategies employed, and resources mobilized by a minority university in its attempt to become a world-class university. Specifically, this case study focuses on how the University is attempting to reach its goals within the context of the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Free Enterprise System, Global Approach
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Weinstock, Jeff – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
Human resources is out, human capital is in. This article describes how a simple departmental name change has propelled the use of data-driven, observation-based systems that recognize teachers as the primary influence on student achievement. Called the new "it" term in K-12, human capital management (HCM) aligns the development of…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Information Technology
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Lee, William W. – Performance Improvement, 2010
Organizations vary greatly in how they monitor training instructors. The methods used in monitoring vary greatly. This article presents a systematic process for improving instructor skills that result in better teaching and better learning, which results in better-prepared employees for the workforce. The consultative supervision and evaluation…
Descriptors: Supervision, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Teachers
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
As the U.S. economy begins to show signs of improvement, executives say they need a workforce fully equipped with skills beyond just the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic (the three Rs). Skills such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation (the four Cs) will become even more…
Descriptors: Employees, Labor Market, Critical Thinking, Arithmetic
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Mattingly, Marybeth J.; Smith, Kristin E. – Family Relations, 2010
American families are experiencing the effects of the "Great Recession." Most of the job losses are accruing to men, so families may find it strategic for wives to enter the labor force, or increase their work hours. We consider this possibility using the May 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey, and compare findings to May 2004 and 2005 data,…
Descriptors: Spouses, Labor, Labor Force, Employment
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