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Becker, Oliver Arranz; Lois, Daniel – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010
The present study examines different processes leading to lifestyle homogamy in married and cohabiting couples using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (n = 3,490 couples). The analyses first suggest that alignment over time promotes homogamy of leisure-related lifestyles, especially with respect to action-oriented activities. However,…
Descriptors: Labor Force Nonparticipants, Cues, Parent Child Relationship, Life Style
Schmeling, Daniel M.; Rose, Kevin – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
Three Northeast Texas community colleges put aside service delivery areas and matters of "turf" to create Centers of Excellence that provided training throughout a nine county area. This consortium; along with 14 manufacturers, seven economic development corporations, and the regional workforce board, led the change in training a highly…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Change Agents, Technical Education, Regional Schools
Center for an Urban Future, 2009
Conducted in late 2008 in partnership with the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce and the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce, this is the largest survey ever taken of Central New York businesses regarding the English language skills of the area workforce. The online survey was emailed to several hundred local businesses; 126 responses were…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Business, Employer Attitudes, Surveys
Oguntoyinbo, Lekan – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2009
Latino males are more likely to drop out of high school and are more likely not to finish college. While the number of Latino males enrolled in colleges and universities has increased in the last 20 years, it has not kept pace with that of other ethnic groups. In addition, the gap between the number of male and female Hispanics on the nation's…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Labor Force, Males, Role Models
Peterson, Erin – CURRENTS, 2009
Community colleges have often gotten short shrift on the spectrum of higher education. Their policy of accessibility to all has often relegated them to a lower status than traditional, four-year institutions; and because they offer a wide range of programs, community colleges often defy easy description. But a challenging economy and a shift to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities, College Role, Institutional Advancement
Gupta, Rakesh – Education, Knowledge & Economy: A Journal for Education and Social Enterprise, 2009
Human capital is a broad and multifaceted concept encompassing many different types of investment in people. However, the key aspect of human capital has to do with the knowledge and skills embodied in people. Human capital has always been an extremely important determinant of individual and social progress. In the present scenario, it is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Competition, Labor Force Development
Ghosh, Rajashi; Chaudhuri, Sanghamitra – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2009
This article proposes a conceptual model to explore the effects of intergenerational transition in individualism/collectivism orientations on the outlook towards different human resource development (HRD) and management practices. It contributes to the existing cross-cultural research in HRD by defining three prominent generations in India and by…
Descriptors: Individualism, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Lambeth, Jeanea M.; Joerger, Richard M.; Elliot, Jack – Career and Technical Education Research, 2009
Education and educational research is shaped by philosophy, psychology, practice, and ever changing educational policies. Previous studies have expressed a need for a relevant and focused research agenda for career and technical education (CTE), workforce development education and career and technical education. A need for a relevant and timely…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Labor Force Development, Vocational Education, Research Needs
Whikehart, John – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
The Indiana Center for the Life Sciences, an award-winning partnership between education, government, and the private sector, houses state-of-the-art science labs, classrooms, and industry training space for community college students and local employers. This innovative partnership prepares both the current and future workforce for careers in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Biological Sciences, Partnerships in Education, Labor Force Development
Gubbins, Claire; Garavan, Thomas N. – Human Resource Development Review, 2009
In an era of increasing global competition, it is argued that knowledge and skills are the key sources of competitive advantage. This places the human resource development (HRD) function in a situation of increased status and power, if HRD professionals adopt roles in a way that adds "value" and facilitates achievement of competitive advantage.…
Descriptors: Corporations, Social Capital, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Field, Kelly – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
In the latest sign of the growing national prominence of community colleges, President Obama has named the chancellor of a two-year-college district to the government's top postsecondary-education position. The nominee for under secretary of education, Martha J. Kanter, is head of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, in Silicon Valley.…
Descriptors: Office Occupations, Community Colleges, Political Candidates, Educational Administration
Carruth, Paul J.; Carruth, Ann K. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
In the current evolving economic environment, developing and implementing effective processes to improve the skills and capability of employees are seen as central to improving individual, organizational and national performance and global competitiveness. Recognizing that universities and colleges are critical to their state's growth and economic…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Business Administration Education, Capacity Building, Access to Education
Kwarteng, Joseph A.; Boateng, Samuel Akuamoah – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
One of the major challenges facing Africa today is ensuring that extension practitioners are well trained to enable them function effectively as facilitators of change at the farmers' level. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a mid-career B. Sc. Agricultural Extension Curriculum in meeting the educational needs of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Capacity Building, Labor Force Development
Jones, Stan – Complete College America, 2012
This paper presents Stan Jones' testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. In his testimony, he talks about a new American majority of students that is emerging on campuses, especially at community colleges. These students must delicately balance long hours at jobs they must…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Graduates, Educational Change, Federal Legislation
Moore, Colleen; Jez, Su Jin; Chisholm, Eric; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The Obama Administration has once again demonstrated the important role community colleges play in educating the nation's workforce and boosting the nation's economy with its recently proposed Community College to Career Fund. This $8 billion fund is aimed at forging partnerships between colleges and businesses to train workers for good-paying…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role