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Universities UK, 2011
This publication highlights the critical role UK universities will continue to play in reviving and sustaining economic growth across the country. Using a range of visual data and statistics, it highlights that the UK's future success depends on developing innovation and the knowledge economy in what is an increasingly competitive global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, College Role, Innovation
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Treas, Judith; van der Lippe, Tanja; Tai, Tsui-o Chloe – Social Forces, 2011
A long-standing debate questions whether homemakers or working wives are happier. Drawing on cross-national data for 28 countries, this research uses multi-level models to provide fresh evidence on this controversy. All things considered, homemakers are slightly happier than wives who work fulltime, but they have no advantage over part-time…
Descriptors: Labor Force Nonparticipants, Spouses, Marital Status, Homemakers
Telger, Natasha; Foster, John C. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
This article describes one assessment that provides a college- and career-ready individual for employers. In Illinois, workNet is the state's primary online workforce development Web site and resource for Workforce Investment Act services. With help from NOCTI, workNet offers assessments that identify the skills and interests of participants,…
Descriptors: Credentials, Labor Force Development, Education Work Relationship, Program Descriptions
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de Anda, Maria Luisa – Journal of Education and Work, 2011
This article is based on the Mexican case study undertaken as part of the comparative study of the implementation and impact of National Qualifications Frameworks (NQF). Even though Mexico does not have a comprehensive NQF, the country has considerable experience in the development of labour competence technical standards; these share some aims…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Qualifications, Supply and Demand, Lifelong Learning
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Ruff, Lois A. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2011
The Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information's website reports a 36% loss of jobs in the manufacturing sector from 2000 to 2010 (over 28,500 jobs). Increasingly, employers are requiring a more educated workforce. With only 25% of Maine's population holding a bachelor's degree, Maine lags behind the rest of New England (at 35%),…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Focus Groups, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
Gonzalez, Gabriella; Karoly, Lynn A.; Constant, Louay; Salem, Hanine; Goldman, Charles A. – RAND Corporation, 2008
Countries in the Arab region are faced with the challenge of developing their populations' skills and technical knowledge, or human capital, in order to compete in the 21st century global economy. The authors describe the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Labor Force Development, Labor Problems
Santiago, Deborah A., Comp.; Galdeano, Emily Calderón, Comp.; Taylor, Morgan, Comp. – Excelencia in Education, 2015
Excelencia in Education is committed to using data to inform public policy and institutional practice to achieve our mission of accelerating student success for Latinos in higher education. Every educational experience from early childhood to high school and into the workforce influences the potential for college success. For this reason, this…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Practices, Human Capital
Behrstock, Ellen – Learning Point Associates, 2010
Although teacher recruitment and retention have been policy concerns for many years, the strategic alignment of educator talent management initiatives has only recently begun to gain momentum. The adoption of a more comprehensive and strategic approach to securing a sufficient number of effective teachers is evidenced by the creation of human…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Teacher Recruitment
Plewes, Thomas J. – National Academies Press, 2010
The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) collects data on the number and characteristics of individuals receiving research doctoral degrees from all accredited U.S. institutions. The results of this annual survey are used to assess characteristics and trends in doctorate education and degrees. This information is vital for education and labor force…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Workshops, Confidentiality, Labor Force
North Carolina Community College System (NJ1), 2010
First mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1989 (S.L. 1989; C. 752; S. 80), the Critical Success Factors report has evolved into the major accountability document for the North Carolina Community College System. This twenty first annual report on the critical success factors is the result of a process undertaken to streamline and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation, Community Colleges, Strategic Planning
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Daley, Barbara J. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2010
Concept maps can be used as both a cognitive and constructivist learning strategy in teaching and learning in adult education and human resource development. The maps can be used to understand course readings, analyze case studies, develop reflective thinking and enhance research skills. The creation of concept maps can also be supported by the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Research Methodology, Learning Strategies
Harrington, Paul E.; Sum, Andrew M. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2010
The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce has engaged in a highly publicized campaign claiming that the nation will face a very substantial deficit of college graduates by 2018 if the American postsecondary system fails to rapidly expand the number of college degrees it awards each year. Indeed, the employment projections developed by…
Descriptors: Evidence, College Graduates, Employment Projections, Labor Demands
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Asunda, Paul A. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2010
This paper is a conceptual essay that reviews industrial and economic changes that have shaped vocational education to present day Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum, and specifically the role of technology education in meeting societal needs. An argument is presented that CTE is ripe to integrate aspects of green technology and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Industry, Economic Change, Educational Environment
Reese, Susan – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
When career and technological education (CTE) began, known then as vocational technical education, only those with the most vivid imaginations and creative minds could envision it as it is today. Many of today's jobs didn't even exist when the baby boomers entered the workforce. Over the decades, CTE has maintained its commitment to preparing a…
Descriptors: Skilled Workers, Vocational Education, Skill Development, Emerging Occupations
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Doyle, Aidan; Foy, Mary – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2010
A key task of RCE North East, located in the North East of England, will be to tackle problems of inequality in education and to meet local and global challenges by promoting an expansive program of education for sustainable development. The article describes how the Regional Centre of Expertise in education for sustainable development (RCE) is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Educational Innovation, Labor Force Development
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