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Chang, Chen-Wei; Chan, Sheng-Ju – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2020
The development of the modern global economy and the national competition in trade and commerce has intensified. Thus, overseas study as a major form of human capital formation in the Asian region tends to be regarded as an economic measure for enhancing workforce quality and national competitiveness. Mainstream discourses on international…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Human Capital, Labor Force Development, Foreign Students
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Rios, Joseph A.; Ling, Guangming; Pugh, Robert; Becker, Dovid; Bacall, Adam – Educational Researcher, 2020
This article extends the literature on 21st-century learning skills needed for workplace success by providing an empirical examination of employers' direct communication to potential employees via job advertisements. Our descriptive analysis of 142,000 job advertisements provides two contributions. First, this is one of the first studies to…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Job Skills, Occupational Information, Advertising
Maier, Michelle – MDRC, 2020
High-quality, stable early care and education can have long-lasting benefits for both children and society. The COVID-19 pandemic has reaffirmed the importance of the role early educators play as an essential source of support that anchors communities. It also has exposed the underlying fragility and economic vulnerability of the early care and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Access to Education, Career Development
Institute for Justice and Opportunity, 2020
The New York State License Guides explain the process for obtaining licenses in 25, high-demand occupations and professions for people who have conviction records. These guides aim to dispel the myths and misinformation that may discourage people with convictions from pursuing employment and career pathways that are actually available to them.…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Crime, Criminals, Employment
Weisenfeld, G. G.; Connors-Tadros, Lori – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2020
One of the goals of pre-K programs funded by states is to support the learning and development of young children. Research finds that only high-quality programs can achieve positive, long-term outcomes in areas such as student achievement, educational attainment, personal and social behavior (e.g., reductions in crime), and adult health and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Labor Force Development, Preschool Teachers
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Hite, Linda M.; McDonald, Kimberly S. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2018
This article focuses on how HRD research can better address some of the barriers to inclusive career development and secure employment. Beginning with the concept of decent work, we suggest expanding the scope of studies on workplace inequities, encouraging HRD to push further into disparities facing under-represented identity groups and including…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Career Development, Minority Groups, Educational Research
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Salvà-Mut, Francesca; Tugores-Ques, María; Quintana-Murci, Elena – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
This article presents the research results from a study that was conducted on Spanish youths aged 25-29 years who are neither in employment nor education and training (NEET). Their characteristics were analysed as well as the differential aspects in relation to people who are in employment, education or training. A typology of NEETs was also…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Classification, Employment, Biographies
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Johnstone, Sally; Jones, Dennis – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2018
Western Governors University (WGU) was created as a proof of concept. The Governors wanted to prove that something different could work and could be accredited by the same agencies that certify mainstream higher education institutions. Just as charter schools were designed to try things that the public schools could not, it was hoped that other…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Educational Change, Higher Education, Educational Innovation
Amatullah, Tasneem – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The booming economic development and access to modern education are the key drivers that have recently changed the position of women in Qatari society. Research shows that increased motivation among women to pursue a career and enhance their skills and capabilities is helping the economy of all GCC nations. Despite the upcoming drastic increase in…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Islam, Foreign Countries
Fiore, Francesca Louise – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Since their inception in the 1960s, federally funded workforce development programs have promised a solution to unemployment, labor market skills gaps, and income inequality. However, until recently, lack of data and methodological challenges have made evaluation of these programs difficult. Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor in response to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Financial Support, Capacity Building, Employment
Smiley, Debra Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In this descriptive research study, I identified industry-recognized workforce credentials that are or will be in high demand by employers operating in Virginia. I surveyed a targeted group of Virginia workforce development stakeholders including 17 Virginia Community College System workforce development leaders who represent each local community…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Credentials, Demand Occupations, Manufacturing Industry
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Kayan-Fadlelmula, Fatma; Sellami, Abdellatif; Abdelkader, Nada; Umer, Salman – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Abundant research conducted in many countries has underlined the critical role of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in developing human capital in fields important to a nation's global competiveness and prosperity. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, recent long-term policy plans emphasize the ever-increasing need…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Research, Trend Analysis, Human Capital
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2022
This year's "Improving the Pipeline for Tennessee's Workforce: Academic Supply for Occupational Demand Report" is the first joint report between the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD), and…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Supply and Demand, Demand Occupations, Labor Needs
Council for Exceptional Children, 2022
This supplementary document supports the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) Secondary Transition Position Statement by providing definitions of terms for students and youth with disabilities, as well as definitions related to: (1) Career Development; (2) Employment; (3) Collaborative Systems; (4) Student Skills; and (5) Policy. [For…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Definitions, Federal Legislation
Ohio Department of Higher Education, 2022
It has been three years since Mike DeWine was sworn in to serve as Ohio's 70th governor, joined by Jon Husted as lieutenant governor. From the very beginning, Governor DeWine requested that his Cabinet listen carefully to the people of the state and then proceed to act with a sense of urgency to strengthen and improve the great state of Ohio. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Labor Force Development, Educational Change
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