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Navarro, Richard; Barbarasa, Estera; Thakkar, Ami – RTI International, 2017
We explore the recent undertaking in El Salvador to establish the country's first industry-higher education clusters in four economic sectors critical to growth and competitiveness: (1) information and communication technology; (2) light manufacturing; (3) energy and energy efficiency; and (4) agroindustry and food processing. These clusters take…
Descriptors: Universities, College Role, Economic Development, Knowledge Economy
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Sahlberg, Pasi; Oldroyd, David – European Journal of Education, 2010
Accelerating threats to a sustainable relationship between economic growth and the capacity of the global social-ecological system to support it require that the implications of competitiveness be reassessed. Today, the capacities that underlie economic competitiveness must also be brought to bear on policy and pedagogy to prepare the coming…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Sustainable Development, Teaching Methods, Competition
Ellison, Nolen M. – 1983
A discussion is presented of the roles of economic and human resource development in a changing economy and society. Introductory material considers the economic changes taking place in society and argues that strategies for economic redevelopment and revitalization must explicitly incorporate strategies for partnership building related to work…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Change, Economic Climate
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1991
A national strategy for human resource development is urgently needed to meet the challenges posed by demographic changes, global competition, accelerating technological change, low levels of adult literacy, and outmoded educational practices and standards. While the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act could serve as the cornerstone of…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Change
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1994
This proceedings presents the discussion, business meetings, lectures, and speeches delivered at the 107th Annual Meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), including the organization's financial statement for December 31, 1993 and 1992. A report on the assembly, a list of elected heads of the…
Descriptors: College Role, Colleges, Economic Development, Federal Aid
Kessler, Shelly – 1985
The initial purpose of this literature search on Third World women in agriculture was to locate materials in the New York and Washington areas. However, the location of source materials became a project in and of itself, and gaining access to various collections no small feat. Some of the best material is what is called fugitive literature. Word…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annotated Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Economic Development
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Waddell, Geneva, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Among the factors reshaping the American workforce are diversity, demands of work and family, global competition, the growing importance of strategic human resource planning, the need to reeducate employees for new technologies and more demanding jobs, and renewed interest in ethics and social responsibility. This collection of articles examines…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Economic Development
DeLellis, Anthony J., Ed. – 1983
Researchers compiled case studies describing 15 successful rural employment and job training programs in 10 states, to share the information with planners and practitioners and with state agencies in Virginia that were responsible for enhancing local job training and employment opportunities. Researchers, who gathered information about the case…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Reservations, Business, Case Studies
Zeiss, Anthony – 1986
Community colleges, because of their late arrival in the development of American education, have suffered from an image and identity problem since their inception. To deal with this problem, community colleges should position themselves as unique community-based service-oriented colleges and market a specific focus to the general public. The first…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Institutional Advancement
Condren, Clive P. – 1988
Designed to provide background information for a study of higher education in California to be conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, this report describes the essential elements of the system. Section 1 provides an overview of California, postsecondary education in the state, and higher education agencies and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Planning
ASPBAE Courier, 1984
This special issue was developed by the Asian-South Pacific Bureau for Adult Education (ASPBAE) in preparation for Unesco's fourth international conference on adult education. A section on "Literacy--A Great Challenge and Important Debate" includes "Why Literacy? (Paul Fordham); "Cooperating or Campaigning for Literacy"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Role
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Garrison, Don C. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1985
Provides information on the Putting America to Work Project of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Highlights examples of community college-industry partnerships. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Job Training
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Gell, Robert L.; Crupi, James A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Highlights ways community colleges can assist local businesses with trading in an global economy, pointing to areas where lack of information can have negative results. Colleges can provide knowledge about international relations and international law, facilitate networking among interested business executives, and provide practical training for…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development
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Lazin, Fred; And Others – Higher Education, 1992
Guest editors comment on articles chosen for a previous journal issue focusing on the role of higher education and national economic and social development. It is noted that in developing countries, higher education addresses nation-building, whereas in developed countries emphasis is on social and economic change in the postindustrial society.…
Descriptors: College Role, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Duggan, Paula – 1985
This volume is part of a series that is designed to promote stronger ties between the educational resources in the Northeast and Midwest and the economic development process. The discussion identifies steps that businesses, education communities, and public policymakers can take to define literacy standards and raise basic competency levels in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Economic Development
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