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Linda E. Morris – Adult Learning, 2024
During CONFINTEA VII's Panel 4: "Preparing adults for the future of work" and throughout the conference, participants grappled with crafting a "transformative agenda," where adult learning and education (ALE) prepares adults for future workplaces, education is viewed as an individual right and a common good, and sustainable…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Sustainability, Futures (of Society), Education Work Relationship
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Ju, Boreum – European Journal of Training and Development, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the foundational theories in human resource development (HRD) by reviewing the literature from an HRD perspective. The following research questions guide the study: What are the core theories related to adult and professional education, organizational development and strategic HRD? What are the…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Adult Education, Professional Education
Keep, Ewart – Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE), 2019
This article explores the efficacy and cost effectiveness of New Labour's skills-based policies to help low paid workers adjust to the pressures generated by globalisation, of which the leading example was Train to Gain (T2G). It also analyses the more general issue of how, why and under what circumstances education, training and skills can help…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Job Skills, Program Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness
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Milana, Marcella, Ed.; Webb, Sue, Ed.; Holford, John, Ed.; Waller, Richard, Ed.; Jarvis, Peter, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
This Handbook provides a wide-ranging frame of reference for researching adult and lifelong education and learning. With contributions from scores of established and newer scholars from six continents, the volume covers a diverse range of geopolitical and social territories across the world. Drawing on the multiple heritages that underpin research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Lifelong Learning, Global Approach
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Saudelli, Mary Gene; Mogadime, Dolana; Taber, Nancy – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2012
On September 22, 2011, Sharan Merriam visited Brock University to give a Distinguished Speaker Lecture. Based on her research about the future of adult education within a global context, Merriam's lecture sets the tone for this special issue on the impact of globalization for adult education and higher education. Subsequently, the authors of this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Global Approach, Biographies, Labor Force Development
Mutamba, Charlene – Online Submission, 2012
This paper will attempt to define a philosophy of adult education for the purpose of workforce development in Southern Africa. The different influences such as Ubuntu and communalism, indigenous education, diversity western philosophy, globalization and technology are explored in the context of the Southern African region.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Philosophy, Adult Education, Labor Force Development
US House of Representatives, 2011
This hearing reviewed ways individuals can make federal job training programs more efficient and effective. Such programs are critical to fostering a competitive workforce and assisting unemployed citizens. However, serious concerns about program fragmentation and potential duplication exist that could result in significant waste. This Committee…
Descriptors: Job Training, Labor Force Development, Program Effectiveness, Competition
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Yeager, Katherine L.; Nafukho, Fredrick M. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The use of teams in organizations given the current trend toward globalization, population changes, and an aging workforce, especially in high-income countries, makes the issue of diverse team building critical. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of team diversity and team performance through the examination of theory and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Employees, Cultural Pluralism, Aging (Individuals)
Asaju, Kayode – Online Submission, 2012
Human Capital development through education is a long time investment made by the state to enhance the well being of her citizenry. By investing in education, well educated individuals bring to bear their talents, knowledge, skills and experiences as they function in the various sectors of the economy. Human Capital development is therefore a…
Descriptors: Well Being, Role of Education, Foreign Countries, Human Capital
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Mathis, William J. – Teacher Educator, 2011
Contemporary test-based reforms are often grounded in the claim that test performance is the key to international economic competitiveness. However, this oft-repeated assertion lacks empirical support. According to the World Economic Forum, the United States' recent loss of economic competitiveness standing is due to macroeconomic instability…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Opportunities, Economic Impact, Competition
Dutta, Debasish; Patil, Lalit; Porter, James B., Jr. – National Academies Press, 2012
The Lifelong Learning Imperative (LLI) project was initiated to assess current practices in lifelong learning for engineering professionals, reexamine the underlying assumptions behind those practices, and outline strategies for addressing unmet needs. The LLI project brought together leaders of U.S. industry, academia, government, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Lifelong Learning, Graduation Rate, Industry
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Takeda, Margaret B.; Helms, Marilyn M. – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: After a thorough literature review on multinational learning, it is apparent organizations "learn" when they capitalize on expatriate management, a "learning strategy" (international work teams, employee involvement and other human resource policies), technology transfer and political environment and cross-cultural adaptation. This…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, International Cooperation, Learning Strategies, Technology Transfer
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Mouzakitis, George S.; Tuncay, Nazime – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
It is supported that the object of education is to provide results. Hence, it is of crucial importance to economic development globally. In our era, globalization is a highly disputable event with strong persuasive arguments and equally solid disagreements. The impact of globalization in our everyday activities has been increased. In parallel,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Economic Development, Global Approach
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Romano, Richard M.; Dellow, Donald A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2009
In early nineteenth-century England, workers now known as Luddites roamed the countryside destroying machinery that they saw as creating unemployment and upsetting their traditional way of life. They believed that the growing mechanization of production, what people would now call technological change, and the expanding volume of trade ushered in…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Employment Patterns
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Chang, Wonsup; Cha, Minyoung – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2008
This case study investigated the reality of lifelong learning partnerships in four cities in Korea based on IPA (Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis). With the emphasis on lifelong learning grounded on a global knowledge economy-focused approach, the Korean government has taken initiatives to facilitate it through the administrative educational…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Partnerships in Education
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