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Nyangau, Josiah Z. – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2014
The purpose of the present paper is to identify the main challenges facing Kenya's public higher education system and to propose plausible and, concrete steps policy makers and educational leaders can take to address those challenges to ensure the country's higher education system prepares the human capital, which is necessary for the construction…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Progress, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy
Warshaw, Jarrett B.; Hearn, James C. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014
As economic competition becomes more global and knowledge-based, US states have independently pursued initiatives in research and development (R&D) and science and technology (S&T). Policy efforts often entwine government, universities, and industry, aiming to stimulate socially optimal levels of innovation and economic growth.…
Descriptors: Universities, Research and Development, Economic Progress, Innovation
Baldwin, J. Norman; McCracken, William A., III – Journal of Education Finance, 2013
As the U.S. continues to embrace a comprehensive plan for economic recovery, this article investigates the validity of the claim that investing in higher education will help restore state economic growth and prosperity. It presents the findings from a study that indicates that the most consistent predictors of state economic growth related to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Impact, Economic Progress, State Aid
Lane, Julia, Ed.; Black, Dan, Ed. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
Governments across the world are investing large amounts of money in scientific research, often with the belief that such investments will increase economic growth--yet the scientific evidence for this belief is, as Colin Macilwain notes, "patchy." Science agencies are charged with identifying and funding the best science, yet there is little…
Descriptors: Evidence, Conferences (Gatherings), Economic Progress, Investment
Berman, Elizabeth Popp – Princeton University Press, 2012
American universities today serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. But only a few decades ago, these same universities self-consciously held themselves apart from the world of commerce. "Creating the Market University" is…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Industry, Universities, Intellectual Property
Giles, Marnie; Ski, Chantal; Vrdoljak, Davorin – Australian Journal of Education, 2009
Suitably qualified scientists and engineers are essential for research and development, innovation and, in turn, the growth of the economy. Science, engineering and technology skills are therefore necessary for Australia to remain competitive in a global market. This article reports findings from a nationwide study investigating the career…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Job Security
Alper, Joe; Amato, Ivan – Executive Office of the President, 2010
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is the U.S. Government's crosscutting program that coordinates Federal research and development (R&D) activities in nanoscale science, engineering, technology, and related efforts among various participating agencies. The Federal Government launched the NNI in FY 2001 with an initial $500 million…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Program Effectiveness, Federal Government