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Direct linkReed, Stephen K. – Oxford University Press, 2020
In "Cognitive Skills You Need for the 21st Century," Stephen Reed discusses a Future of Jobs report that contrasts trending and declining skills required by the workforce in the year 2022. Trending skills include analytical thinking and innovation, active learning strategies, creativity, reasoning, and complex problem solving. Part One…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, 21st Century Skills, Labor Force Development, Creative Thinking
Treffinger, Donald J.; Schoonover, Patricia F.; Selby, Edwin C. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2012
Today, more than ever before, we must all be able to think creatively, manage change, and solve complex, open-ended problems. Education today is different in its structure and practice than it was in any previous generation, not just because of the impact of technology and the Internet, but also because, across the lifespan, every person studies,…
Descriptors: Innovation, Thinking Skills, Labor Force Development, Creativity
Hilton, Margaret – National Academies Press, 2010
An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad "21st century skills"--such as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems--are valuable across a wide range of jobs in the national economy. However, the role of K-12 education in helping students learn these skills is a subject of current…
Descriptors: Evidence, Science Education, Science Instruction, Communication Skills
Download full textMyran, Gunder, Ed. – Community College Press (NJ1), 2009
"Reinventing the Open Door" is designed to serve as a practical guide for community college leaders and practitioners as they work to align their programs, services, structures, and processes to meet the demands of their increasingly diverse student bodies and communities. It is also intended for use by community college boards of trustees and…
Descriptors: Guides, Graduate Students, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Prior, John, Ed. – 1994
This compilation of the knowledge and experience of 49 training and development professionals is a guide to the most important aspects of training and development (T&D), ranging from the environment in which it operates to detailed suggestions as to how it can be done. Contributors' notes appear first. Part 1 on the world of T&D contains seven…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Basic Skills
Springer, Judith W., Ed. – 1980
This book contains six presentations from the American Society of Training and Development National Conference in St. Louis. The paper, Career Development, Personal Growth, and Experiential Learning, sees learning as the central task of career development, with experiential learning theory providing a framework for mapping career changes and a…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Development, Career Education, Cognitive Style
