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Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy
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Olaniran, Bolanle A., Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2010
E-learning has become a significant aspect of training and education in the worldwide information economy as an attempt to create and facilitate a competent global work force. "Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy" provides eclectic accounts of case…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Operations Research, Distance Education
Training for Development: The Road to Self Reliance.
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Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Office of International Training. – 1975
This publication describes the comprehensive training program administered by the Agency for International Development (Aid) for foreign nationals in those fields most directly related to the economic, technical, and social needs of developing countries. Through the program, qualified candidates of developing countries are educated and trained in…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Programs
Competitiveness, Technology and Skills.
Lall, Sanjaya – 2001
This document examines competitiveness in the developing world. Chapters 1 through 3, which are largely conceptual, examine the following topics: the concept of competitiveness and why it is important; market-stimulating technology policies in developing countries, and the relationship between import liberalization and industrial performance.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Competition, Economic Change
Skills for Productivity: Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries.
Middleton, John; And Others – 1993
This book summarizes a 4-year program of research and consultation in vocational-technical education and training conducted by the Education and Employment Division of the Population and Human Resources Department of the World Bank. The introduction outlines the structure of the analysis and the research base on which it was developed. Part 1,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Britain's Training Deficit. The Centre for Economic Performance Report.
Layard, Richard, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book contains 12 papers that were produced as a result of a seminar program on selected issues central to the debate over job training in Great Britain. The first paper, "Why We Need a Training Reform Act" (Richard Layard, Ken Mayhew, Geoffrey Owen), examines existing deficiencies in vocational education and training in Britain and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Responsibility, Comparative Analysis, Economic Development
Vocational Education and Training Reform: Matching Skills to Markets and Budgets.
Gill, Indermit S., Ed.; Fluitman, Fred, Ed.; Dar, Amit, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 19 papers from a study of vocational education and training (VET) in 19 countries with different economic situations (transition economies, high-growth economies, low-growth economies). The papers focus on the following issues addressed in the study: (1) the countries' experiences in reforming national VET policies; (2)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Apprenticeships, Budgets, Change Strategies
The E-Learning Revolution: How Technology Is Driving a New Training Paradigm.
Sloman, Martyn – 2002
This book, which is written from the perspective of a practicing human resources manager, presents 17 case studies illustrating how technology is driving a new training paradigm. The case studies support 21 propositions regarding training in the e- learning (electronic learning) revolution, including the following:(1) the Internet changes…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies