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Lesley Powell, Editor; Adam Cooper, Editor; Trent Brown, Editor; Simon McGrath, Editor – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2024
This edited volume explores how youth and informal sector workers in the global south are pioneering learning and livelihoods that exist at the intersections of, and beyond, the boundaries of the state, market, and other formal institutions. Underpinned by research undertaken in the global south, this book discusses how we might better theorise,…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Vocational Education, Informal Education, Foreign Countries
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Cândida Silva, Editor; Susana Silva, Editor; Dulce Mota, Editor; Paula Peres, Editor – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2024
This book showcases research and project results on technology, smart learning, and sustainability education and analyzes smart learning solutions for lifelong learning. It discusses their impact and potential for transfer and scaling and reviews how real solutions perform in the real world. Sustainable societies are built on twenty-first-century…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development, Skill Development
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Xinqiao Liu, Editor – IntechOpen, 2025
With the continuous innovation of market demands and the increasing complexity of the employment environment, cultivating modern talent capable of adapting to future technological advancements and new economic dynamics has become a global mission that transcends borders. This book explores key topics such as internships, apprenticeship programs,…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Education Work Relationship
Reimers, Fernando M., Ed.; Chung, Connie K., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2018
"Preparing Teachers to Educate Whole Students" offers a wide-ranging comparative account of how innovative professional development programs in a number of countries guide and support teachers in their efforts to promote cognitive and socio-emotional growth in their students. The book focuses on holistic educational outcomes in an effort…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Holistic Approach, Teacher Competencies, Student Development
Gentner, Donald R.; And Others – 1982
Studies on typing done at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are reviewed. The first of five chapters is a glossary of terms and classification of typing errors. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the variety of research approaches used to examine typing, including studies of continuous (transcription) and discontinuous (discrete…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Error Patterns, Glossaries
Wolford, Bruce I., Ed.; Lawrenz, Pam, Ed. – 1986
The eight papers contained in this monograph were drawn from two national meetings on correctional training and casework. Titles and authors are: "The Challenge of Professionalism in Correctional Training" (Michael J. Gilbert); "A New Perspective in Correctional Training" (Jack Lewis); "Reasonable Expectations in Correctional Officer Training:…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Needs
Pershing, James A., Ed. – 1988
This collection of six papers discusses various aspects of teaching basic skills in connection with vocational education. The six papers are the following: "Basic Academic Skills in the Workplace and the Classroom: The Work-Education Bridge" (James A. Pershing, Scott W. Gillie); "Basic Literacy and Communication Skills for Vocational Training"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2006
On May 5, 2006, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in Australia announced the launch of "Research Messages, 2005"--a collection of summaries on all research projects published or completed by NCVER in 2005. The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to organise all of its vocational…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Adult Literacy, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Wiecking, Kirk M.; And Others – 1987
Resulting from a Sacramento City College (SCC) project to improve teaching and learning by directly involving faculty in research to measure student learning outcomes, this document contains reports by seven SCC faculty members on their own classroom-based research projects. "Skills-Intervention Instruction," by Linda Briggs, describes a study…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Community Colleges, Economics Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Shumway, Richard J., Ed. – 1980
This volume represents an effort to develop a definitive reference work on research in mathematics education. The reference is divided into two parts. Part 1, on the research process, focuses on problems of research methods and their relevance to research in mathematics education. Part 1 also introduces the beginner to some of the issues and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum Research
Gibb, Jennifer, Ed. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Possessing generic or employability skills is vital in the current labour market. The vocational education and training (VET) sector, like other education sectors, must ensure its clients gain and develop generic skills. This volume of readings summarises NCVER managed research into generic skills undertaken in 2001 and 2002. The work covers four…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Vocational Education, Skill Development, Job Skills
Atchoarena, David, Ed.; Gasperini, Lavinia, Ed. – International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, 2003
An international joint study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) was conducted on education and rural development to review the status of the topic from the standpoint of public policies and the conceptual frameworks on which they are based and…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Change, Rural Areas, Book Reviews
Stevenson, J., Ed. – 1994
This book contains eight papers examining vocational expertise and how best to develop it. The first paper, "Vocational Expertise" (John Stevenson), presents five approaches to developing it. The role of context in patterning cognition is considered in "Authenticity in Workplace Learning Settings" (Stephen Billett). In…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Levitan, Sar A., Ed.; Mangum, Garth L., Ed. – 1981
A summary of an in-depth study of the training component of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), this volume consists of a series of findings and recommendations emerging from a national survey of 476 CETA prime sponsors. It provides a comprehensive review of CETA training based on the analysis of longitudinal data on the quality,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Decentralization