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Patino, Azeneth; Naffi, Nadia – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
This systematic review presents a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature examining training approaches and resources intended for workforce development in increasingly digital workplaces, a trend that has been expedited by the COVID-19 pandemic. The review adheres to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Training Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics
Chermack, Thomas J.; Provo, Joanne; Danielson, Monica – Online Submission, 2005
This article explores the barriers to successful implementation of organizational strategy. Drawing from the few key research works available, this article distills a list of core reasons for organizational strategy implementation failure and suggests several roles for Human Resource Development (HRD) professionals in addressing these barriers to…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Organizational Development, Labor Force Development, Strategic Planning
Gonzales, Ma. Celeste T.; Pijano, Ma. Concepcion V. – 1997
In order to significantly contribute to human resource development, the Philippines must develop an integrated educational system of lifelong learning, with a special emphasis on non-formal education. Despite the value that is placed on formal, or sequential academic schooling, it is non-formal schooling that makes accessible the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Curriculum, Labor Force Development, Lifelong Learning
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Kelly, Diana – Educational Horizons, 1988
Presents a corporate model for faculty development programs. Reviews corporate training programs, including planning, implementation, and motivations. Discusses the application of these corporate concepts to professional development, instructional development, personal development, and new staff orientation for faculty. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Faculty Development, Labor Force Development
Wattenbarger, James L. – 1992
Drawing from an analysis of more than 50 documents related to the need for technical education and training in Texas, and from interviews with 29 individuals knowledgeable about the state's technical education and training, this report assesses the current statewide capacity to to adequately train the workforce that is the expected requirement for…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Needs
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1996
Both the school-to-work system and youth development theory emphasize preparing youth for adulthood. They share the following characteristics: prevention of problem behaviors, a belief that young people develop by learning actively and in context, a conviction that young people need opportunities to interact with and be respected by adults who…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1996
The School-to-Work Opportunities Act broadens the meaning of curriculum by calling for integrated learning organized into coherent sequences around broadly conceived career majors. Work experience, as well as academic and occupational study, is an assumed element of the integrated school-to-work curriculum. A variety of strategies for curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices
Mees, Robert L. – 1997
Though each community college has its own unique identity based on location, they all share the common commitments to (1) a comprehensive educational program; (2) teaching; (3) lifelong learning; (4) serving its community as a community-based educational institution; (5) workforce training and re-training for business and industry; and (6) open,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, College Role, Community Colleges
Stern, David – 1988
This document proposes methods by which the public purposes of postsecondary vocational education may be more effectively implemented. Part 1 reviews the public purposes of public vocational education (which are postulated as: to increase individuals' satisfaction at work; to increase the access to employment of underrepresented groups; and to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Educational Economics, Educational Objectives
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1996
Contextual learning--also known as "learning by doing, experiential learning, real-world education, or active learning"--has long been advocated for students. In practice, however, schools often offer the opposite: individual learning, independent of tools, dependent upon symbols, and theoretical. Today the school-to-work movement has…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies
Ingram, D. E. – 1987
A discussion of language policy making and its place in a nation's economic and social development uses Australia's experience as a case study. In particular, it reviews the factors such as multiculturalism and international relations that have led to the development of a national language policy, and examines the interim documents and the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Correlation, Economic Development, Educational Assessment
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1996
Building effective school-to-work systems requires evaluation, usually incorporating both process and outcome evaluations. Increasingly, school-to-work systems are conducting self-evaluations or hiring evaluation teams to determine how effectively the system is designed and implemented and whether it is achieving its purposes for students and the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, Educational Resources
Leigh-Doyle, Sue – 1992
In 1988, the Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization established a pilot project to address the issue of underrepresentation of women in technical education and training. The Women in Technical Education and Training Project (WITED) was based on six key strategic…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Rate
Groff, Warren H. – 1991
This report describes how Nova University started the Ed.D. Programs for Higher Education with a focus on preparing community college personnel. The Vocational, Technical, and Occupational Education (VTO) specialization consisted of two seminars: Personnel--Human Resources Development (P-HRD) and Emergence of VTO. The program focused on preparing…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking
Mitchell, John – 2000
Australia's Framing the Future (FTF) project was designed to develop a model of staff development to support implementation of the National Training Framework (NTF). A survey of FTF project managers found these long-term impacts: implementation of training packages and other aspects of NTF, new forms of collaboration between industry and training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness
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