NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Education Level
Postsecondary Education1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 19 results Save | Export
National Center on Education and the Economy, 2024
This Blueprint is a distillation of what the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) has learned across nearly four decades of research and working shoulder-to-shoulder with partners to support education leaders and practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and community stakeholders to study, design, and build equitable,…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Cost Effectiveness, Partnerships in Education, Stakeholders
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Newman, David; Newman, Isadore; Hitchcock, John H. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2016
The purpose of this article is to inform researchers about and encourage the use of longitudinal designs to further understanding of human resource development and organizational theory. This article presents information about a variety of longitudinal research designs, related statistical procedures, and an overview of general data collecting…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Organizational Theories, Labor Force Development, Research Design
Wright, J.W., Jr. – Academy for Educational Development, 2010
This publication is intended for three primary audiences: international development professionals who want to define "workforce" for program design purposes, those who seek information about field activities, and those who want to reflect on the implementation of successful, high impact programs--whether they were broad-based or…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Program Design, Definitions, Job Training
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Voorhees, Richard A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
This chapter offers techniques that can help institutional researchers play a more active role in the process of creating and modifying instructional programs to meet workforce needs. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Program Development, Institutional Research, Instructional Development, Change Strategies
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1986
The investigation explores the impact that changing economies have had and will continue to have upon Human Resources Development (HRD)--the collective body responsible for training and retraining labor--and from that perspective offers recommendations to improve the impact HRD has upon society. The challenge for HRD is to recognize the economic,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Emerging Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections
San Diego State Univ., CA. – 1988
There are numerous examples of highly trained, capable individuals that face layoffs because of technological or economic changes that have eliminated the need for their services. This project was designed to provide a one-step opportunity for people such as these to identify opportunities in emerging technologies, to plan a retraining program, to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Biological Sciences, Case Studies, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hanson, John R., II – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Contends that it is widely believed that cheap labor in poor countries attracts foreign investors. Asserts that historical evidence indicates that past patterns of direct foreign investment in poor countries are inconsistent with the cheap-labor argument. Includes two figures and one table. (CFR)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
Cain, Joyce; Schuman, Susan; VanBelle-Prouty, Diane, Ed.; Duerbeck, Dena, Ed. – 1994
This report offers numerous cross-sectoral explorations in the context of health and human resources analyses in Africa. Intended as a resource document for funding agencies, program managers, and policy makers in Africa, the study aims to spark interest in using basic education to foster behavior conducive to broad-based, sustainable economic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, African Studies, Basic Skills, Democratic Values
Zentner, Rene D. – 1985
The way that higher education planners can take into account changes in the post-industrial society is discussed. The scenario method is proposed as a method of integrating futures information. The planner can be provided with several probable futures, each of which can be incorporated in a scenario. An effective scenario provides the planner…
Descriptors: College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Education Work Relationship, Emerging Occupations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Romer, Christina D. – Journal of Economic Education, 1994
Contends that the field of economic history is no longer a separate subfield of economics but an integral part of the entire discipline. Explains the concepts of monetary policy, labor force development, and economic growth in U.S. economic history. Concludes that the end of economic history is the beginning of better and richer economics. (CFR)
Descriptors: Banking, Capitalism, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kitaev, Igor V. – Russian Education and Society, 1993
Asserts that enormous public resources are being expended to teach over specialized disciplines that are useless in a market economy. Calls for educational changes including updated curricula and training materials in economics; inservice education and retraining; and a national network of entrepreneurial education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Economic Change, Economic Development, Educational Change
Jacobs, Ronald L., Ed. – 1991
The nine papers in this monograph, written by members of the University Council for Research in Human Resource Development, respond to the following questions: What is the most important organizational issue of the 1990s, and what human resource development (HRD) research questions might be generated from this issue? The papers are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Responsibility, Corporate Education, Developmental Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Rosenbaum, James E.; Binder, Amy – Sociology of Education, 1997
Compares employers' stated needs for entry-level workers possessing better academic skills with their training programs and hiring practices to supposedly meet this need. Discovers a dichotomy between the stated needs and the corrective practice. Most remedial training emphasizes short-term job skills and hiring practices do not reward academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bowman, Mary Jean – Oxford Review of Education, 1991
Discusses educational equality and inequality from an economist's perspective. Considers human capital theory and interpretation of life cycles in learning and earning. Addresses schooling and experience components of changes in the inequality of earned incomes, educational expansion, and inequalities in schooling. Explores the roles of skill…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Educational Development, Educational Economics, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Enalieva, N. I. – Russian Education and Society, 1995
Provides a historical overview of the prerevolutionary Russian government's attempts at youth vocational education. Although the people favored these efforts, political opposition often weakened the policy. Entrepreneurial vocational schools and school/business cooperative efforts flourished in this environment. Briefly discusses selected schools…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Child Labor, Cooperative Education, Economic Impact
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2