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López Castellano, Fernando; García-Quero, Fernando; García-Carmona, Marina – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2018
Current discussions about education suggest that a transformative pedagogy that goes beyond the acquisition of knowledge and skills is needed. However, there is no agreement as to the inputs needed for a correct development of the educational model. In this sense, we can identify the presence of two different approaches to human and social capital…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Social Capital, Role of Education, Economic Development
OECD Publishing, 2017
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Panama has exhibited remarkable economic growth and has reduced the gap in terms of income per capita with high-income countries. Social progress has also been achieved, mainly through the reduction of poverty and advances in some well-being dimensions. However, challenges remain with regard to overcoming…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle Class, Economic Development, Area Studies
Irwin, Ruth – Educational Theory, 2017
Education is increasingly vocational and structured to serve the ongoing exponential increase in economic growth. Climate change is an outcome of these same economic values and praxes. Attempts to shift these values and our approach to technology are continually absorbed and overcome by the pressing motif of economic growth. In this article, Ruth…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Philosophy, Time Perspective, Educational Theories
Freifeld, Lorri – Training, 2012
"TGIM" (Thank God, It's Monday) is phrase rarely heard from employees. But most organizations wish it were. Research continues to show that engaged employees are productive employees. And productive employees mean a bigger bottom line. The top three factors critical to employee engagement relate to recognition, career development, and the direct…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Productivity, Employees, Motivation
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2012
The economy's need for workers originates in the demand for the goods and services that these workers provide. So, to project employment, BLS starts by estimating the components of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2020. GDP is the value of the final goods produced and services provided in the United States. Then, BLS estimates the size--in…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Employment Level, Industry, Employment Patterns
Undie, John Atewhoble; Okafor, Victor – African Higher Education Review, 2014
In fundamental economics, individuals acquired education for two broad reasons, as an investment and as consumption. The investment function of education has continued to create tension for job search leading to cases of unemployment. Entrepreneurship education and establishment of mega universities have been identified as panaceas. This paper…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Entrepreneurship, Access to Education, Universities
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2016
This Accountability Report shows the status and progression of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) from one year to the next. The Executive Summary is divided into the following sections: (1) Dashboard; (2) Performance Funding Metrics; (3) Key Achievements; and (4) Narrative. Data tables on FAMU's financial resources, personnel,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Accountability, Educational Finance, School Personnel
America's Promise Alliance (NJ1), 2011
"Investing in Kids: Early Childhood Programs and Local Economic Development," a 2011 book by Timothy Bartik, Senior Economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, provides a new evidence-based approach for effective economic development. This approach is designed to support business growth and job creation by improving…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Business, Incentives
Ash, Katie – Education Week, 2012
The flow of venture capital into the K-12 education market has exploded over the past year, reaching its highest transaction values in a decade in 2011, industry observers say. They attribute that rise to such factors as a heightened interest in educational technology; the decreasing cost of electronic devices such as tablet computers, laptops,…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Elementary Secondary Education
Crellin, Matt; Kelly, Patrick; Prince, Heath – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
General acceptance of the strong relationships between education, income, and public economic strength is at the core of all of college attainment goals at the national and state levels. The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) have collaborated to develop online tools…
Descriptors: Income, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, College Outcomes Assessment
Universities UK, 2011
This publication highlights the critical role UK universities will continue to play in reviving and sustaining economic growth across the country. Using a range of visual data and statistics, it highlights that the UK's future success depends on developing innovation and the knowledge economy in what is an increasingly competitive global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, College Role, Innovation
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2015
This Accountability Report shows the status and progression of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) from one year to the next. The Executive Summary is divided into the following sections: (1) Dashboard; (2) Key Achievements; and (3) Narrative. Data tables on FAMU's financial resources, personnel, enrollment, undergraduate…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Accountability, Educational Finance, School Personnel
Baker, David P. – Journal of Education and Work, 2009
Formal education not only educates individuals, it reconstitutes the very foundations of society through a pervasive culture of education with a legitimate capacity to reconstruct work and its central components such as ideas about human productive abilities, new organisations and management, widespread professionalism and expertise, and the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Higher Education, Models, Productivity
Nazarko, Joanicjusz; Kuzmicz, Katarzyna Anna; Szubzda-Prutis, Elzbieta; Urban, Joanna – Higher Education in Europe, 2009
The purposes of this paper are twofold: a presentation of the theoretical basis of benchmarking and a discussion on practical benchmarking applications. Benchmarking is also analyzed as a productivity accelerator. The authors study benchmarking usage in the private and public sectors with due consideration of the specificities of the two areas.…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Benchmarking
Executive Office of the President, 2009
Since taking office, President Obama has taken historic steps to lay the foundation for the innovation economy of the future. The Obama Innovation Strategy builds on well over $100 billion of Recovery Act funds that support innovation, additional support for education, infrastructure and others in the Recovery Act and the President's Budget, and…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Government Role, Innovation, Presidents