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Lissette M. Piedra; Christine Escobar-Sawicki; Carol Wilson Smith – Journal of Social Work Education, 2024
Community college students are an untapped reservoir of talent and including them in social work education aligns with the values of the profession. Yet these students encounter formidable obstacles on the path from a 2-year degree to an affordable social work degree. In this article, we describe the systems thinking underlying a newly instituted…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Community College Students, Barriers
Egglestone, Corin; Klenk, Hazel; Marsh, Lucy; Sadro, Fay – Learning and Work Institute, 2021
This evaluation report presents the findings from the project-level evaluation of the CareerTech Challenge, delivered between May 2020 and June 2021. The report examines how the design and delivery of evaluations were undertaken, the findings across process and outcome evaluations and key learning from capacity building support delivered by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Online Courses, Program Evaluation
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Allais, Stephanie; Marock, Carmel; Ngcwangu, Siphelo – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
In South Africa, a national peak structure, the Human Resource Development Council, led by the Deputy President and consisting of key Cabinet Ministers, senior leaders from organised labour and business, community representatives, professional bodies and experts from research and higher education, was established to enable high-level coordination…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Higher Education
Funk, Sadie; Weatherston, Deborah J.; Warren, Mary G.; Schuren, Nicole R.; McCormick, Ashley; Paradis, Nichole; Van Horn, Jacqui – ZERO TO THREE, 2017
The Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® (Endorsement®) recognizes knowledge, skills, and reflective experiences that promote quality service when working with or on behalf of infants, toddlers, and families. Developed by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Knowledge Level, Reflection, Toddlers
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2017
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has been working to improve education, job opportunities, health and neighborhoods for Baltimore's children and families. The Baltimore Civic Site team invested in a participatory research pilot to help internal staff and other local partners engage the authentic voices and experiences of young people in Baltimore…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Participatory Research, Labor Force Development, Community Leaders
Miller, Oronde; Esenstad, Amelia – Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2015
This report documents the efforts underway in 12 states and localities to tackle the enduring problem of African American, Native American, and Latino families faring worse than others being served by the child welfare systems. The publication, produced by Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) as part of the work of the Alliance for Racial…
Descriptors: African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Child Welfare
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Nakamura, Yoshie Tomozumi; Yorks, Lyle – Human Resource Development Review, 2011
Social capital has been receiving increasing attention in the field of human resource development (HRD). However, little is known as to how social capital has been formed or has grown over time with HRD interventions. There is limited research and discussion on how reflective practices play a role in the development of social capital as…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Role
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Schneider, Daniel – Future of Children, 2015
In the contemporary United States, marriage is closely related to money. Men and (perhaps to a lesser extent) women with more education, higher incomes, larger stocks of wealth, and more stable employment are more likely to marry than are people in more precarious economic positions. But is this relationship truly causal? That is, does economic…
Descriptors: Marriage, Money Management, Income, Employment Level
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Schmidt, Steven W.; Githens, Rod P.; Rocco, Tonette S.; Kormanik, Martin B. – Human Resource Development Review, 2012
Issues related to human resource development (HRD) and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people such as workplace inclusion, employee affinity groups, and LGBT-specific diversity initiatives are being addressed in organizations more often now than ever before. This article explores the existing literature on LGBT issues in HRD and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Organizational Change, Human Resources, Career Development
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Tumosa, Nina; Horvath, Kathy J.; Huh, Terri; Livote, Elayne E.; Howe, Judith L.; Jones, Lauren Ila; Kramer, B. Josea – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
The Geriatric Scholar Program (GSP) is a Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) workforce development program to infuse geriatrics competencies in primary care. This multimodal educational program is targeted to primary care providers and ancillary staff who work in VA's rural clinics. GSP consists of didactic education and training in geriatrics…
Descriptors: Expertise, Gerontology, Geriatrics, Rural Areas
Hutchins, Holly M. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2009
Data were gathered from members of a large professional training organization regarding their practices for supporting training transfer. Transfer factor categories grounded in the literature were used to code the data using content analysis procedures. Commensurate with the transfer literature, results suggest that trainers reported strategies…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Professional Training, Work Environment, Content Analysis
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Burns, Kimberly – Community College Enterprise, 2010
The United States is addressing unprecedented economic challenges, and community colleges have been identified by the federal government as part of the solution (Lothian, 2009). Unparalleled federal support to community colleges provides these institutions with a tremendous opportunity to influence the trajectory of the country's economy through…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, School Holding Power, Student Characteristics
Eggert, Katherine L.; Callahan, Jamie L. – Online Submission, 2007
Most literature portrays mentoring as a means to enhance or maintain organizational stability. Thus, mentoring is viewed as a mechanism to achieve organizational goals. From this perspective, HRD scholars may be ignoring an elementary aspect of mentoring - a deeply personal, developmental relationship between two individuals. This paper explores…
Descriptors: Mentors, Labor Force Development, Intervention, Organizational Development
Madsen, Susan R.; Gygi, Janice; Hammond, Scott C.; Plowman, Suzanne – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this review is to explore the literature related to interpersonal forgiveness in organizations and its possible implications for HRD (human resource development) theory and practice. It defines forgiveness and provides a theoretical framework for its consideration within the workplace environment. It also reviews and discusses the…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Intervention, Psychological Patterns
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Morgan, Jennifer Craft; Konrad, Thomas R. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate WIN A STEP UP, a workforce development program for nursing assistants (NAs) in nursing homes (NHs) involving continuing education by onsite trainers, compensation for education modules, supervisory skills training of frontline supervisors, and short-term retention contracts for bonuses and/or wage…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Intervention, Allied Health Personnel, Nursing Homes
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