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Business-Higher Education Forum (NJ1), 2011
A strong economy requires a highly educated workforce, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. In the United States, STEM degree production has stagnated, despite employment projections forecasting a 17% growth in the field over the next decade. Two key criteria influence progression through the STEM education…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Education Work Relationship, Grade 12, Student Interests
Heffernon, Rick – Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 2006
This report presents results tracked by the CAT Measures, a 21st century assessment tool for enabling policymakers to monitor "en route" performance of their public investments in science and technology research. Developed by Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University, the CAT Measures analyze growth supporting…
Descriptors: Skilled Workers, Public Policy, Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress
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Monteils, Marielle – Compare A Journal of Comparative Education, 2004
The debate concerning the various determinants of economic growth has attracted considerable attention. The argument according to which endogenous growth models explain long-term economic growth is often put forward. Particularly, it is held that the production of knowledge by education induces self-sustained growth. In spite of numerous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Economic Progress, Role of Education
Portes, Alejandro; Clark, Juan M. – Migration World, 1987
Using a large sample, traces the economic and social progress and surveys the opinions of the Cuban refugees who travelled to Florida aboard the Mariel Flotilla. Their situation has improved greatly since it was last assessed in 1983, and the Mariel refugees report strong satisfaction with their United States experience. (BJV)
Descriptors: Cubans, Economic Progress, English (Second Language), Entrepreneurship
Sum, Andrew; Kirsch, Irwin; Yamamoto, Kentaro – Educational Testing Service, 2004
This is the fourth in a series of reports that draws upon the vast amount of background and assessment data and information that have been collected from the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). In this report, the authors find connections between the literacy skills of adults and their success…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Labor Force, Immigrants, Economic Progress
Ismail, Sherille – Point of View, 1985
Although the old social order of racial segregation has collapsed, much remains to be done to reach full equality of the races. This article analyzes economic trends since World War II to compare the standing of black and white Americans. The findings on five basic questions of equality are as follows: (1) there are more blacks in higher level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Economic Progress, Economic Status
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Martin, Fred – 2001
This report measures the five-year (1995-2000) economic impact of Pellissippi State Technical Community College (PSTCC) on Knox and Blount counties in Tennessee. Results are based on a standard model of economic impact modified for community colleges. The model uses conservative income and employment multipliers to determine PSTCC's economic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Economic Impact, Economic Progress
Jensen, Leif; Tienda, Marta – Migration World, 1987
Documents and explains immigrant-native born American trends and differentials in poverty and public assistance utilization from 1960-1980. Immigration over this period is characterized by increases in the following: (1) flow of immigration; (2) downward trend in immigrants entering under the family reunification provisions; (3) percentage…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Economic Factors, Economic Progress, Ethnic Groups
Robison, M. Henry; Christophersen, Kjell A. – 2003
This document presents the results from an economic impact analysis in detail by gender, ethnicity, and entry level of education at Hillsborough Community College. The information in this volume is intended to supplement the main report on The Socioeconomic Benefits Generated by Hillsborough Community College. The main study focuses only on the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Studies, Data, Economic Impact
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Han, Jong-Ha – Education Economics, 1994
Reviews the role of education and human-resource development in the process of modern Korean economic growth. Korea is becoming increasingly industrialized and is rapidly reorganizing its labor-intensive industries into knowledge and high-tech industries. The next phase of the educational and human resources challenge will be to develop…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Progress, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Council for Financial Aid to Education, New York, NY. – 1981
Results of an annual survey of corporate giving to higher education show corporate support continuing to advance, both in dollar amounts and in relation to several important indicators. Among the highlights are these: national estimates show education support at a new high of $870 million, a 17.6 percent rise over 1978 and almost double the 1975…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Economic Progress, Educational Finance, Fund Raising
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Silber, Jacques; Berrebi, Z. M. – European Journal of Education, 1985
A study of the Israeli labor market examined the relationships between earnings, educational level attained, and three kinds of mobility (occupational, geographic, and inter-firm) among high school and college graduates. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Economic Progress, Educational Attainment
Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC. – 1987
Poverty data released by the U. S. Census Bureau indicates no significant progress toward reducing the poverty rate during a period of economic recovery. The 1986 poverty rate of 13.6 percent remains significantly higher than anytime in the 1970s. Minority group children represent the largest age group of the poverty population. The sluggish…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Blacks, Business Cycles, Census Figures