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Intercultural Learning Perspectives of World Language Educators in Kentucky
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McClees, Ernest Luke, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
A line has become blurred between intercultural interactions and daily personal interactions. The once long distance for trade, travel and communication is at its' smallest gap. However, "American graduates have been cited as being culturally deprived and linguistically illiterate, compared to students from other countries" (2013…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Intercultural Communication
A Case Study of Two 21st Century Schools: Are We Preparing Students for the Global World?
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Duvall, Jacqueline L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
There is no question that we live in a global society. The ability to compete successfully in the global marketplace is a fact facing our world today as it never has before. American education must prepare students for a world where the opportunities for success require the ability to compete and cooperate on a global scale. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Skills, Global Approach, Outcomes of Education
Considering Human Capital Theory in Assessment and Training: Mapping the Gap between Current Skills and the Needs of a Knowledge-Based Economy in Northeast Iowa
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Mihm-Herold, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In light of the current economic downturn, thousands of Iowans are unemployed and this is the ideal time to build the skills of the workforce to compete in the knowledge-based economy so businesses and entrepreneurs can compete in a global economy. A tool for assessing the skills and knowledge of dislocated workers and students as well as…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Human Capital, Dislocated Workers, Emerging Occupations