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Kosarikov, Alexander N.; Davydova, Natalia G. – Prospects, 2022
Economic development calls for the modernization of high-school education, which is hindered by the inertia of the current hierarchical system of schooling. An analysis of statistical data that describe the dynamics of structural changes in the economy and investment in public education showed a demand for the implementation of extracurricular…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, High School Students
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Gustina, Charles; Sweet, Rebecca – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2014
Creativity is very much in the forefront of current international economic news. As developing countries successfully vie with established economies for manufacturing and less-skilled jobs, the pressure is on the developed world to move on to the next economic break-through. Innovation and the creativity that drive it are seen as crucial to this…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Art Education, Art Teachers
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Hodgson, Ann; Spours, Ken; Smith, David; Jeanes, Julia – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
Education providers and employers working together to prepare young people and adults for employment is internationally accepted as a key factor in effective technical and vocational education. In the English context, however, we argue that two related orthodoxies have prevailed -- 'employer engagement' and 'skills supply' -- in which education…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship
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Violino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2012
When the going gets tough, the tough get...innovative. That's the approach some forward-thinking community college leaders are taking as their institutions set about the task of restocking the nation's workforce in the face of historic enrollments and severe, if seemingly unending, budget cuts. Recognized by the Aspen Institute as the most…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Economic Development, Career Planning, Community Colleges
Rosenfeld, Stuart – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ3), 2006
Community colleges have long been recognized for their success in providing affordable access to higher education for all and for serving the nation's workforce needs. Their substantial civic and cultural contributions are now also capturing the attention of businesses and of policymakers at the highest levels of government. Why? Because research…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Creativity, Creative Development