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Lyn Tett – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2024
Data from two research projects with adult literacies practitioners based in Scotland are used to illustrate how policies underpinned by ideologies based on Human Capital Theory (HCT) lead to a narrow conceptualisation of the purpose of literacies education. It is argued that HCT ideology permeates international and national policies and thus…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Human Capital, Employment Potential, Adult Literacy
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Nguyen, Hiep Duc; Mai, Le Thi; Anh Do, Duc – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2020
Recent significant changes in technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data analysis have a wide impact in many areas of human societies, not least in education. Advances in efficiency of new technologies, with impacts in renewable energy and transport affected by environmental concerns and climate change mitigation, demand a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Creativity, Thinking Skills
Sagintayeva, Aida, Ed.; Kurakbayev, Kairat, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
This collection of papers introduces the proceedings of the fifth Annual Conference--"Eurasian Higher Education Leaders' Forum" held on the 26th May, 2016 at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. The contributors include university presidents, rectors, deans, directors of professional development and leadership programs, faculty…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Economic Development, Social Change
Licciardello, Richard – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This qualitative study sought to understand how Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Project-Based Learning (PBL) can be used to help Costa Rican students gain and participate in the global knowledge-based economy of the 21st century. The purpose was to examine the influence that globalization, foreign direct investment, and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Projects, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
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Gaba, Ashok K.; Li, Wei – Open Praxis, 2015
India and China are two fast growing economies of the world and need large skill based manpower to sustain the economic growth. The existing formal higher educational system in these countries will not be able to meet the demand of the economy. The paper will try (i) to compare the development of economy and distance education in India and China…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Development, Educational History
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Ohiwerei, Franklin Ohiole; Nwosu, Basil Ogomeziem – Educational Research Quarterly, 2013
The researchers tried to ascertain the role of vocational and technical education in the Nigeria economic development using historical survey in analyzing the views of various academic authors in an attempt to inform researchers' on current issues on the field. The research reveals that there was a defect in the curriculum of vocational and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Vocational Education, Role of Education