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Down, Barry; Smyth, John; Robinson, Janean – Critical Studies in Education, 2019
In Australia, like many western countries, there has been a convergence of education policy around a set of utilitarian and economistic approaches to vocational education and training in schools. Such approaches are based on the assumption that there is a direct relationship between national economic growth, productivity and human capital…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Neoliberalism, Correlation, Economic Development
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Sparkman, Torrence E. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors and conditions that influence national human resource development (NHRD) in Brazil. In this paper, the transitioning nature of the political, economic, social and educational conditions; the current challenges and trends that may impact NHRD; and the current status of NHRD research in…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
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Choi, Sheena; Yeom, Minho – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2010
The New University for Regional Innovation (NURI) is one of the South Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development's key projects supporting regional universities. NURI aims to develop areas of specialization in regional universities and link universities to local industries. In 2004, the South Korean government pledged to invest…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Specialization, Labor Force Development
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Kapitzke, Cushla; Hay, Stephen – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2011
This article examines shifts in educational and social governance taking place in Queensland, Australia, through Education Queensland's Industry School Engagement Strategy and Gateway Schools program. This significant educational initiative is set within the context of Queensland's social investment agenda first articulated in its education policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Bogdanowicz, Marc; Burgelman, Jean-Claude; Centeno, Clara; Gourova, Elisavetta; Carat, Gerard – 2003
Potential policies and strategies for building the information society (IS) in countries that are candidates for admission to the European Union were explored at a workshop attended by 39 experts from the European Commission (EC), the EC's Institute for Prospective and Technological Studies, and outside the EC. The workshop focused on the specific…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Planning, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Pongrac, Silvije, Ed. – 1999
This document contains eight papers on adult education in Croatian society. "Basic Characteristics of Croatian Adult Education up to These Days" (Silvije Pongrac, Ilija Lavrnja) highlights key trends in the development of Croatian adult education. "Adult Education in Croatia Based on Social Changes" (Anita Klapan) discusses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Business Education
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. Working for America Inst. – 2000
When deciding how to compete in the new global economy, employers can opt for "low-road" strategies such as low wages and no job security. Alternatively, they can choose the "high road" and compete by offering quality goods and services, innovation, and value. Fourteen successful "high-road" partnerships were examined…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Building Trades, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)