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Download full textJemeli, Chemulwo Monicah; Fakandu, Ali Muhammed – Educational Research and Reviews, 2019
Any vision of knowledge societies must affirm the core aspirations for peaceful and sustainable knowledge societies in a way that acknowledges the interests of all stakeholders. It is essential to recall that knowledge societies are concerned with human development, not only with technological innovation and its impacts. This report focuses the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, International Organizations, Advocacy
Peer reviewedRaymond, Boris – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Discusses public libraries' major educational role and unique educational tools, which are indispensable for successful modernization in developing countries, and attempts to construct a model of the interaction between socioeconomic growth, adult education, and human resource development. Seven references and a 29-item selected bibliography are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Industrialization
BLAUG, MARK – 1966
IN THIS ESSAY ON LITERACY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF TIME PERSPECTIVES IN THE CHOICE BETWEEN FORMAL EDUCATION AND ADULT LITERACY IS VIEWED AS AN INHERENT ASPECT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN POOR COUNTIRES. A CONSIDERATION OF THE RISE OF THE MAJOR INDUSTRIAL POWERS AND OF THE FEATURES…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Criteria, Developing Nations, Economic Development
US Agency for International Development, 2009
The 2009 Worldwide Education and Training Workshop brought together over 375 members of the international development community to share best practices in addressing the growing challenges in the field of education for social and economic development. This paper presents synopses of the presentations delivered during the workshop.
Descriptors: Economic Development, Workshops, Social Development, International Studies
North Carolina Community Coll. System, Raleigh. – 1996
This document discusses North Carolina Community College System's mission statement "to open the door to opportunity for individuals seeking to improve their lives and well-being..." The North Carolina Community College System was designated the primary lead agency for delivering job training, literacy, and adult education programs. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Community Colleges
Brett, James T. – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 1998
New England's business, education, and political communities must work together to improve literacy, increase job-specific vocational training, support incumbent worker training, and create more avenues for job access. If labor needs are not met, some companies may leave New England. The New England Council, established in 1925 to keep jobs within…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Economic Climate, Economic Development
Vasu, Michael L.; Frazier, Andy – 1989
North Carolina employers were asked to evaluate the skills possessed by graduates of the state's educational institutions. The study also profiled any problems employers had in finding qualified applicants for positions. Baseline data were collected to profile education and training programs provided by employers. A random sample of 2,334…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Economic Development, Educational Assessment, Employer Attitudes
McCart, Linda – 1990
Transforming the welfare system presents governors with unique opportunities, hard choices, and creative challenges. Change will require continued commitment to welfare, educational reform, and economic development. Governors can improve the status of private citizens and private businesses. The Family Support Act of 1988 signaled major changes in…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Early Parenthood
Neff, Kenneth L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
In recent years there has been a marked increase in the output of literature linking economics with education. In the past, most of the professional literature in this area dealt either with educational finance (the economics of education) or, in a general way, with the role of education in economic development. Current literature continues to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Human Capital, Role of Education
