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Ünal Akyüz – Online Submission, 2023
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the change in the vision of vocational education within the scope of the "Modernization of Vocational and Technical Education Project" (MTEM) and "Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training System" (MEGEP) financed by the EU, which was concluded by the Ministry of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Development, Economic Development
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Lina Zenkiene; Liudvika Leišyte – European Journal of Higher Education, 2024
In this paper, we explore how participation in the strategic partnerships of the European University Alliances (EUAs) facilitates university capacity in regional development. The study utilizes the Quadruple Helix theoretical model and contributes to the literature on transnational university alliances in regional innovation ecosystems. A…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Organizational Change, Geographic Regions, Higher Education
Jobs for the Future, 2021
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the United States was overdue for a transformation of its postsecondary education and workforce development systems to meet the vast skill and employment needs of today's workers and employers. The pandemic has exponentially increased this need for change, with millions of Americans permanently out of work and in…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, Labor Force Development
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McGrath, Simon; Ramsarup, Presha; Zeelen, Jacques; Wedekind, Volker; Allais, Stephanie; Lotz-Sisitka, Heila; Monk, David; Openjuru, George; Russon, Jo-Anna – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
The SDGs mark the clearest global acceptance yet that the previous approach to development was unsustainable. In VET, UNESCO has responded by developing a clear account of how a transformed VET must be part of a transformative approach to development. It argues that credible, comprehensive skills systems can be built that can support individuals,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Transformative Learning, Educational Change, Economic Development
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Allais, Stephanie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2022
This paper examines three interrelated factors outside of formal provision of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in sub-Saharan Africa that have undermined TVET systems. The first is the process, pace, and levels of industrialisation, which has had a direct effect on TVET provision: low numbers of well-paying jobs requiring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Industrialization
Moore, Colleen; Tan, Connie – Education Insights Center, 2020
This final brief in the series focuses on policy options that can foster more innovation and address challenges in career education (CE) program development. It is based on earlier research for a series of reports called "Career Opportunities," aimed at identifying ways that state and system policy can best support the CE mission of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Education, Educational Policy, Barriers
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Mitterle, Alexander; Stock, Manfred – European Journal of Higher Education, 2021
In light of a global higher education expansion, the paper analyses the historic-structural conditions of this development for the German state(s) after World War II. Building on Talcott Parsons citizenship patterns, the analysis centres on two core institutions of the German higher education system: the state-organized system of entitlement…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Development, Educational History, Civil Rights
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Osafo, Emmanuel; Yawson, Robert Mayfield – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual framework to guide the design, development, implementation and evaluation of education and human resource development (HRD) efforts in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on the concept of a tempered radical approach to provide a framework for a critical HRD (CHRD) and…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Munyengabe, Sylvestre; Mukamusoni, Dariya; Harindintwari, James; Ndeze, Jean Claude – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
The human development sector has been influenced largely by the integration of ICT in education and different sectors. This study explored the employees' perceptions on the influence of ICT as catalyst for pedagogical changes in order to create a smart manpower requirement for 21st century. The study was qualitative in its nature. Thirty-six…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Educational Change
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Camilleri, Mark A.; Camilleri, Adriana – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2016
Relevant theoretical underpinnings suggest that higher education, continuous professional development and training provide numerous opportunities for societal advancement. This contribution posits that interventions in the realms of education can play a significant role in shaping key performance indicators for laudable social outcomes. It…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Dropouts, Labor Market, Social Integration
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Roopchund, Randhir; Ramlowat, Dosheela – Industry and Higher Education, 2019
There has been an alarming rate of graduate unemployment in Mauritius over the past 5 years. The education system has been criticized for being too academic and not driven by the requirements of industry, leading to a skills mismatch. The Mauritian government has consequently announced several new schemes to boost employment and economic growth.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education
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Kenzhegaliyeva, Makhabbat – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2018
This paper deals with borrowing the German dual vocational training model in Kazakhstan. The aim of the paper is to identify the key issues and challenges of the transfer process. The analysis is based on the model proposed by Phillips and Ochs (2003, 2004) which outlines four stages of policy borrowing: (1) impulses, (2) decision, (3)…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Technology Transfer, Barriers, Models
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Schray, Vickie L.; Sheets, Robert G. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2018
American businesses will increasingly need to compete on innovation in the new global economy. They will need to compete on how well they recruit, develop, and utilize the best talent in the world to develop new and improved business models, products, services, and processes as well as push forward scientific and technological advances (Sheets…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Innovation, Business, Higher Education
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Mullen, Carol A. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
Certain global leadership forces -- competitiveness, tolerance, and creativity -- are so pervasive they can be illustrated on the part of any country. However, nations also have unique dynamics to consider within our interconnected world. This is the overarching issue being expressed in this essay wherein the author deconstructs Canada's official…
Descriptors: Creativity, Competition, Prosocial Behavior, Educational Change
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Maca, Mark – Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2018
The 'overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) are the largest source of US dollar income in the Philippines. These state-sponsored labour migrations have resulted in an exodus of workers and professionals that now amounts to approximately 10% of the entire country's population. From a temporary and seasonal employment strategy during the early American…
Descriptors: Income, Labor, Overseas Employment, History
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