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Alves, João; Carvalho, Luísa; Carvalho, Renato; Correia, Florbela; Cunha, Jorge; Farinha, Luís; Fernandes, Joana; Ferreira, Manuela; Lucas, Eugénio; Mourato, Joaquim; Nicolau, Ana; Nunes, Sara; Nunes, Sandra; Oliveira, Pedro; Pereira, Cristina; Pinto, Sandra; Silva, José – Tertiary Education and Management, 2015
Higher education institutions and, particularly, polytechnic institutes in Portugal are, generally speaking, recognized as the key stakeholders in regional development. However, due to the economic recession of recent years and the consequent budget constraints, higher education institutions more than ever need to demonstrate the social and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Development, Economic Impact, Socioeconomic Influences
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Ovsiannikov, A. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2013
Research data cast doubt on the assumption that the best universities in Russia are of a high quality and are graduating students who are well educated and ready to contribute to the development of the Russian economy and society. The dominance of Moscow in Russian higher education is not providing the benefits for Russia that it should be…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Educational Development, Educational Quality
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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
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
This paper describes how the global talent pool is changing. The expansion of higher education in rapidly-developing G20 nations has reduced the share of tertiary graduates from Europe, Japan and the United States in the global talent pool. If current trends continue, China and India will account for 40% of all young people with a tertiary…
Descriptors: Talent, Labor Market, Educational Indicators, Education Work Relationship
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Carruth, Paul J.; Carruth, Ann K. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
In the current evolving economic environment, developing and implementing effective processes to improve the skills and capability of employees are seen as central to improving individual, organizational and national performance and global competitiveness. Recognizing that universities and colleges are critical to their state's growth and economic…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Business Administration Education, Capacity Building, Access to Education
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Oduaran, Akpovire; Okukpon, Lucy – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
This qualitative interpretivist study analyses the perceptions of a stratified and purposive sample of university-based adult educators with a view to understanding how they perceive the effectiveness of adult education as a contributor to national development in southern Africa at the beginning of the 21st century. These perceptions of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Program Effectiveness, Qualitative Research, Knowledge Economy