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Sloane, Finbarr C.; Oloff-Lewis, Jennifer; Kim, Seong Hee – Irish Educational Studies, 2013
The government of Ireland, like many European countries, is currently under severe pressure from external forces to grow the economy. One possible way to maintain and grow its economy is through the production of a highly educated and globally competitive workforce. In an effort to develop such a workforce, the government, through the Department…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Accountability, Foreign Countries, Models
US Congress, 2011
The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-358) was put in place to invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: (1) Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; (2) Sec. 2. Definitions; and (3)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Computation, Research and Development, Innovation
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Sugarman, Barry – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1992
Examines the present state of community college-based technology transfer. Offers a brief history of corporate-university relationships and analyzes worker training as technology transfer. Describes the activities of the Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT). Offers a general paradigm of technology transfer for community colleges based on the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Gattiker, Urs E. – 1989
A model of technological training has two dimensions: level of cultural stability and employee's level of cognitive ability. Each dimension has two variables. The variables of cultural stability are (1) technological adoption and organizational adaptation and (2) structure of work and work processes. For cognitive ability, the variables are…
Descriptors: Automation, Corporate Education, Cultural Influences, Employment Qualifications
Chmura, Tom; And Others – 1986
Ways that colleges are involved in economic development and how these roles develop at different colleges are discussed, along with the rationale and benefits for college involvement in economic development. Attention is directed to key programmatic, policy, organizational, and strategic issues that need to be addressed with increased college…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Role, Continuing Education, Economic Development
2001
This symposium on human resource development (HRD) and small manufacturers consists of three presentations. "Toward a Model of Technical Assistance for Small Manufacturers: The Role of Performance Technology" (Dale C. Brandenburg) reviews literature documenting the need for technical assistance to small manufacturers, especially as it…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Developing Nations