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Download full textLangsner, Stephen J. – 1994
A survey was conducted of 338 professional members of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS) to identify deterrents to participation in continuing professional education. The four top ranked factors in deterring participation were cost, work constraints, lack of quality, and lack of benefit, followed by family constraints and…
Descriptors: Influences, National Surveys, Participation, Postsecondary Education
Bartlett, Kenneth R. – 2002
A study investigated the influence of information technology (IT)-industry-sponsored credentials from both organizational and individual perspectives. A senior-level human resource (HR) executive from each of 33 organizations with 500 or more employees completed a paper-and-pencil questionnaire (response rate=66% of the 50 organizations comprising…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Costs, Credentials, Employee Attitudes
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2003
A study investigated the influence of information technology (IT) industry-sponsored credentials commonly called IT certifications (ITCs) from both organizational and individual perspectives. Findings indicated that there was increasing acceptance, prevalence, and benefits of ITCs in business and industry. Both executives and employees reported…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Science Education, Costs, Credentials
Augustine, Catherine H.; Levy, Dina G.; Benjamin, Roger W.; Bikson, Tora K.; Daley, Glenn A.; Gates, Susan M.; Kaganoff, Tessa; Moini, Joy S. – 2003
In 1998, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) established the DoD Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development. Although achieving its mission requires that the chancellor's office influence the education and professional development providers' behavior, its charter grants it very limited formal authority to exercise such…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Continuing Education
Hobart, Barry – 1999
The impact of globalization on vocational education and training (VET) in Australia was examined through a literature review. Special attention was paid to the following topics: the growing export orientation in Australian industry (industrial growth in Australia's economy, growth in Australian exports, "knowledge intensity" in the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Economic Change, Educational Change
Ball, K.; Freeland, B. – 2001
A study examined key determinants of apprentice and trainee employment in small and medium-sized enterprises that play an increasing role in providing employment-based training in Australia. It used unit record data from four waves of the Australian Bureau of Statistics business growth and performance surveys 1994-95 to 1997-98, which sent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Employer Attitudes
Truell, Allen D., Ed. – 2000
This document contains six papers on vocational education. "Blurring the Boundaries: The Emergence of the New Vocational Student" (Mario Delci) documents the benefits of combining an academic curriculum with vocational coursework. "Observable Teaching Effectiveness and Personality Types of Selected Beginning Career and Technical…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Beginning Teachers, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele; Hill, Doug; Smith, Erica; Pearce, Ron; Blakeley, John; Choy, Sarojni; Snewin, David – 2001
The changing role of staff development for teachers and trainers in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector was examined. Data collection strategies were as follows: a preliminary analysis of VET staff development provision; a literature review of mainly Australian sources; a Delphi survey involving 31 key stakeholders in VET…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Delphi Technique
