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Direct linkDwyer, Dan; Thompson, Dale Edward; Thompson, Cecelia K. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
The purpose of the study was to evaluate an undergraduate distance education (DE) programme based upon adult learners' perceptions. The study investigated the value of the Human Resource Development programme at the University of Arkansas by examining the students' reasons for returning to college, their attitudes towards the programme and the…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Distance Education, Program Evaluation, Undergraduate Study
Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering: Sustaining American Competitiveness in the 21st Century
Dutta, Debasish; Patil, Lalit; Porter, James B., Jr. – National Academies Press, 2012
The Lifelong Learning Imperative (LLI) project was initiated to assess current practices in lifelong learning for engineering professionals, reexamine the underlying assumptions behind those practices, and outline strategies for addressing unmet needs. The LLI project brought together leaders of U.S. industry, academia, government, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Lifelong Learning, Graduation Rate, Industry
Choi, Sheena; Yeom, Minho – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2010
The New University for Regional Innovation (NURI) is one of the South Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development's key projects supporting regional universities. NURI aims to develop areas of specialization in regional universities and link universities to local industries. In 2004, the South Korean government pledged to invest…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Specialization, Labor Force Development
Download full textHelphinstine, Myra; Helphinstine, Larry; King, Wayne – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2008
Employers are looking to career and technical education (CTE) programs to supply a workforce possessing academic and employability skills to complement the technical component. In Kentucky, the state has instituted assessment standards to ensure that CTE programs are working to increase student achievement. The program assessment standards bring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Vocational Education, Labor Force Development, Employment Qualifications
Payne, Jonathan – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2006
Today, "lifelong learning for all" figures prominently within the education and training policies of governments throughout the developed world and is presented as a powerful solution to a wide range of economic and social challenges. Norway is often regarded as a country that has perhaps made more progress towards this ideal than many…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Educational Change, Interviews
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 2001
This one-stop guide for trainers and educators of adults in industry, business, or the professions details a results-oriented instructional strategy that is based on the following principles for instructing adults effectively: (1) act as a leader, helper, guide, change agent, coordinator, and facilitator of learning; (2) promote active…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Attitude Change
Wentling, Rose Mary – 2001
A literature review was conducted to identify critical work force diversity issues in today's changing workplace and identify ways organizations and career and technical education (CTE) practitioners can increase work force diversity. A broad, all-inclusive definition of diversity was developed that focuses on how diversity affects individuals and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Career Development, Cross Cultural Training
Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC. – 1998
This document reports on how key stakeholders in work force preparedness nationwide are responding to pressures of the skills race. Part 1 presents an overview of the skills challenge and the economic and social consequences of failing to meet the challenge. Part 2 examines the impact of the skills shortage on major stakeholders and explains how…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Change
