This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Engaging More Employers in Nationally Recognised Training to Develop Their Workforce. Research Report" (ED616445) and is an added resource for further information. This support document reports on the outcomes of the interviews with representatives of the…

Certification in the public health workforce is key to professionalizing public health. However, professionals who are certified in public health (CPH) are allowing certification to lapse by failing to report earned public health continuing education (PHCE) credits. As a result, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) is not able to…

Principals in urban school districts directly and indirectly affect school communities through student achievement, teacher retention, and school climate. When a high-quality school principal leaves a school, it can negatively affect these areas due to the interruption of progress toward school improvement goals to increase student achievement.…

For over three decades, studies have focused on the high attrition rate of Housing and Residence Life (HRL) professionals. Rates of attrition for HRL professionals are between 30 - 60% during the first five years of employment. Given these rates, researchers cite concerns for the profession's sustainability (C. Anthony, 2016; Beech and Dickson,…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the challenges and the career resilience experienced by HMF during retention efforts at public, metropolitan higher education institutions striving to have more inclusive and diverse faculty. The research questions guiding this study were: What are the perceived challenges of…

This study explored stories and lived experiences of high-school principals in the state of Wisconsin. The research question addressed was as follows: What are the stories of high-school principals with five or more years in the same school? Specifically, I addressed how, if at all, flexibility, situational awareness, and ambiguity tolerance…

This dissertation explores how entrepreneurs form strategy, organize, and compete in nascent markets that emerge within institutional fields. In these settings, entrepreneurs face the dual challenges of creating successful ventures while also navigating (and perhaps changing) the institutional field. Despite the challenges, nascent markets within…

In this study, a sequential exploratory design was applied to inquire about the ontological aspects of coaching and its role in the state of Washington early learning Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) - Early Achievers. Researchers in the past have demonstrated positive child level outcomes of instructional coaching and professional…

Information technology (IT) and computing are growing fields, offering far more job opportunities than applicants. Yet, little data are available to indicate how course content, employer needs, and additional learning opportunities work together the prepare graduates to enter the IT workforce. To understand the extent to which learners were…

In the early years of the twenty-first century, the European Union faced an influx of refugees from war-torn areas of the world. By the end of 2015, nearly a million new refugees had arrived in Germany alone, half of them from Syria. Understanding how the Syrian refugee population has interacted with the German system of higher education is…

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine the effect of talent management (TM) practices on employee performance (EP) among academic staff of Malaysian private universities (MPU) through employee engagement (EE). Design/methodology/approach: This paper used both descriptive and quantitative approaches, while the research unit of analysis…

Objective: This project analyzed recent doctoral dissertations addressing the role of community colleges in rural development for the purpose of identifying themes in the reported results and offering recommendations for future research. Methods: A meta-synthesis approach was utilized with 20 doctoral dissertations from the time period 2009 to…

Purpose: This paper aims to disclose the implications of the 4th Industrial Revolution for vocational and professional qualifications and their systems. It also seeks to enhance more active discussion of experts and researchers about the change of vocational and professional qualifications created by the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution.…

Digital technologies are an integral facet of human existence, changing how humans find information, the way humans communicate and even human behavior. This transition applies to education as well, with the continued growth of artificial intelligence (AI) reshaping the higher education landscape at two- and four-year institutions alike. AI is…

The objective of this study was to explore and empirically investigate the relationship between the labour force across educational levels and foreign direct investment (FDI), and to facilitate comparisons of education statistics and indicators across countries based on uniform and internationally agreed definitions. The analysis focuses on OECD…