The Mississippi Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (MIBEST) initiative is a statewide workforce and economic development effort led by the Mississippi Community College Board and implemented in partnership with the state's 15 community colleges. MIBEST concurrently delivers career and technical education and adult education, targeting…

Emerging adults in rural, boom-bust economies face unique challenges, especially in employment and education. Drawing on emerging adult and social disruption hypothesis literatures, this study examined four primary research questions. First, how do emerging adults in rural boom-bust towns in southwest Wyoming understand and experience boom-bust…

The dental hygiene profession began in 1917 when the first dental hygienist, Irene Newman, was introduced to the workforce. Since that time there have been very few men who have entered the profession, currently only representing 6.1% of the dental hygienist workforce (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021). Very few studies have explored reasons why…

The rapid worldwide expansion of enrolment in higher education (HE) has led to greater diversity among students, with more first-generation learners, HE returnees, and disadvantaged groups. Yet, inequalities in participation persist and have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of flexible learning pathways (FLPs) can help HE…

This chapter focuses on the Government of Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in developing countries. We focus specifically on the assistance provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as the organization mainly responsible for technical cooperation for TVET.…

This chapter investigates the features and historical trends of Japan's educational cooperation for developing higher education institutions. From the early years of its Official Development Assistance (ODA), higher education cooperation assistance for developing universities has been one of the pillars of Japan's ODA. Japan has supported more…

This document provides a technical description of the sources and methods used to generate the set of employment projections by industry and occupation presented in the reports from the Nuffield funded research programme -- "The Skills Imperative 2035: Essential Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce." This Technical report provides details on…

Evidence-based and student-centered instructional methods hold the promise of transforming undergraduate STEM education and simultaneously solving the dual challenge of STEM workforce needs and inequities within STEM. The Learning Assistant (LA) Model was created to reform curriculum, recruit teachers, and inform discipline-based education…

The Council of the Great City Schools (Council or CGCS) has studied the extent to which some of the large urban school districts overcome the impact of low socioeconomic status, English Learner status, and special education needs among students. As key figures overseeing administrative operations and policy implementation, superintendents are…

Emergency response services are vital for enhancing public safety by safeguarding the environment, property, and human lives. As frontline members of these services, 9-1-1 dispatchers have a direct impact on response times and the overall effectiveness of emergency operations. However, traditional dispatcher training methods, which rely on…

Over 30 states have experienced a shortage of music teachers in the past decade. The attrition of early-career teachers is one of the largest contributing factors to the rising demand for teachers nationally, but there is a lack of rigorous empirical research examining characteristics associated with attrition of music teachers. I leveraged data…

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become increasingly popular as a means of delivering education on a global scale. However, comparative analyses across different contexts remain limited. To enhance the effectiveness and inclusivity of MOOCs, it is essential to gain a deeper understanding of course characteristics and learner behaviors in…

Afghanistan's ban on girls' secondary education highlights the limitations of the "out-of-school children" (OOSC) indicator in capturing the complexities of educational access and exclusion. While Afghanistan represents an extreme case, the limitations of the OOSC indicator are globally relevant. Using Afghanistan as a case study, this…

Educator shortages arise when districts are unable to find qualified educators with the appropriate certification to fill open positions. Educator shortages disproportionately impact rural and urban regions and under-resourced schools, and can result in inequitable student access to high-quality instruction and services. Historically, two annual…

The Skills Imperative 2035 is a five-year strategic research programme, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, which is investigating future skills needs, skills supply and skill development, with a particular focus on the 'Essential Employment Skills' (EES) that are projected to be most vital across the labour market in 2035. The focus in this stage…