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Bahn, Susanne; Barratt-Pugh, Llandis – International Journal of Training Research, 2014
This paper presents the findings of an evaluation of the mandatory Construction Induction Training initiative (CIT). The paper details a pilot study conducted in 2010 with the commercial construction sector and a subsequent study in 2011 of the housing and civil sectors conducting business in the metropolitan area of Perth and in regional Western…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Construction Industry, Training, Required Courses
Taghavian, Alexander H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Workforce development represents a central priority in a comprehensive effort to create wealth, industry thickening, and broad-based prosperity. From the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, the Sacramento Region experienced anemic economic growth and remained behind the nation in job creation. Contextualized in the aftermath of the economic…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Economic Development, Geographic Regions, Economic Factors
Davison, Alice, Ed.; Eckert, Penelope, Ed. – 1990
Papers on women in linguistics are presented in five groups. An introductory section contains: "Feminist Linguistics: A Whirlwind Tour"; "Women in Linguistics: The Legacy of Institutionalization"; "Reflections on Women in Linguistics"; and "The Structure of the Field and Its Consequences for Women." Papers on trends and data include: "The Status…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cultural Isolation, Deans, Doctoral Dissertations
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on organizations in transition that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Human Resource Development in an Industry in Transition: The Case of the Russian Banking Sector" (Alexander Ardichvili, Alexander Gasparishvili) reports on a study…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Adult Education
2001
This document contains three papers on informal learning and human resource development. "Workplace Learning Reviewed: Confronting the Rhetoric with Empirical Research" (Rob F. Poell, Ferd J. Van der Krogt) discusses the considerable discrepancy between theory on workplace learning and actual workplace learning-related developments in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Adult Learning, Case Studies
Tackey, N. D.; Tamkin, P.; Sheppard, E. – 2001
Relatively little research has focused on how organizational culture and existing methods of evaluating the job performance of minority ethnic groups have contributed to exclusion from, and discrimination in, the workplace or on how organizations can address these issues. The evidence suggests the existence of a widespread tendency in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Career Development