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Katie Shakour; Tim Ransom; Eliza Gallagher; Karen Johnson; Rebecca Short; Jonathan Beck; Kapil Chalil Madathil – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an abrupt change in educational programs worldwide, including workforce development education in community colleges. Given the hands-on requirements of these programs, considerations for changes included if and how instructors and students could maintain academic continuity during the pandemic. This article focuses on…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Labor Force Development, Education Work Relationship
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Robiul Islam; Happy Kumar Das – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2024
This study investigates the role of English literature in fostering essential soft skills necessary for employability in the context of Bangladesh's educational system. This paper employs qualitative methods, including interviews with faculty members and senior students from tertiary-level colleges affiliated with the National University. The…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literature, Soft Skills, Skill Development
Beer, Allison – Association of Community College Trustees, 2019
Adults who are out of work typically have low levels of education and limited work experience. In response, there has been an increased interest among leaders from the higher education and business communities to expand "earn and learn" opportunities that connect people to both postsecondary education and a career. Apprenticeships are a…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Labor Force Development
Harney, John O. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2017
On June 28, the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) convened members of the Commission on Higher Education and Employability (CHEE) in Providence to discuss concrete ways New England employers, education leaders and policymakers can work together to ensure a successful, equitable workforce future. The Commission comprises high-powered…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Employers, Administrators
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Anderson, Valerie; Gilmore, Sarah – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the introduction of a new experience-based learning process in the learning and teaching of human resource development (HRD) within a professionally accredited curriculum in a UK University. Design/methodology/approach: An action enquiry approach is taken, and qualitative data gathered over a full academic year…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning), Labor Force Development
Kuchinke, K. Peter, Ed. – 2000
This two-volume document contains the proceedings of the 2000 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). Volume 1 contains the following materials: conference overview; text of a town forum on social responsibility and human resource development (HRD); papers from symposia 1-24; and papers from innovative sessions 1-4. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)