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Margaret W. Cahalan; Nicole Brunt; Terry Vaughan III; Erick Montenegro; Stephanie Breen; Esosa Ruffin; Laura W. Perna – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2024
The theme of the Equity Indicators for 2024 is confronting the realities and exploring feasible solutions related to the paradoxical and unequal higher education system. As the figure shows, higher education in the United States is increasingly the major agent of overcoming poverty and of attaining upward mobility toward the so-called…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Higher Education, Educational Trends, Equal Education
Dennis, Anita, Ed. – Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board, 2020
In a rapidly changing 21st-century economy with growing competition from abroad, continuing to field a world-leading, skilled workforce is both more essential and more challenging than ever to the mission of delivering increasing prosperity for American families and preserving this nation's economic leadership. The US must therefore confront its…
Descriptors: Immigration, Competition, Talent, Skilled Workers
OECD Publishing, 2017
Skills demands are increasing and changing rapidly everywhere, as advanced economies adapt to globalisation, technological change and ageing. Yet Italy is struggling more than other advanced economies to make the transition towards a thriving and dynamic skills-based society. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skills, Supply and Demand, Access to Education
Utah System of Higher Education, 2014
Utah has set the goal of having 66% of its 25-35 age population with a post-secondary degree or certificate by 2020. To achieve this goal, Utah must increase the number of degrees and certificates awarded annually, to a level 25% above the 2010-11 base year level. This requires a continuing focused effort in creating a highly-educated workforce. A…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Public Colleges, Enrollment
Schlick, Stephanie, Ed. – Collegiate Employment Research Institute, 2015
The Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) generated this report from employers currently seeking college talent through their interactions with college and university career services offices. Nearly 200 career service centers from around the country invited their employers to participate in this study. More than 4,730 employers provided…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Personnel Selection, College Graduates, Entrepreneurship
Peterangelo, Joe – Public Policy Forum, 2017
Our latest research assesses Metro Milwaukee's progress on a range of metrics associated with knowledge and innovation. We find our region has made strides in increasing educational attainment levels and adding scientists, engineers, and technology workers to the regional talent pool. Yet, the news is not as encouraging with regard to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Innovation, Economic Development, Educational Attainment
Gaebel, Michael; Zhang, Thérèse; Stoeber, Henriette; Morrisroe, Alison – European University Association, 2021
In Europe today, almost every higher education institution uses digitally enhanced learning and teaching. Since EUA began exploring this topic in 2013, digitally enhanced learning and teaching has been further embraced by higher education institutions across Europe, with general acceptance growing and institutions widely acknowledging the benefits…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Information Technology
Pew Research Center, 2015
Scientific innovations are deeply embedded in national life--in the economy, in core policy choices about how people care for themselves and use the resources around them, and in the topmost reaches of Americans' imaginations. New Pew Research Center surveys of citizens and a representative sample of scientists connected to the American…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Public Opinion, National Surveys, Scientists
Lungu, Vladimir; Bardak, Ummuhan – European Training Foundation, 2018
This report specifically looks at young people and their school-to-work transition patterns in Moldova. The European Training Foundation (ETF) initiated a mapping of the youth employment situation and policies in the six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries in 2017. The aim is to support the countries' institutions and stakeholders in developing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Employment, Skill Development, Public Policy
European Commission, 2017
This current study is part of the actions taken aiming to analyse the links between the operations and effects of higher-education institutions on the capacity to innovate in the economies in Europe. Providing insights into the contribution of higher education to the innovative capacity of the EU economies is crucial for policy making and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Innovation, Economic Development
Schoenfeld, Gregg – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2015
Graduate business school students worldwide typically are motivated to pursue management education to achieve three objectives: to advance their careers, to increase their earning potential, and to develop their business knowledge, skills, and abilities. Once they graduate, these business school alumni discover many paths to fulfilling careers,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, Alumni, Annual Reports
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2016
The State University System (SUS) of Florida is committed to excellence in teaching, research and public service--the traditional mission of universities. This is achieved through a coordinated system of institutions, each having a distinct mission and each dedicated to meeting the needs of a diverse state and nation. This past year, the System…
Descriptors: State Universities, Higher Education, Financial Support, Enrollment Trends
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2016
This system accountability report provides the Data Tables that are appended to the 2014-2015 accountability report. The data tables include detailed statistical information presented in a tabular format on the following subject matter: (1) Financial Resources; (2) Personnel; (3) Enrollment; (4) Undergraduate Education; (5) Graduate Education; and…
Descriptors: State Universities, Higher Education, Financial Support, Enrollment Trends
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2017
The State University System (SUS) of Florida is committed to excellence in teaching, research and public service--the traditional mission of universities. This is achieved through a coordinated system of institutions, each having a distinct mission and each dedicated to meeting the needs of a diverse state and nation. This past year, the System…
Descriptors: State Universities, Accountability, Financial Support, Educational Finance
National Science Foundation, 2018
"Science and Engineering Indicators" ("Indicators") is a biennial congressionally mandated report that provides high-quality quantitative information on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise. The report employs a variety of presentation styles--such as narrative text, data tables and figures--to make the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Engineering Education, Educational Indicators, Information Sources
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