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ERIC Number: EJ1005731
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1595
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Are Green Jobs Career Pathways a Path to a 21st-Century Workforce Development System?
Scully-Russ, Ellen
Adult Learning, v24 n1 p6-13 Feb 2013
This article examines policy reports that advocate for new green jobs career pathways to help grow the green economy and create new opportunity structures in the green labor market. The reports are based on a series of propositions about the nature of green jobs and the existence of the political will to invest in new green education programs to support the green economy. The purpose of this article is to introduce educators and practitioners to the policy frameworks and propositions that shape their work to deliver effective green education and certification programs. It offers practical advice on how to understand and influence the basic premises on which green education policies and training resources are based. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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