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Pan, Gary; Seow, Poh-Sun; Shankararaman, Venky; Koh, Kevin – Journal of International Education in Business, 2021
Purpose: Although it is clear that there are many benefits of academic-industry partnership through project-based learning (PBL) courses offered by universities, however, there are challenges in establishing such partnerships that if not addressed, may result in either failure of such collaboration or an unpleasant experience for parties involved.…
Descriptors: Management Development, Partnerships in Education, Student Projects, Active Learning
Belfiore, Mary Ellen – 1997
A study was conducted to show the effect that participation in workplace committees has on committee members. The subjects were 34 members of Workplace Education Center (WEC) projects of ABC Canada who work on establishing and maintaining workplace literacy initiatives; they were interviewed by phone or in group discussions. The study found that,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Committees, Cooperation
Wan-Mohamed, Wan Azlinda; Yunus, Mohamed Hafis – Online Submission, 2009
Generic skills are skills which contribute towards individual's effective and successful participation in the workplace. For juveniles, Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) is one of the platforms that provide them generic skills which enable them to compete for job market. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of generic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Vocational Education, Technical Education
Cooperative Learning: The Benefits of Participatory Examinations in Principles of Marketing Classes.
Peer reviewed
Graham, Reginald A.; And Others – Journal of Education for Business, 1997
Describes procedures for participatory examinations, a method for achieving student collaboration in marketing education. Suggests that the method teaches students group process, persuasion, teamwork, and other skills needed in the contemporary workplace. (SK)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics, Group Testing, Higher Education
Hunter, Emily M.; Perry, Sara Jansen; Carlson, Dawn S.; Smith, Steven A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
Work-family scholars now recognize the potential positive effects of participation in one life domain (i.e., work or family) on performance in other life domains. We examined how employees might benefit from team resources, which are highly relevant to the modern workplace, in both work and nonwork domains via work-family enrichment. Using the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Job Enrichment, Family Environment, Job Satisfaction
Kirstein, Kurt D., Ed.; Schieber, Craig E., Ed.; Flores, Kelly A., Ed.; Olswang, Steven G., Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
In the rapidly changing world of higher education, innovative approaches to teaching adults are needed to drive instructional practices for helping to prepare the professionals of the future. The papers collected in "Innovations in Teaching Adults" were originally presented at a conference at City University of Seattle. The authors of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Adult Students, Adult Learning
Wagner, June G. – Keying In, 2002
The feature story in this issue, "Managing the Collaborative Learning Environment," focuses on the growing emphasis on teamwork in the workplace. It discusses how the concept of empowering employees in the workplace is evolving and the benefits--faster decision making, lower costs and absenteeism, higher productivity and quality, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Education Work Relationship
Owens, Thomas R.; And Others – 1990
A study examined innovative workplace practices in companies that employ significant numbers of entry-level workers. In Phase 1 of the study, a literature review was undertaken, and interviews were conducted with human resource directors in 58 companies in the Pacific Northwest nominated as exemplary in their work with entry-level workers.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
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Steinberg, Neil; Kaleda, Paul – Workplace Education, 1986
Examines a proposal utilizing a series of models that enable Service Delivery Areas to provide eligible in-school youth with JTPA (Job Partnership Training Act) services through the schools' vocational co-op programs. Describes goals, delivery system, accomplished objectives, and benefits to the student, service delivery area, school district,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Job Placement, Models
Getty Education Inst. for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA. – 1996
Business leaders are increasingly realizing that arts education is beneficial in preparing young people for the workplace. Increasingly, business is acknowledging that arts education develops collaborative and teamwork skills, technological competencies, flexible thinking, and an appreciation for diversity. The need for imagination and creativity…
Descriptors: Art Education, Basic Skills, Creativity, Education Work Relationship
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing, Washington, DC. – 1997
This document presents and discusses the national skill standards for advanced high-performance manufacturing that were developed during a project that was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education. The introduction explains the need for national skill standards. Discussed in the next three sections are the following: benefits of national…
Descriptors: Blueprints, Business Administration, Communication Skills, Competence
Perceptions of Co-Operation and Collegiality by Participants of a One-Day Challenge Course Programme
Wolfe, Brent D.; Dattilo, John – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2007
While many studies have sought to understand challenge courses and their benefits, less emphasis has been focused on understanding participants' perceptions of these programmes. In this study, 16 adults working at a dental office attended a one-day challenge course programme designed to teach lessons about co-operation. Data were collected via "in…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Collegiality, Cooperation, Adults
Gershwin, Mary Crabbe – Workforce Skills: Newsletter of Educational Partnerships in Colorado, 1996
The Colorado workplace program completed an open-ended program evaluation that examined the following: how people involved in workplace learning change, what the shape of that change is, and what impact that change may have. It explored the perspectives of two groups closely involved in the workplace learning process: participants and their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Educational Benefits, Employee Attitudes
Spronken-Smith, Rachel – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2005
This paper first describes problem-based learning; second describes how a research methods course in geography is taught using a problem-based learning approach; and finally relates student and staff experiences of this approach. The course is run through regular group meetings, two residential field trips and optional skills-based workshops.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Speech Communication, Research Methodology, Geography
Brandt, Susan Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although research literature has shown management circles the benefits of incorporating humor into the workplace and effective ways to resolve conflicts, none exists on the role of humor and its interplay with conflict management. This study addresses the question, "What relationships exist between the "Self-Perceived" and…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Deafness, Hearing Impairments