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Danying Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Background: Although a better understanding of parental influences on college students' occupational identity development (OID) and ultimate career choice(s) can help HRD personnel (including college counselors) provide more relevant and effective career-choice information when advising students, parental influence itself varies by many factors,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Occupational Aspiration, Self Concept
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2012
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement
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Castro, Helio; Putnik, Goran D.; Shah, Vaibhav – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to analyze international and national research and development (R&D) programs and roadmaps for the manufacturing sector, presenting how agile and lean manufacturing models are addressed in these programs. Design/methodology/approach: In this review, several manufacturing research and development programs and…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Manufacturing Industry, National Programs, International Programs
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Lewis, Theodore – Compare: A Journal of Comparative Education, 2007
Culture impedes educational transactions between developed countries, and is often an area of tension when developing countries try to borrow models, or have models imposed upon them. This article uses the German Dual System as a case for examining issues surrounding the adaptation of borrowed models. Since attempts at borrowing models can fail…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Vocational Education, Comparative Education
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Gronn, Peter – Journal of School Leadership, 2002
Examines "designer leadership," a product of customization of leader preparation through adoption of standards-based accreditation and licensing of school administrators. Discusses designer-leadership preparation in relation to its historical precursors. Contrasts the United Kingdom and United States approaches to standards and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Leadership Training