Learning for life : how continuous education will keep us competitive in the global knowledge economy / Jason Wingard and Michelle LaPointe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wingard, Jason, author.

LaPointe, Michelle, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor supply--Effect of education on.

Labor supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How continuous education will keep us competitive in the global knowledge economy

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, [2016]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Today’s global knowledge economy requires individuals and companies alike to quickly adapt to new tools and strategies. To remain competitive, both must continually upgrade their skills. In the United States, however, support for ongoing education lags far behind other developed nations, creating a crippling skills gap. How did we get to this point, and why are other countries faring markedly better? What keeps our nation’s vast network of corporate training, workforce development, and K-12 and college education so fragmented and inefficient? Gathering insights from key thought leaders and exemplary programs, Learning for Life examines: Why America’s existing educational models are failing employees and employers The shift from content knowledge toward new ways of thinking and working, grounded in creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration Policies and programs that are working in the U.S. and abroad Recommendations for overhauling our education and training infrastructure and building partnerships between providers and employers In a constantly changing world, the stakes are high to ensure our workforce performs. Learning for Life points to the most promising pathways for getting there.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Foreword / John Fallon, CEO, Pearson

Preface

The context

How did we get here? a history of education and training in the united states

Organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd) better skills, better jobs, better lives

Educational providers

Jpmorgan chase

World economic forum

Middlesex community college

University of liverpool

Employers

Executive perspective: united technologies corporation

Employee scholars program

National football league (nfl)

Aramark

Boeing

Coordinating agencies

Executive perspective : north carolina community college system

National urban league

Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching

Africa-america institute

Northern tier industry and education consortium

Jobs for the future

Swiss federal institute of technology

The path forward

What do we know about programs to support lifelong learning?

What might an effective system of lifelong learning look like?

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814433645

0814433642

OCLC:

920970863