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Online versions of college courses are attracting hundreds of thousands of students, millions of dollars in funding, and accolades from university administrators. Is this a fad, or is higher education about to get the overhaul it needs?

Becker er þekktur fyrir grein sína frá 1962 um Human Capital og áhrif menntunar á afkomu þjóða, hér tekur hann þemað upp aftur: Presents proposals for upgrading labor force quality in the United States in order to promote economic growth and establish a strong position in international markets. Importance of human capital to economic development; Education and training of workforce; Strengths and weaknesses of human capital; Reorientation of immigration policy to admit more younger, skilled workers. Education and other human capital are important in promoting economic growth and a strong position in international markets. The U.S. needs to upgrade its average labor force quality. This paper presents a number of proposals to accomplish this goal that would not require a lot of public spending but would better prepare the U.S. for a world emphasizing information and skills as well as stiffer competition from other countries.

The Nordic Council of Ministers has initiated this comparative study of the political efforts to promote lifelong learning for all, including low-skilled labor, in the Nordic countries. The aim is to provide an overview of the political efforts and to create a basis for specific comparisons in order to support mutual inspiration and learning among the Nordic countries. The study is based on the Nordic countries' development and implementation of political initiatives in three main areas concerning competence development:  The cooperation between authorities and social partners on adult and continuing education initiatives  The interaction between providers and businesses including guidance on adult and continuing education and competence development, and  Efforts to strengthen adults' key competencies in relation to participation on the labor market and in society

Becker er þekktur fyrir grein sína frá 1962 um Human Capital og áhrif menntunar á afkomu þjóða, hér tekur hann þemað upp aftur: Presents proposals for upgrading labor force quality in the United States in order to promote economic growth and establish a strong position in international markets. Importance of human capital to economic development; Education and training of workforce; Strengths and weaknesses of human capital; Reorientation of immigration policy to admit more younger, skilled workers. Education and other human capital are important in promoting economic growth and a strong position in international markets. The U.S. needs to upgrade its average labor force quality. This paper presents a number of proposals to accomplish this goal that would not require a lot of public spending but would better prepare the U.S. for a world emphasizing information and skills as well as stiffer competition from other countries.

"Theories of Learning in Educational PsychologyTheories and Theorists for 150 years"

Stephen Brookfleld rannsakar hvort nám fullorðinna sé sérstakt.

Í þessari grein er fjallað um niðurstöður rannsóknar á hvað hvað hafði áhrif á virkni nemenda í fjarnámi.

Spennandi grein... en slóðin vísar í tímaritið en ekki greinina sjálfa ;-) Hér er slóðin í greinina: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/Fall133/sampson_ballenger133.html

Lýsing á rannsóknir mcClusky á fullorðnu fólki

Texti ræðu sem Gary S. Becker hélt 1992 um samband menntunar, gæði vinnuaflans og efnahagslífs. (Becker skrifaði manna fyrstur um efnahagslegan ávinning af hærra menntunarstigi 1962)

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