ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Examining the Workforce Skills Communication Gap: Research Overview and Key Findings
Author: Bartosek, Michele
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Job Skills,Communication Skills,College Graduates,Education Work Relationship,Outcomes of Education,Labor Force,Employment Patterns,Educational Strategies

Recent research describes a gap between the workforce skills employers need and the skills college graduates bring to the workforce. Making strides toward closing the workforce skills gap means that institutions, employers, and students must work together to cultivate a shared understanding of how strategic collaboration and communication are mutually beneficial. As such, the purpose of this study was to examine whether, or to what extent, institutions are using workforce trends to align and measure learning outcomes and help students communicate their levels of workplace skill proficiencies to potential employers. The research questions included: (1) How is your institution using workforce trends to align and measure learning outcomes?; (2) How is your institution utilizing workforce trends to design and measure learning experiences connected to learning outcomes?; and (3) What methods are used at your institution to teach students to communicate their level of skill proficiencies? This Research Brief presents five key findings on a student workforce skills communication gap, whereby students have appropriate workforce skills upon graduation but may lack the communication skills to effectively articulate these to potential employers. In addition, a Playbook is available that presents strategies for college and university leaders, employers, and students to overcome this workforce skills gap. These publications provide institutions of higher education with strategies and insights to better apply workforce trends to institutional decision-making, in terms of their programmatic and course design efforts. [For the corresponding Playbook, see ED633660.]
Employers&apos; Use and Views of the VET System 2023. Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics
Author: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) (Australia)
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Employers,Employer Attitudes,Vocational Education,Job Training,Labor Needs,Employment Qualifications,Apprenticeships,Trainees,Informal Education,Accreditation (Institutions),Foreign Countries

This publication presents information on employers' use and views of the vocational education and training (VET) system. The findings relate to the various ways in which Australian employers use accredited and unaccredited training to meet their skill needs and their satisfaction with the training. Australian employers can engage with accredited training in three main ways, by: (1) having jobs that require vocational qualifications; (2) employing apprentices and trainees; and (3) using nationally recognised training, other than through apprenticeships and traineeships. Employers can also use unaccredited and informal training.
Spanning the Workforce Skills Communication Gap: A Playbook for Educators, Employers, and Students
Author: Bartosek, Michele
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Guides - General
Subjects: Job Skills,Communication Skills,College Graduates,Education Work Relationship,Outcomes of Education,Labor Force,Employment Patterns,Educational Strategies,Public Colleges,Private Colleges,Two Year Colleges

This yearlong qualitative research project examined the perspectives, experiences, and expertise of academic leaders, program directors, and faculty in tying learning outcomes to workforce skills at a variety of public and private two-year and four-year institutions across the United States. This research centered on students' workforce skills development, which is particularly important at this critical juncture in time as workforce needs and student aspirations have rapidly shifted due to the global pandemic. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine whether, or to what extent, institutions are using workforce trends to align and measure learning outcomes and help students communicate their level of workplace skill proficiencies to potential employers. This playbook is designed for institutions and employers looking to amplify their collaborative efforts to graduate qualified and skilled workforce talent. &quot;Spanning the Workforce Skills Communication Gap&quot; presents key findings from a study conducted through a research partnership between the Online Learning Consortium and HP, and will help educators create a cohesive learning experience for students that incorporates awareness, knowledge, and skill building. For students, this playbook offers strategies for developing a professional narrative that tells the story of the strengths they've gained throughout their academic and career experience. [For the Research Overview and Key Findings, see ED633655.]
Grit in Juvenile Delinquents: Educational Policy Implications
Author: Coker, David C.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Juvenile Justice,Self Esteem,Delinquency,Institutionalized Persons,Correctional Institutions,Outcomes of Education,Correctional Education,Personality Traits,Resilience (Psychology),Persistence,Correlation,Self Control,Mental Health,Academic Achievement,Behavior Problems,Screening Tests,Child Behavior,Questionnaires,Mental Disorders

Most studies on grit examined participants who were more successful than others and found grit was a significant factor. There was a gap in the literature for participants with extreme failure, first-time-detained juvenile delinquents, and the impact of grit. The purpose of the present study was an explanatory and exploratory study of grit and the interaction with other factors for first-time-detained juvenile delinquents. A sample of juvenile delinquents incarcerated for the first time in the United States was used. The results, using analyses of variances and correlational analysis, suggested grit in juvenile delinquents incarcerated correlated negatively with a mental illness screener and positively with higher social self-esteem. Examining grit at different levels revealed juvenile delinquents had other factors which impact grit. A discussion about the meaning of labeling theory followed from the results, and recommendations to improve educational outcomes in juvenile detention centers were given.
Making Thematic Analysis Systematic: The Seven Deadly Sins
Author: Coker, David C.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Methodology,Qualitative Research,Research Problems,Journal Articles

Thematic analysis is a methodology with wide use in content analysis and field work through interviews, observations, and focus groups. Despite popularity with researchers, there are several questions and problems with the methodology. There was an absence in exploration and explanation of the methods and hidden steps in thematic analysis. Using a case study with a thematic analysis of the methods of thematic analysis and an autoethnography, issues and concerns were examined across a broad sample of articles published using thematic analysis. Seven major problems permeate thematic analysis research, and recommendations to improve thematic analysis and all qualitative research are presented.
A Thematic Analysis of the Structure of Delimitations in the Dissertation
Author: Coker, David C.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Doctoral Dissertations,Graduation Rate,Doctoral Students,Universities,Scoring Rubrics,Writing (Composition),Research Design,Readability Formulas,Computational Linguistics,Language Usage,Discourse Analysis

The purpose of the research was to examine the function and application of delimitations--what the researcher includes and excludes in a study--in the dissertation process. The aim was to map the delimitations process to improve research, rigor and relevance of findings, and doctoral completion rates using a formalized and standardized approach applied flexibly. The structure of delimitations in dissertations were examined using descriptive quantitative statistics and a qualitative thematic analysis from 28 universities. The first stage included delimitations from 30 dissertations. Triangulation was conducted using the findings with a training set of delimitations in 15 dissertations with a rubric generated from the primary sample. Findings suggested doctoral students used delimitations haphazardly and lacked a systematic application to research. Three major themes emerged from the delimitations sections: rituals, equifinality, and pragmatism. Topics within delimitations sections centered around two axes: the internal topics of sampling procedures and factors/variables and external topics of research design and conceptual/theoretical framework. Poorly understood and developed delimitations negatively impacted findings in dissertations, completion rates, and future research skills of doctoral students. By applying delimitations to a design of research framework in a community of learners, doctoral students and dissertation chairs could improve the dissertation completion process and improve research results using a Delimitations Evaluation Rubric.
Education and Earnings of Canadian-Born Black Populations. Insights on Canadian Society. Catalogue No. 75-006-X
Author: Wall, Katherine
Date: 2023-08-22
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Blacks,Educational Attainment,Income,Immigrants,Generational Differences,Census Figures,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Geographic Location,Individual Characteristics,Wages

This study uses the 2021 Census to describe the educational attainment and earnings of the Canadian-born Black population, focusing on three groups: (1) those with at least one African-born parent (African-origin); (2) those with at least one Caribbean-born parent (Caribbean-origin) and (3) those whose parents were both born in Canada (Canadian-origin). Comparisons are drawn with the non-racialized, non-Indigenous population, both second generation and third generation or more. The study provides a descriptive analysis of the demographic and educational characteristics of the three Canadian-born Black populations, followed by a regression analysis examining factors affecting earnings, including educational attainment, job characteristics, and other factors.
Identification and Counterfactuals for Program Evaluation of Career and Technical Education
Author: Ross, Stephen L.
Date: 2020-09-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Vocational Education,Program Evaluation,Educational Experience,Regression (Statistics),Control Groups,Randomized Controlled Trials,Case Studies

This paper considers recent efforts to conduct experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations of career and technical education programs. It focuses on understanding the counterfactual, or control population, for these program evaluations, discussing how the educational experiences of the control population might vary from those of the treated population and the ways in which the treatment and control populations used for evaluation may differ from each other. The paper begins by discussing the key identification strategies and the associated assumptions used to identify program effects, including regression and propensity score matching, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs, randomized controlled trials, and lottery-based admissions. It then presents a series of case studies evaluating the counterfactual for specific studies that used each identification strategy.
Development of Diagnostic Assessments in Probability for Middle Graders
Author: Lee, Hollylynne
Date: 2019-04-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Middle School Students,Interviews,Misconceptions,Test Items,Test Validity,Models,Probability,Thinking Skills,Mathematics Tests,Test Construction,Student Attitudes,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8

The research shared in this conference paper report illustrates how an iterative process to item development that involves expert review and cognitive lab interviews with students can be used to collect evidence of validity for assessment items. Analysis of students' reasoning was also used to expand a model for identifying conceptions and misconceptions about probability. Participants at the conference will discuss the model and how several items can be used to diagnose students' probabilistic reasoning.
Investigation of Secondary School Student&apos;s Value Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding to Physical Education and Sports Lesson
Author: Temel, Ahmet
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Physical Education,Team Sports,Comparative Analysis,Course Content,Educational Games,Physical Activities,Teaching Methods,Grade 7,Measures (Individuals),Lesson Plans,Friendship,Self Control,Justice,Social Responsibility,Prosocial Behavior,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries

This research aimed to examine the value perceptions and attitudes of secondary school students towards physical education and sports lessons. The research, which was designed in a quasi-experimental model with a pretest-posttest control group, was conducted with 91 7th-grade students in the second semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. The students were divided into 4 groups according to the course content applied in the physical education lesson: &quot;Sports Education Model (SEM),&quot; &quot;Physical Activity Card (PAC),&quot; &quot;Traditional Children's Games (TCG)&quot; and &quot;Control Group (CG).&quot; Physical education lessons were carried out with the groups for 10 weeks. The data were collected using the mixed method explanatory sequential design approach. &quot;Physical Education and Sports Lesson Values Education Scale&quot; and &quot;Physical Education and Sports Attitude Scale&quot; were used to collect quantitative data. In the analysis of the data, arithmetic means, correlation, Wilcoxon, Mann Whitney U, and Kruskal Wallis analyzes were performed. Qualitative data, on the other hand, were collected through lesson observations and focus group interviews and analyzed by content analysis. According to the research findings, there has been an increase in secondary school students' physical education lesson value perceptions and attitudes. The most developed value of the students was friendship, followed by self-control, helpfulness, justice, and responsibility, respectively. The students in the TCG and SEM groups showed more improvement in their helpfulness, friendship, and general value perception. Those in the TCG group improved more in responsibility and self-control than the CG and PAC groups. Physical education lesson attitudes of SEM, PAC, and TCG group students improved more than CG students. While there was a development in favor of males in self-control value, no significant difference was found in other values dimensions and course attitudes according to gender. A positive moderate relationship was found between students' value perceptions and course attitudes. In the focus group interview, the students in different groups interpreted the research findings in different ways. As a result of the research, TCG and SEM were at the forefront in the development of students' value perception, and PAC and TCG in the development of course attitudes. Based on these results, it is recommended that teachers teach lessons with different models, methods, and course materials.
Improving Measurement in Career and Technical Education to Support Rigorous Research
Author: Dougherty, Shaun M.
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Information Analyses
Subjects: Vocational Education,Measurement Techniques,Improvement,Educational Research,Measures (Individuals),Models,High Schools,Colleges,Learner Engagement,Credentials,Educational Certificates,Educational Attainment,Labor Market,Outcomes of Education

Nationwide in 2013, more than half of all high school graduates (58%) earned two or more credits in a career and technical education (CTE) subject area. Among college students, more than two thirds of all undergraduate credentials (68%) were awarded in an occupational area. Yet although CTE is well subscribed, little is known about the efficacy of this programming. Most studies of CTE have not used research designs that support causal inference, relying instead on information from nationally representative or statewide datasets to estimate relationships between students' CTE course taking and subsequent education and employment outcomes. These studies tend to associate students' in-school experiences and post-program results with levels of credit accumulation, but they do not account for other measures of experience that educators and policymakers argue are likely to contribute to any potential impact. As a result, the literature has failed to fully capture the effect that CTE programming has on individuals who concentrate their studies in a comprehensive, high-quality CTE program of study. Reauthorization of federal CTE legislation and increasing attention to the career preparation of youth will continue to draw attention to the field; for this reason, there is a need to strengthen the rigor of CTE research to estimate the impact of CTE exposure on students. We catalog the measures of CTE exposure used in prior studies, document measures and outcomes in more recent causal studies, and offer a framework for how to measure CTE exposure and outcomes in the future to contribute to this work.
Equity Framework for Career and Technical Education Research
Author: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Research Network at American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Date: 2022-10-00
Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Subjects: Equal Education,Vocational Education,Educational Research,Program Administration,Research Design,Measurement,Data Collection,Data Analysis,Costs,Information Dissemination

Systems for learning and producing knowledge, such as career and technical education (CTE), often reproduce inequities unless an equity-focused lens is used when designing, implementing, and evaluating programs. This framework presents guidance for conducting CTE research with an intentional focus on equity. Developed by the CTE Research Network's Equity in CTE Workgroup, the framework illustrates how researchers can infuse an equity approach into research from start to finish and provides real and hypothetical examples from CTE research. The framework addresses equity at six stages of the research life cycle--Stage 1: Project Management; Stage 2: Research Design; Stage 3: Measurement and Data Collection; Stage 4: Data Analysis; Stage 5: Cost and Resource Equity; and Stage 6: Reporting and Dissemination. [This report was written by the Equity in CTE Workgroup of the Career and Technical Education Research Network.]
Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation Framework for Selected State Universities
Author: Abejo, Maria Corazon B.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Planning,Efficiency,Information Technology,Leadership,Economic Factors,Public Colleges

Purpose: The highly competitive education environment poses a great challenge to State Universities in the Philippines. Consequently, the need to take on new information system solutions to properly address partial and unintegrated systems is a must. This research is focused on developing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation framework that would serve as a tool for improving the university's operational efficiency. Method: In this study, the ERP critical success factors were determined through the Delphi Method, and weights were assigned to indicate their importance based on experts' consensus using Principal Component Analysis. Data collated from the selected state universities were summarized and treated to determine their readiness for the ERP system. Results: It was observed that the university with high awareness and the finest ICT practices has a strong potential in adopting the system. The organizational and socio-economic factors identified remarkably have a greater impact on the successful implementation of the system, thus, achieving this requires improvement in organizational performance and effectiveness. Generally, most of the universities in the study are ERP-ready and find the proposed framework highly acceptable as a useful reference. Conclusions: Strong executive leadership and commitment are essential elements to ensure success. It was also established that the socio-economic factors are more perceptible, therefore, enhancing employee's knowledge of the benefits of the ERP system can increase their flexibility and involvement in ERP system projects. Recommendations: It is recommended that these universities consider using the Readiness Assessment provided in this study to assist in decision-making and the proposed framework as a guide in planning and strategizing for effective ERP implementation. Practical Implications: The framework developed may be used as a springboard for improving the university's IT infrastructure and for upgrading their technologies leading to enhanced user experience and increased operational efficiency. This can further serve as the basis for policy intercession in the future.
Bracha L. Ettinger and Education: An Annotated Bibliography (2008-2023)
Author: Fisher, R. Michael
Date: 2023-05-00
Type: Reference Materials - Bibliographies
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Annotated Bibliographies,Educational Theories,Educational Philosophy,Curriculum,Feminism,Matrices,Educational Research,Educational Practices,Art Education,Distance Education

The Israeli contemporary artist, psychoanalyst, philosopher and aesthetics theorist, Bracha L. Ettinger, has made significant impacts with her &quot;Ettingerian Matrixial Theory&quot; since the early 1980s. This feminine-centric post-Lacanian theorizing has been taken up by many scholars and practitioners across diverse countries and disciplines and since 2008. Professional educators have started to cite her work and apply it to learning, pedagogy and curriculum for improving the field of Education. This annotated bibliography offers the first summary of these citations and applications as a guide for future studies and further educational applications. To date, 78 publications by educators have cited and utilized Ettinger's work between 2008-23.
Gentrification and Schools: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options. A Civil Rights Agenda for California&apos;s Next Quarter Century
Author: Mordechay, Kfir
Date: 2023-11-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Social Class,Urban Renewal,Urban Areas,Neighborhoods,School Desegregation,Racism,Educational Policy,Outcomes of Education,Neighborhood Schools,School Demography

The rapid gentrification occurring in major cities may have a significant impact on California and the distribution of wealth and opportunity for its families, similar to the vast suburbanization that occurred during the baby boom era. The White flight from central city neighborhoods has far-reaching consequences, particularly in regard to school segregation, which became an often-intractable problem. However, there is substantial and growing evidence of the enduring benefits for children who attend diverse schools. This study aims to explore whether the return of White and middle-class families to gentrified areas in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Diego has the potential to help desegregate the schools or if it merely rearranges the geography of segregation for students of color, reinforcing racial inequality. [Foreword by Gary Orfield.]