Learning for life how continuous education will keep us competitive in the global knowledge economy / Jason Wingard and Michelle LaPointe.
| Author/creator | Wingard, Jason |
| Other author | LaPointe, Michelle. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : AMACOM--American Management Association, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | How continuous education will keep us competitive in the global knowledge economy |
| 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 -- Jpmorgan chase -- 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Learning for life New York : AMACOM--American Management Association, 2016. 9780814433638 (hardcover) |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015010330 |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780814433645 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |