An Assessment of the Present and Future Labor Market in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq : Implications for Policies to Increase Private-Sector Employment
| An Assessment of the Present and Future Labor Market in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq : Implications for Policies to Increase Private-Sector Employment |
| Autore | Shatz Howard J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 331.1209567/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Advice on careers & achieving success
Development studies Labour economics Management & management techniques Middle Eastern history |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Business
History Management & Organizational Behavior Sociology |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8993-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Education Levels, Skills, and Labor-Force Participation of Potential Future Labor-Market Entrants -- Skills Gaps and Expected Private-Sector Labor Demand in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq -- Scenarios for Sectoral Employment Growth in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq -- Labor-Market Information Systems -- Conclusions and Policy Directions -- Appendix A: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: The RAND Skills Survey -- Appendix B: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: Sampling Design. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219971803321 |
Shatz Howard J.
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| RAND Corporation, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Education of Syrian refugee children : managing the crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan / / Shelly Culbertson, Louay Constant
| Education of Syrian refugee children : managing the crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan / / Shelly Culbertson, Louay Constant |
| Autore | Culbertson Shelly |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (115 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.8269140956 |
| Soggetto topico |
Refugee children - Education - Middle East
Refugees - Syria Internally displaced persons - Syria Refugee children - Government policy - Middle East Refugee children - Services for - Middle East Refugee children - Education - Turkey Refugee children - Education - Lebanon Refugee children - Education - Jordan |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9246-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Background and Study Objectives; Regional Context and Considerations; Time Frames, Scenarios, and the Politics of Expectations; Study Approach, Limitations, and Organization of the Report; CHAPTER TWO: Access; Access Policies, Data, and Rates for Formal Education; Barriers to Formal Education; Alternative Educational Programs; Policy Considerations; CHAPTER THREE: Management; Roles and Responsibilities; Plans and Budgets; Information for Decisionmakers and Refugees
Policy ConsiderationsCHAPTER FOUR: Society; Structure of Refugee Education and Considerations for Social Cohesion; Issues of Certification; The Relation Between Livelihoods and Access to Education; The Classroom as a Protective Environment; Policy Considerations; CHAPTER FIVE: Quality; Quality of Education for Refugees; Quality of Education for Citizens; Policy Considerations; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusion; APPENDIX A: Research Agenda in Support of Syrian Refugee Education; Abbreviations; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220142203321 |
Culbertson Shelly
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| Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Focus on the wonder years : challenges facing the American middle school / / Jaana Juvonen ... [et al.]
| Focus on the wonder years : challenges facing the American middle school / / Jaana Juvonen ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.236 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JuvonenJaana
LeVi-Nhuan KaganoffTessa AugustineCatherine ConstantLouay |
| Soggetto topico |
Middle schools - United States
Middle school education - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-45136-7
9786612451362 0-8330-3615-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; The RAND Corporation Quality Assurance Process; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Goals, Terms, Methods, and Organization; Purpose; Defining Our Terms; Methodology; Scope; Organization; A Final Note; CHAPTER TWO - A Brief History of the U.S. Middle School; From an "Eight-Four" to a "Six-Six" Grade Configuration; The First Junior High Schools; The Junior High Becomes the Middle School; A Middle School Concept Emerges in the 1980's; Developmental Responsiveness in the 1990's; Role of Professional Organizations
Recent Debates and Research Findings Challenges, Recommendations, and Exploratory Ideas; CHAPTER THREE - Core Practices of the Middle School Concept; Interdisciplinary Team Teaching; Flexible Scheduling; Advisory Programs; A More Recent Practice: Looping; Obstacles for Implementation; Challenges, Recommendations, and Exploratory Ideas; CHAPTER FOUR - Academic Achievement; Sources of Data and Limitations; Comparing U.S. Students with Their Peers in Other Countries; Performance of Middle Grade Students Over Time; Achievement and the Accountability Movement Understanding and Addressing Achievement Gaps Challenges, Recommendations, and Exploratory Ideas; CHAPTER FIVE - Conditions for Student Learning; Social-Emotional Problems and School Functioning; Disengagement, Social Alienation, and Dropping Out; Classroom Context and School Climate; School Safety; International Comparisons of Conditions for Learning; Challenges, Recommendations, and Exploratory Ideas; CHAPTER SIX - Principals; Effective Leadership; Principals' Perceptions of School Problems, Tasks, and Goals; Challenges, Recommendations, and Exploratory Ideas CHAPTER SEVEN - Promoting Teacher Competence Through Training Preservice Training for Middle School Teachers; Professional Development for Middle School Teachers; Challenges, Recommendations, and Exploratory Ideas; CHAPTER EIGHT - Parental Involvement; The Many Forms of Parental Involvement; Parent Involvement and Student Achievement; Declining Parental Involvement; SASS Analysis of Parental Involvement in Elementary, Middle, and High Schools; CHAPTER NINE - Whole-School Reform Models; Different Ways of Knowing; Turning Points Transforming Middle Schools Model; Making Middle Grades Work Middle Start Initiative Talent Development Middle School Model; AIM at Middle Grades Results; Implementation and Sustainability Issues; Challenges, Recommendations, and Exploratory Ideas; CHAPTER TEN - Conclusions and Recommendations; Summary of Findings; Recommendations; Looking to the Future; APPENDIX A - Characteristics of U.S. Public Schools Serving Middle Grades; APPENDIX B - International and National Data Sets; APPENDIX C - Factor Analysis of Health Behavior in School-Aged Children; APPENDIX D - Research Recommendations This; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219963903321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improving the Mongolian labor market and enhancing opportunities for youth
| Improving the Mongolian labor market and enhancing opportunities for youth |
| Autore | Shatz Howard J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Collana | [Research report] Improving the Mongolian labor market and enhancing opportunities for youth |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Employment - Mongolia
Youth - Economic aspects - Mongolia Education - Mongolia Occupational training - Mongolia Labor & Workers' Economics Business & Economics |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9351-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220113403321 |
Shatz Howard J
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| RAND Corporation, 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Initiatives to improve quality of education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq
| Initiatives to improve quality of education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| Autore | Vernez Georges |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Collana | [Research report] Initiatives to improve quality of education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational change - Evaluation - Iraq - Kurdiståan
Education - Training of - Iraq - Kurdiståan Education and state - Kurdiståan - Iraq Private schools - Iraq - Kurdiståan Teachers - Kurdiståan - Iraq Theory & Practice of Education Education Social Sciences |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9445-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220111903321 |
Vernez Georges
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| RAND Corporation, 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making an impact in the Kurdistan region -- Iraq : summary of four studies to assess the present and future labor market, improve technical vocational education and training, reform the health sector, and build data collection capacity
| Making an impact in the Kurdistan region -- Iraq : summary of four studies to assess the present and future labor market, improve technical vocational education and training, reform the health sector, and build data collection capacity |
| Autore | Anthony C. Ross |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Human services - Iraq - Kurdistān
Labor market - Iraq - Kurdistān Vocational education - Iraq - Kurdistān Technical education - Iraq - Kurdistān Health care reform - Iraq - Kurdistān Social Welfare & Social Work - General Social Welfare & Social Work Social Sciences |
| ISBN |
9780833089304
0833089307 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220117403321 |
Anthony C. Ross
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| RAND Corporation, 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq
| Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq |
| Autore | Hansen Michael L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Collana | RAND Corporation monograph series Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil service - Iraq - Kurdiståan
Public service employment - Iraq Manpower policy - Kurdiståan - Iraq Economic development - Iraq - Kurdiståan Government - Non-U.S Law, Politics & Government Government - Asia |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8633-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Summary -- Introduction -- Methods, information sources, and data -- Employment in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq -- Fostering private-sector development: taking advantage of private investment and reforming the enabling environment -- Fostering private-sector development: outsourcing and privatization of government functions -- Skills and education of civil-service employees -- The civil-service compensation system and personnel policies -- Strategies for voluntary civil-service separation -- Conclusions -- Appendixes -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220099803321 |
Hansen Michael L
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| RAND Corporation, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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