The role of community colleges in skills development : lessons from the Canadian experience for developing Asia / / Asian Development Bank

• Autore: Maneva-Sleimann Blagovesta
• Pubblicazione: Metro Manila, Philippines : , : Asian Development Bank, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (105 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.103
• Soggetto topico: Community and college - Canada; Community and college - Asia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Tables; 1: Characteristics of Community Colleges in Selected Countries; 2: Changes in the Distinguishing Features of Community College Systems in Canadian Provinces and Territories over Time; Figures; 1: Percentage Shares in Total Funding of Canadian Community Colleges and Vocational Schools by Funding Source, 2011-2012; 2: Canadian Postsecondary-Education Transferability Pathways; 3: Growth in Mulheres Mil Project Beneficiaries; 4: The Eight-Step VELT Program; 5: The VELT Training Process; Boxes ; 1: Canada's Community Colleges, Institutes, and Polytechnics at a Glance2: Postsecondary and College Education Outputs in Canada; 3: The Contribution of Colleges and Institutes to the Canadian Economy; 4: Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; I: Introduction; The Role of Community Colleges and Vocational Education in Economic Development; Purpose of the Study; Structure of the Book; II: Canadian Community Colleges and Skills Development; Evolution of Canadian Community Colleges as Vehicles of Skills Development ; Administrative Structure of the Canadian Community College SystemPrimary Characteristics of the Canadian Community College System; Comprehensive Nature of the Canadian Community College Curriculum; Governing Mechanisms and Local Community Involvement; Accountability and Results-Based Management; Funding; Leadership; Developing Employable Skills; Developing Entrepreneurial Skills; Applied Research; Postsecondary Pathways and Transferability; Learner-Centered Philosophy; Summary of Factors in the Success of Canadian Community Colleges in Skills Development; Contemporary Challenges ; III: Canadian Community Colleges as International Development PartnersInternationalization of Postsecondary Education and Skills Development; Evolution of Canadian Community College International Programs; The Mulheres Mil Project: Skills for Inclusive, Sustainable Growth; The VELT Program: Building Leadership for Skills Development Institutions; IV: Implications of the Lessons from Advanced Skills Development in Canada for Developing Asia; Overall Context; General Implications of the Canadian Community College Experience for Skills Development in Asian Developing Countries ; Specific Implications of the Canadian Community College Experience for Skills Development in Asian Developing CountriesV: Conclusion; References; Appendixes; 1 Profiles of Selected Canadian Community Colleges; 2 Community Colleges in Support of Youth Employment Strategies; 3 Summary of Responses to Interview Questions
• Titolo autorizzato: The role of community colleges in skills development
• ISBN: 92-9257-225-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824976603321
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