Workforce development networks in rural areas: building the high road

1. Introduction -- 2. Rural labor markets, networks and workforce development -- 3. Employer training : individual investments in collective goods -- 4. Community colleges in rural America : new roles and challenges -- 5. Workforce development networks : the visible hand at work -- 6. Shoot the alli...

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1. Verfasser: Green, Gary P. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass Edward Elgar Pub c2007
Schriftenreihe:Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
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Zusammenfassung:1. Introduction -- 2. Rural labor markets, networks and workforce development -- 3. Employer training : individual investments in collective goods -- 4. Community colleges in rural America : new roles and challenges -- 5. Workforce development networks : the visible hand at work -- 6. Shoot the alligators or drain the swamp : can grassroots efforts make a difference?
Rural areas face numerous challenges in building a high-wage, high-skilled workforce. In response to these obstacles, many regions have established workforce development networks that provide stronger linkages between employers, schools, training institutions and community-based organizations. Gary Paul Green examines in this book how these networks are organized, why employers and training institutions participate in them and whether they are effective
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-142) and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 144 Seiten) ill
ISBN:9781847204226
DOI:10.4337/9781847204226