Gaps in America’s Work Force Jess Tourville Endicott College October 13‚ 2013 Managerial Economics Richard Weissman Summary In the well written article Stubborn Skills Gap in America’s Work Force‚ the author Eduardo Porter describes how fictitious the idea of workers in America really is. When asking President Obama which country develops and breads the most skilled work force he said hands down the United States. Obama’s direct words about the work force were “more productive
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Correction facilities being ran privately instead of being run by the government is a growing concept that has been meet with both praise and skeptisism. Pratt and Maahs‚ describe privatization in corrections as a growth industry state “Rooted primarily in the political and economic context of the 1980s. The movement to privatize public services has received increasing support in response to taxpayer demands that government provide more services with fewer resources. Advocates of correctional
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in Aulette and Wittner) These numbers also increase for people of different races‚ including an increased gap between women and men within those races. This phenomenon is called the “feminization of poverty‚” simply women are more likely to be living in poverty compared to men. (Aulette and Wittner) The feminization of poverty represents how poverty in our country is sexist. Women in the United States only earn 81 percent of what men make and the United States remains one of
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The Role of Higher Education in the Work Force Traditional notions of education are no longer sufficient to prepare a workforce for a contingent and dynamic world. Currently‚ we live in an era driven by information‚ global competition‚ and new technologies that are changing the way we think‚ live‚ and work. The Industrial Revolution was built on machinery‚ skills and labor; however‚ the information and knowledge-based revolution of the 21st Century is being built on investment‚ intellect‚ and creativity
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The article focused on demographic change as a major global force shaping the world economy. In a similar article published by SHRM in 2008‚ Workplace Forecast‚ the predictions hold true with key demographic trends such as: 1) the aging population‚ 2) retirement of large numbers of Baby Boomers‚ 3) generational issues‚ and 4) a greater demand for work/life balance (Society for Human Resource Management‚ 2008). Moreover‚ issues of increased retirement
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Corrections MW 2:30-3:45 8/28/13 Deterrence Two types - General and specific General: Punishment as an example to the general public Specific: Punishment inflicted on criminals to deter Asumptions Operates under utilitarianism: human behavior is governed by the individual’s risk vs reward Punishment must be certain‚ swift‚ severe Are these reasonable assumptions? Incapacitation Defined: Simply put‚ when individuals are incarcerated or executed‚ they cannot commit further crimes
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Running head: COMMUNITY TEACHING WORK PLA Community Teaching Work Plan Cristeta Flynn‚ Lynette Ortiz‚ Virginia Wilson‚ James LaRue Grand Canyon University Community Teaching Work Plan This is a Community Teaching Plan Work Proposal group project for the city of San Diego‚ and our target community is children in elementary school. We have chosen primary health promotion/prevention and will address Childhood Obesity‚ which falls under the category of Nutrition and
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1. A “calendar stick” carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation. (A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them (B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them (C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians
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Theoretical knowledge Our community intervention followed the guidelines of two models of community work to facilitate a more organized and informed approach for making our intervention at the Bless the Children Home orphanage practicable. The Community Education model and the Community Development model we found applicable to our community intervention. In addition to these two models we also employed our education of cultural awareness to help us to be more useful to the children in the orphanage
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be given an alternative to less serious crimes. This will help them to learn right from wrong and better understand the justice system. Alternatives such as: house arrest‚ community services‚ and electronic monitoring. (Regoli‚Delisi‚& Hewitt). Since many juveniles have deeper issues‚ keeping them engaged within their community will help them understand
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