Open research questions in Education, Management, Technology, Human Resources
127 gap statements mined from Education, Management, Technology, Human Resources papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 424 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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The changing workforce, the increasing importance of postsecondary education, the national emphasis on STEM occupations, and the disparities of populations to gain access and equity to postsecondary education and high-wage, highdemand, and high-skilled jobs are all challenges warranting attention for practitioners, school stakeholders, scholars, and policymakers in career and technical education (CTE).
Access to and Equity in Rigorous Career and Technical Education Programs: Trends, Issues, and Future Directions in the Field · 2022 · DOIThere is a need to examine the relationship between occupational aspirations and attitudes to new technology. Cotgrove's thesis has not been fully tested. The study aims to address this gap.
The current educational system is not providing students with the necessary skills for the information society. There is a need for education and training to prepare minorities for the changing job market.
There is a need for education and training programs to develop new skills and for career guidance to shift from a 'matching' to a 'career' model. The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the influence of microelectronics on employment and whole industrial structure in Japan.
Influences of microelectronics on education and training programs and career guidance in Japan · 1985 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in technical-career education, where the rush to career education is leading to a loss of essential skills. The author argues that there is a need for colleges and universities to provide both technical expertise and liberalizing arts and sciences.
The lack of a working partnership between the educational system and the economy in England. The difference in approaches to technical and technological education between England and Belgium.
Technical and Technological Education in England and Belgium: a nineteenth century comparison · 1982 · DOIThere is a need for comparative study of occupational prestige across time and space. The use of a standard occupational status scale is necessary for comparative study. The validity and generality of Treiman's Standard Scale have been sharply questioned.
The difficulty of assimilating the steadily growing volume of scientific knowledge needed by a specialist. The lack of quantitative indices to measure the effect produced on the production process by a specialist's capability to solve narrow special questions and broader general problems.
A longitudinal follow-up study should be conducted to determine the predictive validity of the LCN for nurses. The generalizability of the LCN inventory to other professions should be investigated.
The possibility of trade unionism in the military is a challenge that needs to be addressed. The increasing reliance on contract civilians to perform military tasks is another challenge. The use of civilians to perform tasks that would be seen as military in content is a significant challenge.
The study aims to address this gap by evaluating two models, institution versus occupation, and understanding the implications of this shift on the social structure of the military.
The paper identifies a need to update a previous list of articles from The Vocational Aspect. The paper reveals changes in contributors' interests over time.
The current lock-step course rigidity in curriculum content is not suitable for programs of the future. The need for flexibility, options, and early specialization in physical education programs.
The lack of a systematic approach to relating Occupational Aptitude Patterns to Worker Trait Groups is a gap in the existing structure. The existing structure does not accommodate all aptitude patterns resulting from occupational validation research.
The lack of a systematic and analytic approach to measuring this relationship.
The existing Occupational Aptitude Pattern structure had not been changed for almost 10 years. The structure had limitations that needed to be addressed.
It notes that there is a need for cross-disciplinary training and individualized programs to meet the changing needs of society.
The broadening of secondary school curriculums has made the counselor's job increasingly complex. The lack of criterion data for students who did not enter the vocational and technical curriculum is a limitation. The sample size is limited to 92 students.
Despite heavy theoretical emphasis on the study of the conditions necessary for the digital transformation of companies, few studies have empirically analyzed the effects of adopting certain practices for its implementation.
The paper's findings may be limited by the use of a specific dataset. The paper's methodology may not be generalizable to other contexts. The paper's results may be influenced by the choice of specific occupational ratings.
The sample size was limited to 90 subjects. The study only considered the nursing profession. The reliability and validity of the LCN inventory may not be generalizable to other professions.
This then is a broad outline of the development and operation of our services. It is a system which for some twenty years has certainly been of great service, especially to a certain category of young people those, training in skilled crafts, commerce and industry. Our service has definitely also provided worth while aid to other categories of young people, but only to a lesser degree.
The analysts were unable to make fine distinctions with their rating technique. The OAP structure is a compromise between different desires and needs, and nobody will be perfectly happy with it.
There has been no attempt to relate the exercise of various skills on the job to former training. The dimensions of the relationship are not specified.
The sample size was limited to 92 students. The study only considered students enrolled in the Altoona Area Vocational-Technical School. No criterion data was available for students who did not enter the vocational and technical curriculum.
Most-cited papers in Education, Management, Technology, Human Resources
- From Institution to Occupation · Armed Forces & Society · 1977 · 275 citations
- In the Backrooms of Science · Work and Occupations · 1994 · 153 citations
- The Evolution of the Modern Vocational Training Systems in England and Germany: a comparative view · Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education · 1994 · 51 citations
- Is the German Dual System a Model for a Modern Vocational Training System?: A Cross-National Comparison of How Different Systems of Vocational Training Deal With the Changing Occupational Structure · International Journal of Comparative Sociology · 1992 · 50 citations
- The apprenticeship system in British history: the fragmentation of a cultural institution · History of Education · 1996 · 42 citations
- Kaleidoscope Careers: · Organizational Dynamics · 2007 · 37 citations
- Job Creation and the Knowledge Economy: Lessons From North Carolina's Life Science Manufacturing Initiative · Economic Development Quarterly · 2007 · 36 citations
- ICT training, digital transformation and company performance: an empirical study · European Journal of Innovation Management · 2024 · 28 citations
- Events Leading to the Establishment of the National Training Laboratories · The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science · 1967 · 26 citations
- Vocational training and new production concepts in Germany: some lessons for Britain · Industrial Relations Journal · 1990 · 23 citations
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