Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Southern Arizona, United States 2011
Southern Arizona is a major gateway for trade with Mexico. Its economic engine, the Tucson metropolitan area has developed into a hub of light-based industries, but ranks near the bottom third of US cities in per capita income. State funding for education is in decline, accentuated by the economic c...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Higher Education in Regional and City Development,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acronyms
- Assessment and recommendations
- Chapter 1. National and regional context
- -1.1 Geography and population
- 1.2 Regional economy
- 1.3 Tertiary education in the United States
- 1.4 Tertiary educational attainment in Arizona
- 1.5 Tertiary education institutions in Southern Arizona
- 1.6 Governance and funding of tertiary education in Arizona
- 1.7 Contribution of tertiary education to the regional development
- References
- Annex 1.A1 PISA 2009 results
- Chapter 2. Contribution of tertiary education to human capital development
- -Introduction
- 2.1 Widening access
- 2.2 Improving the balance between labour market supply and demand
- 2.3 Lifelong learning and distance education
- 2.4 Strategic co-ordination of the regional human capital system
- 2.5 Elaborating a financially sustainable expansion model
- Conclusions and recommendations
- References
- Chapter 3. Contribution of tertiary education institutions to regional innovation
- -Introduction
- 3.1 Policy framework and regional actors in the US and Southern Arizona
- 3.2 Southern Arizona – moving towards a high wage economy
- 3.3 Responding to regional needs and demands
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Chapter 4. Social, cultural and environmental development
- 4.1. Environmental sustainability and "green" industries
- 4.2 Demographic change and ethnic diversity
- Conclusions and recommendations
- References
- Annex 4.A1 Victoria University access and success programme
- Chapter 5. Capacity building for regional co-operation
- -Introduction
- 5.1 Maintaining the region’s attractiveness
- 5.2 Challenges
- 5.3 Supporting regional innovation and capacity building for regional cooperation
- 5.4. A way forward
- References
- Annex A. OECD review team
- Annex B. Programme of the review visit
