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Competing in the global economy is now more than ever a necessity. American literacy standards are being called into question because of the inability of the American educational and workforces to keep up with the changing labor market and its demands for different types of literacy. Eunice Askov suggests a thorough reworking of the definition of literacy and the standards by which students and educators are judged. The definition of literacy itself must change if Americans are to improve their ability to compete and thrive.
Traditional assessment models have become sorely outmoded. Those traditional literacy models have helped define what literacy is, and hence, have impaired the ability of American students to compete and thrive in the global marketplace. Literacy must take into account student performance and progress, as well as the values endemic in the community. Issues related to diversity also play into the evolving definition of literacy in American adult education.
Adult education in particular needs to change its definition of literacy and also the whole model of education. Askov points out that many adults returning to the educational system after failing to meet its standards will not succeed in a system that is built upon the same ideals. Race, class, gender, and corresponding power structures also play into how educators approach adult learners. Adult education presents a host of challenges not present in elementary education, problems that refer to the very values upon which the society is formed. Research and theories in psychology and learning present multiple perspectives upon which educators and policy makers can build a more promising future for adult learners. Visions for the future include embedding metacognitive skills into adult learning programs. Adult learners need literacy skills, not so they can score well on standardized testing but so they can reach their highest potential as human beings. Grassroots movements may be the key to promoting adult literacy throughout the country, to making adult literacy and learning top priorities.
Global Economies Each region in the world has a different economic policy guided by various fundamentals and policies in place. Members of a region may dictate how the business in that particular region is conducted. Several factors therefore have to be considered by businesses and countries when they want to engage in business with one another. When doing business, a critical analysis of the host country in terms of the macroeconomic
Rather, the organizations or the future will have to create mutual dependencies and new organizations structures that enable networks of management and "virtual" or "boundary less" organizational structures that facilitate organizational effectiveness in the "turbulent" business environment (Mccann, 2004: 42). This means that organizations must become more agile to act more decisively, cultivating and aligning resources more quickly and creating and transforming as well as sharing knowledge more efficiently (Mccann,
The third sets of factors that are driving international trade growth are the cultural ones that are the most criticized and discussed in the context of globalization. These factors include the rapid spread of westernized cultural values and purchasing habits vs. those that are native to a given region of the world. For example, the rapid rise in western culture within India and Muslim-led countries are a case in point.
The global economic condition needs to be a call to becoming competitive with aggressive intelligence, not a reason to give up. If anything, the more challenging the economic condition, the greater specialized knowledge and intelligence become to anyone attaining their career objectives. In good economic times the flexibility fo the job market is so elastic and agile it is relatively easy for anyone to get a job and launch
The different generational expectations among workers means that employers will have to tailor their compensation packages much more individually than in the past. Implemented properly, the situation might present some opportunities both to employees and to employers. One way would be to let employees to choose what benefits they want. If their priority is health-care, then they might choose a benefits package that gives more coverage, if their priority is
Employee Motivation in Global Economy Motivation is the key to success in every organization regardless of the nature of work in which it is involved. This is because employees today are no longer the 'hired hands' of organizations but are instead viewed as human capital that is essential for long-term success of the firm. Every organization therefore believes in extracting the best out of this capital and for this purpose motivation