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Human capital
(redirected from Human Capital Theory)

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Human capital
The unique capabilities and expertise of individuals.


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Sharf's (2006) human capital theory is a theory that career development professionals could consider when working with Black/African American students.
Differences between Black/African American and White college students ... by Fuller, David P. / Career Development Quarterly
Human capital theory has a focus on the labour needs of nation-states and the 'human capital theory of education'--a concept emerging from neo--classical economic theory which earned Garry Becket (1957) a Nobel Prize and has dominated educational programs since the 1960s in New Zealand as well as Australia and Canada (Marginson, 1993).
Global teachers with globite cases by Reid, Carol / Australian Journal of Education
On the supply side, classical human capital theory states that the low level or low quality of education received by African Americans explains why African Americans make less money than Caucasians (Becker 1993).
English non-fluency and income penalty for Hispanic workers by Yang, Song / Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
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