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Download full textArkansas Univ., Hot Springs. Arkansas Research & Training Center in Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1993
This document focuses on employer/employment services in vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs. Vocational rehabilitation is undergoing transformation in employment services to respond to redefined priorities, diverse populations, changing labor markets, state-of-the-art technologies, legislative mandates, and economic factors. Changes in…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedBoylan, Ross D. – Sociology of Education, 1993
Reports on a study of data from the March 1980 Current Population Survey about the impact of the number of high school diplomas and their value in the labor market. Finds that, although traditional economic models suggest that a large number of diplomas diminishes their value, the queuing model shows that it could be an asset. (CFR)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Educational Status Comparison
Huws, Ursula; And Others – 1997
Because teleworking presents major new challenges to human resource managers, trade unions, and others involved in the development of good employment practices, this book provides practical guidelines for good practice in regard to teleworkers that recognize that teleworking is not a single category, but covers at least five distinct groups with…
Descriptors: Adults, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Opportunities
McDougall, Kay; Giallo, Joseph – 1986
In September 1986, a comprehensive labor market survey of Santa Cruz County, California, was conducted by Cabrillo College to assess the employment and training needs of business leaders in the county. Questionnaires mailed to 428 randomly selected businesses and services yielded the following findings: (1) the service and retail industries were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Economic Climate, Employer Attitudes
Griffin, Daniel J. – 1984
In July 1984, Tri-Cities State Technical Institute began a comprehensive study of service and manufacturing industries within a five-county planning area. The study was conducted to obtain information regarding employment and training needs and to increase awareness and utilization of the On-the-Job Training and Targeted Job Tax Credit programs…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
As demographic changes and new labor supply requirements develop in the years ahead, older workers are sure to become even more important to employers and to society as a whole. To date, most employers have just begun to formulate policies to manage an aging work force in a changing economy. Some firms, however, have begun to respond pragmatically…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Business Responsibility, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
