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Precarity of Post Doctorate Career Breaks: Does Gender Matter?
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Jones, Karen – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Against a background of Bologna process goals to improve employment prospects for PhD graduates, and the crisis of precarious employment conditions and prospects afflicting postdoctoral researchers -- hitherto postdocs, the OECD ([2021], "Reducing the Precarity of Academic Research Careers." In "OECD Science, Technology and Industry…
Descriptors: Postdoctoral Education, Doctoral Degrees, College Graduates, Gender Differences
Preliminary Examination of Return to Work Interests among Unemployed Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Research Brief. Spring 2019
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Wu, Rongxiu; Corbin, Amanda; Goldstein, Penina; Adams, Chithra; Rumrill, Phillip; Bishop, Malachy; Sheppard-Jones, Kathy – Human Development Institute, 2019
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders in the world, and it is increasing in incidence and prevalence in the United States. Some 10,000 new cases of MS are diagnosed each year in the US (Kalb, 2016). Initial symptoms are most often evident during early adulthood, typically between the ages of 20 and 50 (Kalb,…
Descriptors: Reentry Workers, Unemployment, Neurological Impairments, Employment Patterns
Back to Work: Expectations and Realizations of Work after Retirement
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Maestas, Nicole – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
This paper analyzes a puzzling aspect of retirement behavior known as "unretirement." Nearly 50 percent of retirees follow a nontraditional retirement path that involves partial retirement or unretirement, and at least 26 percent of retirees later unretire. I explore two possible explanations: (1) unretirement transitions result from failures in…
Descriptors: Retirement, Work Attitudes, Older Workers, Employment
Employment Status after Spinal Cord Injury (1992-2005): A Review with Implications For Interpretation, Evaluation, Further Research, and Clinical Practice
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Young, Amanda E.; Murphy, Gregory C. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The purpose of this study is to review the research conducted on the topic of employment status after spinal cord injury that was published between 1992 and 2005. This study follows on from an earlier review that focused on papers published between 1976 and 1991. The current study extends the earlier review by reporting an aggregate employment…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Injuries, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Ready4Work "In Brief": Update on Outcomes; Reentry May Be Critical for States, Cities. P/PV In Brief. Issue 6
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Farley, Chelsea; McClanahan, Wendy S. – Public/Private Ventures, 2007
This issue of "P/PV In Brief" provides updated data from the Ready4Work prisoner reentry initiative, with a focus on the prison crisis occurring in many cities and states. While much more research is needed to understand the true, long-term impact of prisoner reentry initiatives, outcomes from Ready4Work were extremely promising in terms of…
Descriptors: Reentry Workers, Adults, Institutionalized Persons, Demonstration Programs
Ready4Work "In Brief": Interim Outcomes Are In: Recidivism at Half the National Average. P/PV In Brief. Issue 4
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Farley, Chelsea; Hackman, Sandra – Public/Private Ventures, 2006
This issue of "P/PV In Brief" reviews interim outcomes from the Ready4Work prisoner reentry initiative. Funded by the US Department of Labor and the Annie E. Casey and Ford foundations, Ready4Work is a three-year national demonstration project designed to address the needs of the growing ex-prisoner population and to test the capacity of…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Institutionalized Persons, Adults, Demonstration Programs