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Alster, Judith, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This document, which is based on a symposium devoted to capitalizing on the new work force, contains five reports describing how major U.S. corporations are dealing with the demographic changes currently under way in the United States. "Whither the Work Force?" (Delores Wolf) discusses the proper role of corporations in coping with a lack of…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
Johnson Foundation, Inc., Racine, WI. – 1978
Four conference presentations analyze changing workforce needs and consider their implications for higher education. Richard Hey presents an overview of trends in lifestyles in the United States, discussing the changing roles of women, new structures of primary relationships, mid-life career change, increased lifespan, and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Demography, Educational Objectives, Employed Women
McGuire, Georgianna; Nicolau, Siobhan – 1997
This report from the 1997 Aspen Institute seminar concerns how demographic changes in American will affect Hispanic Americans' role in the business community. Section 1, "Lashes: Back, Front, and Sideways" (Harold Hodgkinson), describes pervasive national pessimism over demographic change and documents universal backlash to that change…
Descriptors: Advertising, Business, Demography, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Fragomen, Austin T., Jr., Ed.; Tomasi, Lydio F., Ed. – 1980
This volume presents viewpoints of immigration law experts, policy makers, and representatives from the private sector on reforms of U.S. immigration/refugee law and policy proposed by the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Areas analyzed include effects of immigration and immigration policy on the U.S. population and on the…
Descriptors: Church Role, Civil Liberties, Demography, Federal Legislation
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1989
According to participants at a conference on a more productive work force, the United States faces many challenges in the workplace. The workplace is changing rapidly, responding to technological advances, and facing increased global competition. Change is the norm, and the United States' competitive advantage increasingly will depend on the…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance
National Univ. Continuing Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1988
Presentations made at a 1987 forum on continuing higher education leadership sponsored by the National University Continuing Education Association include: "Shifting Demographics: Implications for the Community and Higher Education" (David Hayes-Bautista); "Minority Issues: Central Theme or Footnote" (Sarah Melendez);…
Descriptors: Competition, Continuing Education, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
Travelers Insurance Companies, Hartford, CT. – 1982
This report consists of excerpts from nine papers presented at a conference on managing an aging workforce. The first excerpt deals with the nature and impact of age-related changes. Discussed next is the need to better identify the changes that come with age and to develop improved methods to assess human capability without respect to age. The…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Business, Demography
Berman, Phyllis W., Ed.; Ramey, Estelle R., Ed. – 1982
These proceedings consist of 26 papers delivered at a conference devoted to research on the health and development of women. The focus of the conference was on women's health concerns, female development from infancy to womanhood, women and work, reproduction and giving birth, women and the family, sexuality, and the middle and later years.…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment Patterns, Family Life, Females
Hayes, Cheryl D., Ed. – 1980
These proceedings contain summaries of five working group discussions and a discussion of suggestions for future research from an ad hoc meeting on Work, Family, and Community (Fedruary 21-22, 1980) in Washington, D.C. The meeting had these objectives: (1) to identify salient policy and research issues associated with changing patterns of labor…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Services, Demography, Employed Parents
Wacker, Gabrielle Banick, Ed. – 1987
The following are among the 45 papers included in this proceedings: "Labor Force Changes in the United States: Implications for Education and Training" (Kutscher); "Industry, Employment, and Family Income: Wisconsin's Status" (Stoner); "Future Demographic and Social Trends" (Zach); "International Business in…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Allied Health Occupations
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 1999
A 2-day conference on vocational training as an instrument to combat unemployment was held to discuss employment policy, vocational training, and decentralization in the context of the European Union's (EU's) accession strategy, current employment initiatives, and experiences of the EU's member states and regions. The conference included papers on…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Demography