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Hill, Dave – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2009
In this paper, the author critiques what he analyses as the misuse of statistics in arguments put forward by some Critical Race Theorists in Britain showing that "Race" "trumps" Class in terms of underachievement at 16+ exams in England and Wales. At a theoretical level, using Marxist work the author argues for a notion of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Social Class, Ethnic Groups, Underachievement
Hettinger, James – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1998
Looks at how the Bureau of Labor Statistics determines the numbers and projections for the Occupational Outlook Handbook. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Market, Statistical Analysis
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Sieling, Mark S. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Earnings differences are relatively small between women and men in narrowly defined jobs; however, relatively few women fill the higher levels of these jobs. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Females, Males, Salary Wage Differentials
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Waldman, Elizabeth – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
The family unit has become the focus for policy planning, program evaluation, and research. The data series published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics permits policymakers and planners to address social and economic issues affecting families on a more timely basis. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Family (Sociological Unit), Labor Market, Policy Formation
Bishop, John – 1997
This paper addresses conflicting views on whether there is now or will soon be a surplus of college graduates and other skilled workers by analyzing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Ten questions (and the answers reached) are addressed: (1) "Do the latest BLS projections of college graduate supply actually predict a bust--a…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Higher Education, Labor Market
Carnoy, Martin – 1983
Causes of the significant decrease in productivity growth and dramatic increase in unemployment in the United States since the mid-1960's are examined in order to test the underlying assumption of current economic policies that increasing capital savings and investments will create fuller and more productive employment. Data on trends in…
Descriptors: Capital, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Economic Change, Economic Research
Prather, James E.; And Others – 1982
A format for isolating key components of the faculty flow process and communicating this information to interested audiences is described, and formal faculty flow models are reviewed. Many rational faculty flow models are based on the Markov-chain analytical framework; however, when funding and enrollments are uncertain, the complexity of faculty…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning, Employment Patterns