Lists 16 firms that offer child care consulting services to employers and communities. Each entry includes a brief description of the firm and its services, contact person, address, and phone and fax numbers. Some include e-mail and Web site addresses. (TJQ)

"Research Messages 2008" is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research in 2008, including conference papers and occasional papers. It also has an overview of the research highlights for the year. The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to…

This is volume 2 of a two-volume series that addresses the critical need to forge closer ties between corporate America and Hispanic Americans. Volume 2 presents strategies for involving Hispanics in business. Techniques are given for developing businesses that will tap the Hispanic population as consumers and workers. The key elements of this…

Information (current as of January 1981) is provided on over 800 corporate programs to match employee gifts to education institutions. In the central listing, the following information is given on each program: the name of the corporate donor and its program name; the year established; existence of other aid programs; the eligibility of the…

The 18 firms listed in zip code order in this directory offer consulting services on employer-supported child care to employers and communities. Inclusion in the directory does not imply an endorsement from "Child Care Information Exchange." Examples of consultants listed include Bright Horizons Family Solutions, ChildrenFirst, and New Horizon…

In 1989, a group of employer representatives in the Denver metropolitan area formed an employers' roundtable to address work and family issues. A survey developed by the roundtable was sent to employers in the Denver area in 1992. This directory compiles the results of the survey. Section 1 of the directory summarizes employers' efforts to provide…

The conference reported in this document brought together parents and employers to identify practical strategies to help youth with disabilities succeed in the transition to the world of work. The conference attempted to enhance partnerships among parents; employers; national, state, and local governments; and organizations devoted to improving…

Contained in this special report is a list of the 243 institutions that have collective bargaining agents. The citations are divided by the bargaining agent, and then listed by 4-year or 2-year institutions. The bargaining agents listed are: American Association of University Professors; National Education Association; American Federation of…

This document presents results of a study to identify employers on the Navajo reservation conducted for the purpose of helping vocational rehabilitation counselors place American Indians with disabilities living on the reservation into appropriate jobs. The study identified 962 businesses on the reservation, not including churches. Businesses are…

The catalog describes jobs performed in business and industry by persons with disabilities. Each job described is performed by a specific disabled individual. Job descriptions are indexed by disability and job title. Each job description specifies the type of job, the disability of the person performing the job, company information (e.g., company…

Information is presented on 141 public and private employers based on a survey of over 1,000 major employers in 14 counties of Northeastern New York State. This publication is designed to increase awareness and utilization of tuition assistance provided by these employers and can be used by the staff of colleges and other educational institutions…

This collection of materials includes seven items distributed by the State of California's Child Development Programs Advisory Committee. The first item, a report on infant care regulations describes hearings on infant care regulations held by the committee in January and February of 1990. Testimony covers the topics of staffing, capacity/ratio,…

Although at least one-third of U.S. high school students are employed, many parents, employers, and workers are confused or uninformed regarding the mix of federal and state laws that apply to young people in the workplace. This guide is a sourcebook on federal and state legislation that affects workers under the age of 18. It describes exactly…

This forty-page annotated bibliography includes specific information on career planning programs for women employees (or activities of such programs). Program listings appear alphabetically by community and junior college and alphabetically by employer. An index by state is also provided. Listings include name of college or employer, contact…

In order to comply with federal law, all employers must take certain affirmative actions designed to remedy the effect of job discrimination, no matter how inadvertent or unintentional that discrimination might be. Employers, therefore, must actively recruit employees for all job levels from the ranks of minority groups and women. This directory…