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Fry, Richard; Parker, Kim – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
A Pew Research Center analysis of 2018 Census Bureau data finds that post-Millennials (ages 6 to 21) are the most racially and ethnically diverse generation of Americans, and they are entering college at a higher rate than generations of the past. Their parents are more likely to have college degrees and have a higher median income than the…
Descriptors: Demography, Profiles, Census Figures, Children
Baldwin, Roger G.; Zeig, Michael J. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
What is an emeritus professor? The emeritus role means different things at different colleges and universities, but generally it has an elusive, ambiguous quality. It may simply mean that a professor has retired with an honorific title acknowledging many years of service to an institution. Or it may mean that a senior professor has transitioned to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Role, Retirement, Professional Identity
Costrell, Robert M.; Podgursky, Michael – Education Finance and Policy, 2010
While it is generally understood that defined benefit pension systems concentrate benefits on career teachers and impose costs on mobile teachers, there has been very little analysis of the magnitude of these effects. The authors develop a measure of implicit redistribution of pension wealth among teachers at varying ages of separation. Compared…
Descriptors: Teacher Retirement, Educational Finance, Retirement Benefits, Costs
Leslie, David W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2005
Faculty now have the task of using retirement options creatively, and institutions, of finding common purpose with faculty.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Retirement, Developmental Stages, Age Differences
Smith, W. Stanton – Community College Journal, 2006
There are three generations that exist in the workplace today: baby boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y. Each generation shows an entire spectrum of human values, attitudes and beliefs. This article describes the characteristic attitudes and expectations of each generation. The author examines the differences that cause conflict and describes coping…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Baby Boomers, Age Differences, Influence of Technology

Safa, Helen I. – International Migration Review, 1984
Assesses the contribution women make to the social reproduction of working class families in Puerto Rico. Analyzes the role of women in the industrialization of Puerto Rico (especially since 1940) and the impact of women's earnings on the household economy. Suggests that increased female migration may result from the continuing export-led…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Patterns

Bean, Frank; And Others – International Migration Review, 1984
Uses 1980 Public Use Microfiles to delineate four Mexican-origin immigrant status groups--post-1975 Mexican-born noncitizens, pre-1975 Mexican-born noncitizens, self-reported naturalized citizens, and native-born Mexican Americans. Argues that the pattern of sociodemographic differences reveals that the first two categories contain a substantial…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Data Analysis, Demography, Educational Background
DeAngelis, Karen J. – Online Submission, 2003
The study examines the early career paths of a random sample of individuals who earned their Illinois Type 75 administrative certificates in 1999-2000. (Contains 2 footnotes, 7 charts and 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Certification, Career Development, Gender Differences
Medley, Carol – 1979
National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Experience (NLS) data were used to describe those people who work outside the traditional 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. work day. Depending on the approximate time of day they worked, respondents were classified into four categories of workers: day, evening, night, and split shift (working hours interrupted by…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Demography, Employees
Herndon, Gwen K. – 1995
This study compared characteristics of adults with visual impairments who were either successful or unsuccessful in retaining jobs in competitive employment settings. Data were obtained from a database of vocational rehabilitation (VR) client cases collected from 1978 to 1986. The final sample included three groups: (1) a noncompetitive group of…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Blindness, Case Studies
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
A national survey of 25,780 college faculty and 872 institutions investigated patterns in race, part- and full-time employment, disciplines, academic rank, and institution type. Overall, only one-third work part time, with the highest proportion in community colleges. Data are presented, by racial group and gender, for each of these variables.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Age Differences, College Faculty, Employment Patterns
Smith, Leslie Whitener; Rowe, Gene – 1978
The report presents data on demographic, social and economic characteristics of 2.8 million persons 14 years of age and over who did farmwork for cash wages or salary in 1976, and summarizes some of the more pertinent changes in the size, composition, and employment patterns of hired farmworkers. Data, taken from a survey conducted by the Bureau…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Employed Women
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
Of the 108 million women age 16 or over who were part of the 1999 civilian noninstitutional U.S. population, 65 million (about 60%) were either employed or actively looking for work. In 1999, black, white, and Hispanic women participated in the labor force at rates of 63.5%, 59.6%, and 55.9%, respectively. According to projections, women will…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Career Choice, Career Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
Statistics regarding Australians participating in apprenticeships and traineeships in the automotive repairs and service trades in 1995-1999 were reviewed to provide an indication of where skill shortages may be occurring or will likely occur in relation to the following occupations: motor mechanic, automotive electrician, and panel beater. The…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Apprenticeships, Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
Statistics regarding Australians participating in apprenticeships and traineeships in the electrical and electronics trades in 1995-1999 were reviewed to provide an indication of where skill shortages may be occurring or will likely occur in relation to the following occupations: electrical engineering associate professional; electronics…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate
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