A survey of 109 visually impaired adults subsequent to their placement in competitive employment revealed that level of education, age, and race were strong determining factors in later financial success. Results suggest that visually impaired persons should extend educational experiences to increase potential earnings, age and race being…

Examines the characteristics of landed immigrants (permanent settlers) from Asia, and explores their settlement, adaptation, and integration experience in Canada. It suggests that access to Canadian land does not always translate into equal opportunity in the economy and society, but notes that Canada may be more successful at assimilating Asian…

The empirical relationship between educational attainment and credentials with socioeconomic attainment is well established, but why this relationship arises remains in doubt. The author of this article discusses seven types of middle-range theories meant to explain the relationship: human capital, screening (including filtering), signaling,…