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Livingstone, D. W. – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
'Employers know that they can hire worldwide now … so, there is limitless supply of people … who can do the job … . they're all qualified, most of them are actually over-qualified … . I'm a wage slave basically, I don't think we have very much social status … . we are replaceable workers … I mean, the employer holds all the cards really. We are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Underemployment, Employment Patterns
Monk, Lee-Ann – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This article examines the exploitation of patient labour at Kew Cottages, Australia's first purpose-built state institution for people with learning disabilities. Analysing historical evidence for the period 1887-1950 shows that unpaid patient labour contributed significantly to the economy of the Cottages and so to the government department of…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Patients, Foreign Countries
Athanasou, James A. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2010
The principle of decent work was first espoused in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since 1999 the International Labour Organisation has operated according to a Decent Work Agenda and in recent times the movement towards the provision of decent work as a means of improving the quality of life has gathered momentum. Decent work is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Development, Civil Rights, Quality of Working Life
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Library Administration and Management Association. – 1991
While it may seem redundant to be considering the library as a humanistic workplace, since most libraries are probably at the upper end of the quality of workplace life, there is always some room for improvement, making the topic worthy of exploration. The most important consideration in a humanistic workplace is how people are treated. There is a…
Descriptors: Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Awareness, Decision Making
The Whole Person at Work: An Integrative Vocational Intervention Model for Women's Workplace Issues.

Giordano, Francesca G. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1995
Explains a vocational intervention model, "the whole person at work group for faculty, staff, and community women": a group counseling approach designed to help women cope with work-related difficulties. Includes a brief overview of women's workplace issues and their connection to some current thoughts regarding women's identity development. (RJM)
Descriptors: Career Development, Employment, Employment Problems, Females
Burns, Robert W. – Religious Education, 2002
Politics are a daily reality in the ministry. In order to identify how pastors develop their political knowledge, eleven pastors were interviewed using a qualitative form of the critical incidents technique. Analysis of the interviews revealed that formal education was seen as helpful, but limited in practical application for daily ministry. Four…
Descriptors: Politics, Developmental Stages, Clergy, Labor Conditions
Texas Work and Family Clearinghouse, Austin. – 1998
A survey of work and family policies in state-supported organizations in Texas was conducted for the Texas Workforce Commission's Work and Family Clearinghouse. Survey questions addressed the prevalence, perceived need, and future direction of dependent care programs and flexible work arrangements (FWA). Key findings in dependent care include: (1)…
Descriptors: Children, Community Resources, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Simmonds, W. H. C. – 1976
Adopting technology to people and examining projects through the eyes of those concerned are two ways new technology and engineering can be installed and successfully operated under the adverse conditions of northern Canada and in the face of predicted labor shortages in the 1980's. Adopting a more flexible technology provides the opportunity for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Employee Attitudes, Engineering, Environmental Influences
Aguirre International, San Mateo, CA. – 2001
This report examines the living and working conditions of adolescent migrant farmworkers. Interviews were conducted with 216 youth working during peak harvest time in six states, as well as with adult farmworkers, family members of working youth, and farm labor contractors. Most of the youth were 14-17 years old, although a few had begun work as…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Agriculture, American Indians
James, David; Diment, Kim – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2003
This article offers three interrelated arguments for the adoption of a cultural approach to the study of learning. It then presents some early analyses of data from a case study of one learning site, concerned with the assessment of learning in the workplace. These analyses show how the shape of the learning site--for example, the nature of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Tutors, Organizational Climate, Data Analysis
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1996
The competing demands of the workplace and the home have intensified over the last 25 years as the nation has experienced dramatic social and economic changes affecting businesses, employees, and families. In 1993, Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide a national policy that supports families in their efforts to strike…
Descriptors: Dual Career Family, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employee Assistance Programs