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Ames, Barbara D.; Brosi, Whitney A.; Damiano-Teixeira, Karla M. – Family Relations, 2006
The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand the experience of wage-earning women in the context of rural economic restructuring. An ecological and life course theoretical framework was used. Nine community leaders and 17 wage-earning women residing in a rural northern Michigan county participated in semistructured interviews,…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Rural Areas, Employment Patterns, Wages
Collegiate Employment Research Institute (NJ3), 2006
Almost 900 employers responded to this year's "Recruiting Trends" survey, the largest response in the history of this project. Hiring of college graduates is expected to increase by single digits minimally, or double digits if certain geographic sectors are excluded (between 6% and 14%). This growth follows a robust 20% increase in…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Salaries, Personnel Selection, Labor Market
Chapman, Jane Roberts; And Others – 1983
A research project was conducted to compile a profile of women employed in corrections. More specifically, the study was designed to identify the corrections occupations in which women are working as well as the factors affecting the recruitment, placement, and advancement of women in the field. The research was accomplished in two stages. First,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Civil Rights Legislation, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Hunt, H. Allan; Hunt, Timothy L. – 1983
A study examined the job creation and job displacement potential of industrial robots in the United States and specifically, in Michigan, by 1990. To complete an analysis of the impact of robotics on the American labor force, researchers combined data from previous forecasts of future unit and dollar sales projections and from interviews with…
Descriptors: Automation, Continuing Education, Economic Factors, Educational Needs
Bozick, Robert; MacAllum, Keith – 2002
The effects of participation in school-to-career (STC) on subsequent educational and career opportunities were examined in a longitudinal study of 1999 and 2000 graduates of the Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership (LAMP), which is an STC program sponsored by the United Auto Workers, General Motors Corporation, and Michigan's Ingham County…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, Career Development, Colleges
MacAllum, Keith; Yoder, Karla; Kim, Scott; Bozick, Robert – 2002
A longitudinal study examined the college and career transitions of graduates of the Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership (LAMP) program, which is a school-to-career (STC) program sponsored by the United Auto Workers, General Motors Corporation, and Michigan's Ingham County Intermediate School District. The progress of three cohorts of LAMP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Career Development