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Chamberlin, Gary D.; Franklin, Kathy K. – 1997
The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of the generation born between 1977 and 1994, the "baby boom echo," on the demand for higher education and workforce development in Arkansas. Although the birthrate in Arkansas for this period does not correlate with the national trend, increased school enrollment and in-migration in…
Descriptors: College Students, Demography, Educational Demand, Employment Patterns
Olsen, Duane A.; Kuehn, John A. – 1974
Immigrants competed on a limited scale with residents for new jobs in four industrializing rural areas in Arizona, the Central Ozarks, Mississippi, and Arkansas during 1965-70. This study determined: (1) competition for jobs between residents and immigrants; (2) need for immigrants to staff industries; and (3) differences between attributes of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Employment Patterns, Income
Downing, Bruce T. – 1984
This document reports on the resettlement of Hmong refugees in Fort Smith, Arkansas: what their employment experiences have been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current resettlement efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long-term adjustment. The report is part of a larger, national project on Hmong resettlement.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Learning, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes