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Ginzberg, Eli – Thrust: The Journal for Employment and Training Professionals, 1980
Discusses the proceedings of a recent American Economic Association convention where manpower programs were the main topics of concern. Most who attended favored exploring whether selective job creation at modest wage levels could increase employment opportunities without fanning inflation and direct training programs to the disadvantaged. (CT)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices, Human Resources
Download full textCommission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1984
A result of the United States Commission on Civil Rights consultation on the concept of equal pay for work of comparable value, this publication presents all papers submitted by participants. The papers are: "The Earnings Gap in Historical Perspective" (Claudia Goldin); "Occupational Segregation and the Earnings Gap" (Andrea H.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females
Birch & Davis Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1984
This report on the second National Conference for Youth on Drinking and Driving focuses on the potential of the workplace as a site for the prevention of teenage alcohol abuse, with a special emphasis on drinking and driving. Features of the conference are described which may be of interest to employers of youth, youth specialists, and alcohol…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, Business Responsibility, Drinking
Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2009
The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) in Hiroshima University started a program of research on the Changing Academic Profession (CAP) in 2005. This research is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science as a grant-in-aid for scientific research headed by Professor Akira Arimoto, Director of the Research Institute for Higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Biographies
Peters, James L., Ed.; And Others – 1990
These 38 presentations are the highlights of the Conference Board's Work and Family Conference. An "Introduction" (Dana Friedman) is followed by "The Future Is Not What It Was, and Why Companies Care" (William Lee, Reuben Mark), which consists of introductory remarks and responses to an interview. "The Diversity of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employment, Employment Practices
Young, D. Parker, Ed. – 1974
The central purpose of the conference was to present and discuss judicial decisions and trends and their implications for and applications to the posture of academic decision making. The issues of concern were questioned and examined not from a philosophical or sociological point of view but in light of court decisions and precedents. The document…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Decision Making
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Austin, Gary F., Ed. – 1987
This monograph contains papers from the Switzer Seminar on issues regarding the problems of aging, disabilities, and rehabilitation. It is intended for use by rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, gerontologists, researchers, administrators, consumers, legislators, and others interested in providing better services to Americans growing older.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Conference Proceedings
Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC. – 1979
The stimulus for this colloquium was the convergence of several significant developments bearing on the construct validation of standardized tests and other assessment methods. Of these developments, some were fundamental to psychology as a science; others reflected socio-political pressures on measurement in education and employment. The ten…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Educational Practices, Educational Testing, Employment Practices
Ashmore, M. Catherine, Ed.; And Others – 1989
This document includes the following papers: "Challenge to the Small Business Workplace" (Quinn); "Endowed Positions in Entrepreneurship and Related Fields" (Katz); "Entrepreneurial Loan Request Image Variables as Perceived by Bankers and Entrepreneurs" (Klassen, Davis); "Entrepreneurship Education and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Business Administration, Consultants, Demonstration Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC. – 1983
Links between the humanities and careers in business are addressed in proceedings of a 1983 conference, which was attended by leaders from the corporate and academic worlds. Included are recommendations for action, excerpts from speeches, summaries of conference background papers, an annotated bibliography, the conference agenda, and a list of…
Descriptors: Business, Career Planning, College Instruction, Cooperative Programs
Parnes, Herbert S., Ed. – 1983
This collection consists of papers presented at a 1982 conference on policy issues in work and retirement. Presented first is an introductory overview of the problems of retirement and aging by Herbert S. Parnes. The following conference reports are included in the volume: "Life without Work: Does It Make Sense?" by Eli Ginzberg;…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
San Jose City Coll., CA. – 1986
Despite the efforts of the California Community Colleges (CCCs) during the past 15 years to increase the enrollment and employment of ethnic minorities and women, the data today reveal that the CCCs have no better representation of these groups in 1986 than they had in 1970. To address this issue, the Board of Governors of the CCCs and the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities, Employment Practices
Wheelock, Verner, Ed. – 1981
This report presents keynote papers and summaries of panel discussions from a conference dealing with such issues as future career patterns in the United Kingdom (UK), the impact of microelectronic technology on the workforce, and the role of education in preparing persons for careers in an information society. Verner Wheelock describes the growth…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Education Work Relationship, Electronic Equipment, Employment Opportunities
Pozo, Susan, Ed. – 1986
Major issues of the debate that led to the passage of an immigration reform bill are discussed and analyzed in this collection of six papers that were delivered as public lectures at Western Michigan University during the 1984-85 academic year. The essays reflect a broad range of views on the effects of immigration on the United States economy and…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Employment Practices, Foreign Workers
Aquila, Frank D., Ed.; Hummel, Judy, Ed. – 1977
The papers presented in this volume are the result of a conference designed to assist school personnel in understanding and developing plans to eradicate sex discrimination in schools. The works included are: "The Subtleties of Sexism: A Short, Short Story," by Sharon B. Lord; "Legal Ramifications and Concepts of Title IX," by…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Athletics, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation
