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Direct linkRiley, Tracey J.; Simons, Kathleen A. – Accounting Education, 2016
Given the importance of effective written communication skills to the discipline of accounting, faculty must emphasize these skills in their classroom in order to adequately prepare students for successful careers in the field. Since 2000, only two studies in the accounting literature have examined which written communication skills are needed by…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Accounting, Writing Skills, Business Skills
Kahl, Anne – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1983
Illustrates the significant impact of age and sex on the jobs people take. (JOW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Change, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedCallaway, Rick; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study of employment patterns and starting salary gaps among male and female business graduates during the 1980s found that while both employment conditions and earnings improved for women, the gender gap in starting salaries increased during the decade. Of college-acquired student characteristics, only academic achievement persisted as a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis
Download full textDecore, Anne Marie – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1992
A study of the employment experiences of recent education graduates of the University of Alberta (Canada) suggested that teaching jobs were in short supply. Only 62 percent found full-time employment, although 86 percent sought teaching jobs. Job location, age, and extent of job search emerged as important influences on employment status.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Education Majors, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2002
In May 2001, 7.8 million people in the United States (5.7% of U.S. workers) worked multiple jobs. The May 2001 Current Population Survey asked multiple jobholders their main reason for holding more than one job. These percentages of respondents gave the following reasons: to meet expenses or pay off debt, 27.8%; to earn extra money, 35.4%; to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Blacks, Debt (Financial)
Peters, Robert H., Ed. – 2002
These eight papers are intended to help prepare trainers of mine safety for an expected influx of younger workers as experienced miners retire and acquaint the trainers with strategies they can use to enhance their training effectiveness. "Principles of Adult Learning: Application for Mine Trainers" (Kathleen M. Kowalski, Charles Vaught)…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences
Rouhelo, Anne; Ruoholinna, Tarita – 2000
Research synthesized from three studies of the Finnish labor market indicates that a rapidly changing working life in Finland (and the rest of Europe) sets many different challenges for the workforce. In Finland, the population is even more aged than in the other European Union (EU) member states, and the transition of older workers to retirement…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Demography
