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Adams, Leonard P.; And Others – 1967
In an effort to understand the nationwide problem of recruitment, training, and retention of farm workers, 28 representative New York farm operators with a reputation for success in dealing with hired workers were interviewed in the summer of 1966. Information obtained included personal and educational characteristics, attitudes and aspirations,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Taylor, Ronald B. – 1973
In 1970 about a fourth of the country's farm workers were underage, working and living in conditions which are "sub-sub-substandard" in most parts of the country. These workers are often swindled or exploited by labor contractors or crew men. Since the work is seasonal, families are forced to travel great distances, under difficult circumstances,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Child Labor, Economic Factors, Educational Needs
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Tootle, Deborah M.; Green, Sara E. – Rural Sociology, 1989
Finds that, for 147 Florida migrant farm workers interviewed in 1978, support for unionization was related, in descending order, to being Black, to perceiving mechanization as a threat, and to being dependent on farm work, married, a non-citizen, illiterate, and poorly educated. Contains 22 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Background, Discriminant Analysis, Farm Labor
Goyette, Cherie A.; And Others – 1979
Assessment of farmworker needs and resource agencies revealed that a significant number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers are not receiving essential services available to them. Interviews conducted with 475 farmworkers gathered demographic data and information about perceived needs, knowledge and use of agencies, and satisfaction with services.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Laborers, Delivery Systems, Demography
Young, Ruth C.; John, Bruce M. – 1979
Interviews conducted with 36 farmers and 175 migrant farmworkers in western New York showed a substantial change in the role of the crew leader during the period from 1951, when no federal or state laws regulated crew leader-migrant relations, to 1978, when a complex set of regulations interceded in the relationship. Farmer interviews showed that…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Attitude Change, Crew Leaders, Economic Change