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Ellis, Mary L. – Industrial Education, 1976
Discusses women's enrollment patterns in various vocational education programs, their job opportunities, and the impact of different Federal legislation--title II of the Education Amendments of 1976, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Equal Pay Act of 1963--upon sexism in vocational education. (HD)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Enrollment, Federal Legislation, Females
Download full textMincer, Jacob – 1990
The positive correlation between higher educational attainment and lower unemployment is as strong for females as for males. However, analysis of statistical data on female workers drawn from the National Longitudinal Samples (NLS), and comparison with the findings of an earlier study on the relationship between educational attainment and…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Beam, Randal A. – 1986
Data were extracted from the public use samples of the 1970 and 1980 United States censuses in order to (1) determine how successful the American media have been in hiring more racial minorities and women, (2) evaluate how changes in the media labor force correlate with changes in the nature of the news and information that the news media produce,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Employment Patterns
Briggs, Vernon M., Jr. – 1971
As part of a project on Negro employment in the South, this study considers two indicators of the employment status of blacks in the Houston labor market: (1) a penetration rate which shows the degree of entrance into various employment categories, and (2) an index of occupational positions which measures relative status in these categories. In…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Rasmussen, Dale Bruce – 1969
The study evalutes public investment in on the job training (OJT) and tries to identify systematic determinants of the profitability of this investment. Profiles of age and earnings by occupation are estimated for the South and other regions, and for whites and nonwhites, from data in the one-in-1,000 census sample and are then adjusted to the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cost Effectiveness, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Background
Gluszynski, Tomasz – Human Resources Development Canada, 2002
In the last decade, there has been a greater demand for high skills to match jobs in the new economy. Are youth changing the time spent in schooling and work? Are youth studying longer? Are they working earlier? Are they combining work and studying? Are they training more? And finally, did the changes come at a price? Using the General Social…
Descriptors: Age, Females, Work Experience, Foreign Countries
Bednarzik, Robert W. – 1989
The rise of the service sector is a major trend common to all western, industrialized countries. Employment in the service sector has increased in 1960-1986 in all 10 countries participating in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Human Resources project (Japan, Belgium, France,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis
Sullivan, Leila Gonzalez – 1992
American women have always been an integral part of the work force, first on the family farm and later as industrial laborers. In World War II, millions of women went to work only to be sent back home when the men returned. Today, women are in a very different situation. Between 1985 and 2000, 80% of new entrants into the work force are expected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Career Family, Economic Development, Employed Women
Meier, Gretl S. – 1983
A study explored the feasibility of research on the impact of flexible work patterns on the educational and training opportunities available to women in low-status jobs. Intended to provide a basis for a more informed discussion of policy questions pertaining to flexible worktime, the study involved a review of related literature, a series of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Employment Patterns
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
THE FIFTH ANNUAL CATALOG OF CONTRACT AND GRANT RESEARCH UNDER THE MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DESCRIBES PROJECTS CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, ADEQUACY OF JOB PREPARATION, UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE YOUNG, THE NON-WHITE, AND OTHER SPECIAL GROUPS, AND THE WASTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN RURAL AREAS. THE…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Contracts, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities
Blakely, Edward J.; And Others – 1983
Eleven papers on rural economic development cover challenges and opportunities; employment trends affecting nonmetropolitan areas; status of nonmetropolitan women and minorities; case studies of Vermont, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and California; western urban and regional development; economic development in small cities; and rural policy…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Census Figures, College Role, Economic Change
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt, Ed. – 1984
The 31 papers in this yearbook are organized in five sections: I. Changes in the Labor Force, which includes: "Labor Market Needs to the Year 2000" (Morgan V. Lewis) and "Occupational Adaptability and Transferable Skills: Preparing Today's Adults for Tomorrow's Careers" (Frank C. Pratzner and William L. Ashley); II. Educating Adult Students, which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
