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European Training Foundation, 2020
In November 2018 the European Training Foundation (ETF) launched an international reflection to investigate how global trends impact developing and transition economies and to discuss what actions need to be taken to prepare people for a changing world and manage their transitions towards uncertain futures. This study on the future of skills in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Technology, Job Skills
Jarvis, Philip S. – 2003
The knowledge economy is changing the way people work. New labor market entrants can expect to experience a succession of jobs in a number of industry sectors during their working lives. They may have concurrent part-time jobs at one time, and no paid work at other times. Work periods will be interspersed with periods of learning, either full- or…
Descriptors: Career Development, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Davenport, Lizzie; Cronin, Blaise – Education for Information, 1988
Describes the reduced employment opportunities for library and information science professionals in the United Kingdom as a result of financial constraints and restructuring in the public and private sectors. The need to train students in skills required by employers to meet employment demands is discussed. (40 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
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Try, Sverre – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
Using data from the Norwegian Graduate Survey from 1985 to 1999, the study investigates Norwegian graduate students' entry into the labour market. The study finds that more than half of the employed graduates enter the work force via a flexible job, that is either a temporary or a part-time job, and the proportion has increased during the period.…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Graduate Surveys, College Graduates, Labor Market
Wieneke, Christine – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1995
Using 1990 survey data on New South Wales (Australia) universities, this study examined women's location and status within the organizational hierarchy. Results are reported and some issues surrounding women's relative absence in central decision-making management positions are explored. Discussion is set within the context of feminist research on…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, Decision Making, Employed Women
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El-Khawas, Elaine – Higher Education Management, 1993
A number of countries have predicted a serious shortage of college faculty. Recent demographic information is examined for evidence of the problem, and some salient staffing problems are identified. It is concluded that most industrialized countries will experience staffing difficulties and should consider how their responses will affect other…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Employment Patterns, Faculty Recruitment
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Tight, Malcolm – Studies in Higher Education, 1992
A British survey of 708 part-time graduate students in the social sciences found that a typical student studies about 15 hours a week, works full-time in education, health, or local government, receives some employer tuition assistance, and is given one-half to 1 day release time a week for studies. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Sloan, Judith; And Others – 1990
This report presents scenario projections of the demand for academics in Australia to the year 2002, together with supply side projections on the numbers of new higher degree holders offering themselves for academic employment in that country. Chapter 1 offers an introduction and review of background issues. The second chapter outlines the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Enrollment Projections
Wilke, A. S.; Shaw, W. A. – Engineering Education, 1988
Examines the supply and national origin of the holders and near-holders of engineering doctorates who applied to one university engineering department in which extramural research has been emphasized. Compares them with national data on doctoral recipients. (TW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
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Moore, Nick – Journal of Information Science, 1987
Describes emerging employment markets in the United Kingdom that require information skills, and examines the reasons why librarians and information workers have had little impact on these markets. The need for practical competencies, as well as formal qualifications, is cited as a major reason for this trend. (3 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications
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Martin, L. M. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1996
Changes in women's participation in Australian higher education since the 1950s, primarily as employees, are examined in the context of policies and structures in place during that period. Factors influencing employment and promotion of women university employees are discussed, and action that could be taken at personal and system levels to…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Faculty, Educational Change
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
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1994
This pocket guide contains a collection of graphed data, available in 1994, on science and technology funding patterns within the United States, public attitudes toward science and technology, and international trends in science and technology. Sections contain: (1) national research and development (R&D) funding patterns; (2) academic R&D…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Federal Government, Financial Support
Katz, Elizabeth G., Ed.; Correia, Maria C., Ed. – 2001
The studies compiled in this book analyze the effects of gender on the well-being of individuals and households in Mexico. Analyses examine gender issues over the life cycle, including education and child labor, adult urban and rural labor participation, and the situation of elderly Mexican men and women. Following an introduction by Elizabeth…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
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Visakorpi, Jarmo K. – Higher Education Management, 1996
Changes in staffing patterns of Finnish universities are examined, particularly the increase in administrative staff in relation to academic staff. Explanations are offered for the decrease in maintenance, service, and auxiliary research and teaching personnel. New skills that are required in these areas and relations between administrative and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Administrators
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