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Opton, Edward M., Jr. – 1971
In-depth interviews with 75 California recipients of Aid to Families of Dependent Children (AFDC) were conducted to determine employment histories and identify possible causes. Expected factors such as family size, education, health, and motivation were not major determinants of work histories in this sample. Unemployment was related most strongly…
Descriptors: Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Failure
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1965
THE LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STIPULATED THAT IT MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL AND IN OTHER WAYS PROVIDE A CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION COVERING ALL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS PUBLICATION BRINGS TOGETHER INFORMATION FROM MANY SOURCES ON THE…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Gillie, Angelo C.; Olson, Richard R.
As part of an overall study concerned with determining the relationships between the graduates of electronics and drafting design technology curriculums and various factors, this follow-up study of Pennsylvania graduates considers a number of demographic factors. Some of the factors are: (1) marital status, (2) salaries, (3) distance from hometown…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Demography, Drafting
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Felmlee, Diane H. – American Sociological Review, 1982
Presents results of research to examine the role of the firm in women's job mobility by using employment history data. Observes that processes involved in shifting jobs within an organization differ from those in job changes between employers. Demonstrates the advantages of firm internal labor markets in women's employment. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employers, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns
Parnes, Herbert S.; And Others – 1970
This longitudinal study examined the characteristics of men 45-59 years of age which appeared to be most important in explaining variations in labor force participation, unemployment experience, and various types of labor mobility. In 1966, interviews were conducted with 5,000 civilian men between 45 and 59 years of age. This report covers the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Individual Characteristics
Chioni, Rose Marie; And Others – 1982
An employment profile of recent graduates of the University of Virginia School of Nursing was undertaken, with attention directed to factors they considered important for selecting their jobs, leaving their jobs, and selecting future jobs in nursing. A questionnaire used in a 1981 study was modified for the investigation, and the Work Environment…
Descriptors: Alumni, Employee Attitudes, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns
Ellis, Dormer – 1977
A 21-year longitudinal study (1955-1976) was conducted on the educational and professional careers of men who specialized in engineering in Ontario, Canada. Data was collected from schools, universities, employers, and the subjects themselves. In 1956, 683 males and no females enrolled in university engineering courses. In general, the engineering…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Change, Educational Background, Employment Experience
Trupin, Laura; Yelin, Edward – 1999
This report uses data from the California Work and Health Survey (a random sample of 2,310 California adults), conducted in July 1996, to compare labor force status, employment history, and experience of work for persons with and without disabilities. Results found: (1) the largest difference in the employment experience of persons with and…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
Information on the characteristics of working women in the United States and changing trends over the past quarter century are presented in this databook. (The primary source of the data is the Current Population Survey, which is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of the Census.) Part 1 of the databook provides…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Educational Experience, Employed Women, Employment Experience
Parnes, Herbert S., And Others – 1968
Part of the National Longitudinal Surveys which will also examine the labor market experience over a 5-year period of women aged 30-44 and young men and women 14-24 years of age, this first report analyzes a large number of economic, social, and psychological variables. It seeks to describe and explain variations in the labor market position of…
Descriptors: Adults, Economic Factors, Employee Attitudes, Employment Experience
Tourigny, Ann Ward; LaFrance, Shawn V. – 1983
Results of a 1981 survey of graduates of baccalaureate health administration programs are presented. An initial information gathering survey of reputed college programs in health administration, the Health Administration Program Survey, was conducted to develop a listing of baccalaureate recipients in health administration. A questionnaire, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Allied Health Occupations Education
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1964
THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION IDENTIFIED AND CONTACTED 314 MEN FOR ENROLLMENT IN RETRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE MEN, AGES 21 TO 65, WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS WERE (1) A 52-WEEK COURSE IN BRICK MASONRY, AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS, SHEET METAL WORK, ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, OR…
Descriptors: Age, Attitude Measures, Communication Problems, Educational Attitudes
Holzer, Harry J.; Lane, Julia I.; Vilhuber, Lars – 2002
A study analyzed the extent to which escape from or entry into low-wage status among adult workers is associated with changes in employers and their characteristics. The research used a database that consisted of quarterly establishment records of the employment earnings of almost all individuals (11,207,031) who worked in Illinois from the first…
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Experience, Employment Level
Ahren, Nancy C.; Scott, Elizabeth L. – 1981
A study analyzed the career outcomes of men and women Ph.D.s Based on a sample survey of approximately 50,000 Ph.D scientists, engineers, and humanists, conducted in 1979 by the National Research Council, the study examined 5164 triads consisting of one woman and two men who were matched as nearly as possible according to selected background…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Behavioral Sciences, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Evaluation and Research (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1980
This factbook on youth employment contains 58 graphs and tables of data concerning social and economic indicators of the employment and employability development of youth aged 14 to 24 as per 1979. Indicators examined are population growth and distribution, marital and family status, educational status, labor force and employment status by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Crime, Delinquency
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