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Cohn, Richard M. – Journal of Gerontology, 1979
Documents age differences in the relative importance of intristic work satisfactions as determinants of the individual's sense of global well-being. It appears that, toward the end of the period of labor force participation, the satisfaction men derive from work is transferred from the actual experience of work to its consequences. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Gerontology, Job Satisfaction, Laborers
Stagner, Ross – Industrial Gerontology, 1975
Research shows wide differences in the way individuals react to paced, constrained jobs. Workers show increasing job satisfaction with age, but there are few older workers among assembly line operatives; perhaps they leave because of seniority, job change, or retirement. Aging, however, may make personalities more compatible with assembly line…
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Assembly (Manufacturing), Job Satisfaction
Rege, K. B. – 1971
An attempt to estimate the growth of literacy in India in the next 20 years is presented. Consideration is taken of existing facilities and the likely increase of present literacy programs. The point is made that the expansion of primary education was mainly responsible for the growth of literacy in the country. Estimates presented are based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age, Census Figures
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1967
Supporting data for the charts in "Age of Transition: Rural Youth in a Changing Society, Agriculture Handbook No. 347" are contained in this supplement. The tables are arranged in the same order as the charts and carry the same titles. The data reflect (1) the number of people in education and the labor force, (2) Indian and…
Descriptors: Age, American Indians, Child Welfare, College Students