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Ekert-Jaffe, Olivia – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This article attempts to estimate the time cost of children in France for couples who do not forgo any income, on the basis of the INSEE 1998-1999 time use survey. Having a child involves an increase in domestic work and/or the dedication of occupational income to pay for childcare. The reduction in "time for oneself"--leisure and…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Leisure Time, Foreign Countries, Fathers
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1983
This report addresses three alternatives in employing certified and classified staff in school districts: early retirement, flexible working hours, and (in the most detail) job sharing. It is noted that financial reductions make it difficult for schools to meet both their budgets and rising community/parental expectations, while declining…
Descriptors: Early Retirement, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices, Flexible Working Hours
Hamermesh, Daniel S. – 1996
This book studies work in the United States and Germany from two new viewpoints: (1) the division of work time into hours per day and days per week (as opposed to the standard analysis of weekly hours of work); and (2) the patterns of the particular times of the day and week when people are working, a focus on instantaneous time use. Information…
Descriptors: Adults, Developed Nations, Employed Parents, Employment
Cheng, Maisy – 1995
Research done during the last 10 years on part-time employment of secondary students was compared with results of a study of part-time employment in Toronto (Ontario, Canada). The literature has indicated that whether part-time work is beneficial or harmful depends on the amount of time students spend at work. In comparison with students with no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1983
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, is intended to develop student awareness of the importance of budgeting both time and money. It shows the relationship between the amount of time one works and how much one earns; and it provides…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Budgeting, Career Development, Cooperative Education