this essay attempts to integrate certain inferences from people processing research with certain other inferences from what might loosely be termed micro-theory through the use of the rather unusual medium of panel survey research data." The topic is the appropriate way in which to conceive of the relationships between organizations and their…

A life cycle perspective is used in this study to develop and test a model suggesting that events occuring early in the worker's life, and often beyond his control (e.g., choice of parents), influence the control over labor force withdrawal and the retirement incomes of very early retirees. (CT)

Reviews some of the benefits to the individual involved in adult education and the relationship between individual benefits and social benefits. Individual benefits include increased earning power, wider range of job opportunities, higher voter participation, greater likelihood of home ownership, and an increased understanding of social and…

The incidence of the implicit lottery tax and distribution of benefits from lottery-funded programs in Georgia were examined. Estimates suggest that lower-income and nonwhite households tend to have higher purchases of lottery products while receiving lower benefits. Hope Scholarship benefits especially accrue disproportionately to higher-income,…

Because the Current Population Survey changed its educational attainment questions in 1992, this paper presents a method for adjusting earnings at different educational levels to make pre- and post-1992 data comparable. The adjustments reduce the estimated growth in college/high school earnings ratios between 1989 and 1993. (Author/SK)

In this article I describe a number of ways in which non-western cultures have adopted and used western educational approaches, forming an illustrative typology of these adaptations. I provide an illustration(s) of each category in the typology, briefly presenting the history of the category, detailing its modern state, and discussing selected…

Education as the cure-all for any adverse economic condition is everywhere. But this contention exaggerates the role of schools in the economy, and it conflates two issues: First, how can American firms increase productivity to improve their ability to compete? Education can help in the first area, although it is far from a silver bullet. As to…

Is the Elementary Teacher the exploited minority? Unloved, over-worked, and underpaid? The author suggests turning rewards and working conditions right-side-up! (Editor)

This examination of education in late antiquity looks at the variable definitions of literacy, the function of elite literacy as a scarce and highly valued commodity, and the nature of the relationship between the cultural elite and Christianity. A basic definition of a literate person is one who can read and write in his or her society's standard…

How do members of these two professions view their roles? Do they collaborate effectively? How can their relations be improved? The study gives some answers comparing the education requirements, programs, characteristics, and responsibilities of each. (Author/MW)

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENCES IN THE EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF RURAL AND URBAN YOUTH ARE EXPLORED. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ENROLLMENT RATES, PATTERNS OF SCHOOL RETARDATION, FACTORS RELATED TO SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, AND RETARDATION AND FUTURE EDUCATIONAL PROSPECTS OF RURAL YOUTH. THE RELATIVE EFFECTS OF REGION, AGE, SEX,…

Discusses new approaches called for in recent amendments to ESEA Title I that seek to enable educators to respond to their critics with proof of progress. (Editor)