Handbooks are used by school districts to communicate with their employees. Courts have in certain circumstances considered handbooks as binding commitments. Discusses the extent by which handbooks should be prepared and used by school districts. Examines their advantages, disadvantages, and possible contents. (MLF)

Summarizes data concerning personality measurements as predictors of job performance, and offers responses to frequently raised questions about these measurements in the employment process. It is suggested that measures of personality are valid predictors of performance in all occupations, that they do not adversely impact minority group job…

Older workers are seeking new training opportunities to expand their skill base or a schedule that allows them to grow into retirement. However, many businesses are slow or unwilling to accommodate flexible schedules or provide training. Harmony between these discordant viewpoints must be reached to take advantage of senior skills. (JOW)

Uses data from the January 1991 Current Population Survey to examine the incidence and relative opportunity of employer-sponsored job training by gender and race. Results indicate that females and non-whites are less likely to receive employer-sponsored training than are their male and white counterparts. (AEF)

Presents challenges to knowledge management revealed in a 1998 study of county judges and clerks in rural Texas courts. Proposes a model for integration of knowledge management work practices in local courts into large-scale state information systems. This model emphasizes the need for a holistic, well-integrated view of local practitioners' work…

This inquiry is an analysis of the trend toward infusing practitioners into the preparation of school administrators. Motives for increasing the number of part-time employees in higher education are identified and specific problems associated with the deployment of these instructors are discussed. The argument is made that the merits of this trend…

Rural sociologists have seemingly moved away from an active interest in the plight of migrant farmworkers and the centrality of their labor in the development of U.S. agribusiness. Answering Pfeffer's (1983) call to analyze the different forms of agricultural production, I focus on the key formative period of what I refer to as the U.S. capitalist…

A British survey of employers examined the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities (PWDs). Telephone interviews were conducted with two samples of employers: a random sample of 1,250 and a sample of 250 registered users of the Employment Service's "Disability Symbol," which sets a good practice standard for the employment…

This guide provides answers to the most-often asked questions about age discrimination. Section 1 discusses the purposes of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), including who is protected, what is unlawful, and what is permitted. Section 2 describes discriminatory actions prohibited by the ADEA. It covers discrimination in hiring, on…

An array of innovative policies has been suggested to address more effectively the needs of dislocated workers. A model has been proposed to simulate the impacts of a wage-rate subsidy (or salary supplement) program in which a dislocated worker who becomes reemployed would receive a payment equal to one-half the difference between the wage…

In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law to ensure the full participation and equal opportunity of the disabled in the United States. Among its many requirements is the obligation on employers, including school districts, to provide those applicants and employees with disabilities who possess the requisite skill, education,…

This paper, by a teacher of migrants, summarizes various farm labor laws and child labor laws pertaining to migrant and seasonal workers. The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act of 1983 provides workers with assurances about pay, hours, and working conditions, including safety and health. This legislation permits anyone…

In recent years, numerous American companies have extended parental leave in order to retain employees and comply with state-imposed mandates. In England, several companies have created the career break, which is a period in which the employee works part-time or takes a complete break from working, typically to raise a family, before resuming his…

According to the employees, employers, and service providers who participated in a series of 18 focus groups across the country, companies striving to reinvent themselves to compete successfully are beginning to recognize the benefits of making employees partners in the change process. Companies have only three levers for making changes in…

This six-part survey can be used to assess attitudes within a community about women in nontraditional occupations. Results of the survey can be used to guide efforts to improve the training, placement, and retention of women in nontraditional occupations. The six parts of the survey assess the following: (1) Part A asks respondents to indicate to…