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Humphrey, Melvin – 1977
Providing an account of black employment in the private sector between 1969 and 1975, the objectives of this study were designed to develop statistical models for estimating the employment gap between black employment experiences and black employment expectations; projecting employment gap closures; estimating the economic impact of employment…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Economic Status, Employment Level
Nishimura, Charles H.; And Others – 1977
A two-part study was conducted to determine the feasibility of implementing job-sharing in state and county governments in Hawaii. First, a literature review was performed to obtain an overview of the job-sharing concept and of the results of its implementation in other state and local governments and businesses. The legislation relating to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Research, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
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Educators, replacing substance with form in their dialogs, argue over symptoms and fail to consider causes. No coherent analysis links practice to social reality, because low-level sloganeering replaces useful analytic language. Particularly offensive, career education, another energy-draining slogan, has clearly reactionary potential. Two…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Cultural Images, Educational Innovation
Marcus, Laurence R. – 1976
As part of a study of the implementation of affirmative action in academic affairs at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, interviews were conducted with the heads of ten of the eleven departments and programs of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (FNSM). The data received were combined with written data available in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Botany
Fagan, Colette; Burchell, Brendan – 2002
Trends in gender, jobs, and working conditions in the European Union (EU) were examined. In 2000, representative samples of approximately 1,500 workers in each of the EU member states (500 in Luxembourg) were surveyed. To identify trends, the survey findings were compared with those of similar surveys conducted in 1991 and 1996. The comparison…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Employment Qualifications
California Univ., San Francisco. Center for California Health Workforce Studies. – 2000
Surveys were mailed to all nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs) and certified nurse midwives (CNMs) registered in California, asking questions about education, labor force participation, specialty, and location and type of practice site, as well as the demographic characteristics of these professionals and their patients. Response…
Descriptors: Adults, Demography, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Kuhn, Peter J., Ed. – 2002
This volume presents 6 papers by 22 labor economists who examine and address worker displacement in 10 industrialized countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, United States). "Summary and Synthesis" (Peter J. Kuhn) discusses these four categories of lessons learned from panel…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Dislocated Workers
Wenger, Jeffrey – 2001
Most research in the area of nonstandard work arrangements continues to find differences in wages, benefits, and career prospects between full-time and part-time (PT) workers. Wages and fringe benefits are almost always lower for PT workers. Women who work PT are 88% less likely and men are 86% less likely to receive health insurance or a pension…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Economic Climate, Employed Women
Michelson, Maureen R., Ed. – 1994
This book contains the personal stories of women in 78 different occupations and the following six essays on working women: "Why Take Our Daughters to Work" (Nell Merlino); "Girls Empowering Girls: 'New Moon' Magazine" (Mavis Gruver); "Having It All: Managing Jobs and Children" (Nancy L. Marshall); "What Is Good…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Day Care, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
This publication contains materials from a forum on the changing nature of work (CNW) that brought together researchers and research users to hear how to use findings to improve vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. An overview of the program and biographical information on presenters and panel members follow. The next section…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Developed Nations, Dislocated Workers
Doughney, James; Howes, Jenny; Worland, David; Wragg, Cheryl – 2001
A study investigated skill shortages in the electrical and associated industries in Victoria and their nature and contributing factors. Research methods were a literature review, data analysis, and qualitative and quantitative research into apprentices, employers, and practitioners. Findings indicated a decline in the number of apprentices in…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Trends, Electrical Occupations, Employer Attitudes
Soronen, Lisa, Ed. – 2003
This is a compilation of presentations delivered at the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys' Annual School Law Seminar: "From Vouchers to One Nation Under God: A Review of Recent Decisions Affecting the Separation of Church and State in the Context of Public Education" (Jay Worona); "ACLJ Memorandum:…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Court Litigation
Alpert, William T., Ed.; Woodbury, Stephen A., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 14 original research chapters on various aspects of the employee benefits systems of Canada and the United States. Following an introduction by William Alpert and Stephen Woodbury and an overview chapter, "Does the Composition of Pay Matter?" (Sherwin Rosen), Part 1 of the book consists of three chapters that treat the…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
1999
This document contains four symposium papers on managers, learning, and human resource development (HRD). "Expatriate Managers and HRD: The Missing Link" (Teresa M. Palmer, Iris I. Varner) reviews the literature on selection, training, retention, and organizational strategy related to expatriate assignments and presents a model that ties…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Adult Education, Critical Thinking
Loutfi, Martha Fetherolf, Ed. – 2001
This anthology contains 22 articles published in the "International Labor Review" between 1996-2000 on many dimensions of women, gender, and work. Part I is an introduction called "Women, Gender, and Work--An Overview" (Martha F. Loutfi), sets the framework in terms of the value of work, rights, and goals. Part II on concepts…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Comparable Worth, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
