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Alford, Carol; Bohlender, Pat; Calhoun, Peggy; Gray-Hamburg, Vicky; Magnuson, Karen; Neergaard, Hope; O'Hara, Rindy; Scott, Ann; Takahashi, Susan – 1995
This document presents materials and guidelines for evaluating Colorado high school students' attainment of the 10 state standards for consumer and family studies that pertain to life management and relationships. Part 1 begins with the content standards for the following curriculum areas: (1) life management (managing job and career; managing…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Career Development, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education
Lowe, Graham S.; Schellenberg, Grant – 2001
The Changing Employment Relationships Project examined the importance of good employment relationships for workers, employers, and public policy. A nationally representative sample of 2,500 employed Canadians was surveyed, and 8 focus groups were conducted. The research findings were analyzed to explain the multidimensional nature of the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Collegiality, Compliance (Legal), Contracts
Jenson, Jane – 2001
This paper examines the personal and societal choices that will shape the kind of country Canada will become. It is argued that Canadian policymakers' current approach to work, family, and urban life is based on patterns and associations that were developed in an earlier time and no longer reflect Canadians' experiences in the 2000s. Recent trends…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Demography
Kimmel, Jean, Ed.; Hoffman, Emily P., Ed. – 2002
These six research papers were presented as public lectures: "Federal Child Care Policy" (David M. Blau) outlined the role of the federal government in child care, the failure of market-based care programs, and the ideal goals of a federal child care policy as well as its cost (4 tables; 41 references); "Thinking About Child Care…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Child Care, Child Development, Child Rearing
Houseman, Susan, Ed.; Nakamura, Alice, Ed. – 2001
This is the second of two volumes of selected papers presented at the 1996 conference "Changes in Working Hours in Canada and the United States." Eleven chapters explore an expanded set of working-time issues, which may be loosely grouped under these two topics: working time over the life cycle and nonstandard work arrangements.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
Lowe, Graham S. – 2000
This book examines trends and problems in Canadian workplaces and advocates a people-centered agenda for improving the quality of working life. Chapters 1-9 discuss the following topics: the future of work; the crisis in work; what Canadians want from work; the "new economy"; education, skills, and the knowledge economy; youth and work;…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Check Lists, Education Work Relationship
Dunn, Dana – 1997
The following papers are included: "Foreword" (Paula England); "Introduction to the Study of Women and Work" (Dana Dunn); "Gender Culture and Socialization" (Rita Mae Kelly); "Parental Influence and Women's Careers" (Sue Joan Mendelson Freeman); "Shortchanging Girls: Gender Socialization in…
Descriptors: Blacks, Blue Collar Occupations, Career Choice, Case Studies
Osterman, Paul; Kochan, Thomas A.; Locke, Richard; Piore, Michael J. – 2001
The evolution of jobs and the job market in the United States was examined in a 3-year project during which a task force consisting of 25 representatives of the education, labor, business, and policy sectors organized 17 workshops and commissioned working papers from experts. The project began by examining how recent changes in the world of work…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Corporations, Cultural Pluralism, Demand Occupations
Gough, Jeanne A., Ed. – 1997
This book, which is designed for the general reader who is planning to enter the job market or contemplating a career change, contains basic information about the jobs and the employment outlook; finding a job; employer and employee rights and obligations; balancing home and work; education and training; and self-employment, small business and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Check Lists
Blaydes, John – Corwin Press, 2004
Today's principals face unique challenges--demands of time, knowledge, and organization, which take their toll on even the most flexible leader. A complement to the insightful "Survival Skills for the Principalship: A Treasure Chest of Time-Savers, Short-Cuts, and Strategies to Help You Keep a Balance in Your Life" (ED495598), this ready-to-edit…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Principals, Stress Management, Instructional Leadership
Blaydes, John – Corwin Press, 2004
Today's principals face unique challenges--demands of time, knowledge, and organization which take their toll on even the most flexible leader. This compilation of resources offers practical, ready-to-use solutions to the issues and dilemmas facing principals every day. These valuable resources can be consulted for years to come as a long-term…
Descriptors: Principals, Stress Management, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Effectiveness
Matus-Grossman, Lisa; Gooden, Susan – 2002
Information gathered in focus groups of current, former, and potential students at six community colleges was used to explore institutional and personal access and retention issues faced by students seeking a workable balance of their college, work, and family responsibilities. The six community colleges were as follows: Cabrillo College (Aptos,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Adult Students, College Environment
Kodz, J.; Harper, H.; Dench, S. – 2002
The current status of British policy and practice related to work-life balance was examined through case studies of six organizations identified as having well-developed work-life balance and flexible working practices. Interviews were conducted with human resource (HR) managers at all six organizations, and interviews and focus group discussions…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Employee Attitudes
Hendon, Sarah, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This guide contains the materials required to teach a 36-hour program of competency-based instruction designed to meet the needs of teen single parents who require additional skill building before entering the job market or a job training program. The course is divided into 4 learning modules that cover 18 competencies as follows: taking…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Rearing, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills
Ng, Roxana; Wong, Renita Yuk-Lin; Choi, Angela – 1999
The current conditions of home workers in the garment industry in Toronto, Canada, were examined through in-depth telephone interviews with 30 Chinese-speaking immigrant women who were employed as home workers in 1999. The paper dicusses the formal training and informal learning experiences of immigrant woman who are garment workers. A comparison…
Descriptors: Child Care, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Consciousness Raising