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Kirby, Sheila Nataraj; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
As a first step in analyzing sources of teacher supply, the flow from each source, and characteristics of teachers entering or reentering the field, data from Indiana databases of teachers from 1965-88 (n=897) and new teachers (n=741) in 1987-88 were analyzed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Databases, Elementary School Teachers, Employment Patterns
Lebel, Udi; Dahan-Caleb, Henriette – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2004
This article discusses a phenomenon that gained prominence in the 1990s, namely the entry of retired senior Israeli army officers as managers into the educational system. This development will be analyzed through an exposure of the socio-educational mechanisms contributing to this process and an examination of the motivations underlying it. These…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Political Socialization, Social Change, Foreign Countries
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1992
Intended for midlife and older women in the job market, this booklet is designed to help them in the process of looking for work outside the home. It helps them assess current skills and identify potential employment barriers; teaches them how to prepare effective written materials to support the job search and how to interview successfully; and…
Descriptors: Displaced Homemakers, Educational Experience, Employment Interviews, Job Applicants
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Berlin (West Germany). – 1983
This booklet outlines existing and emerging career selection, reentry, and advancement opportunities for females throughout the European community. Existing educational and employment opportunities for males and females in various Western European nations are compared. New opportunities for girls and new occupations for women who are unemployed or…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Comparative Analysis, Differences
Hunt, Margaret – 1982
This workshop guide is designed for facilitators of programs that assist women in coping with their newly independent status as a result of divorce, widowhood, or other life transitions. The guide reviews the leadership skills needed for organizing a workshop, planning tips, recruitment, resources and other preparations. A format for the workshop…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Coping, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Opportunities
Hanks, Marlene – 1982
St. Louis Community College's Careers for Homemakers program is a vocational counseling program designed to help displaced homemakers enter the job market for the first time or after a significant absence. The program's goal is to place participants, chosen according to academic or economic disadvantaged eligibility, in jobs consistent with their…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Employment Services
Mott, Frank L.; And Others – 1978
The research presented in this volume considers a number of factors associated with women's participation in the labor market. These include the educational and training experiences of women now reaching adulthood, the rationales associated with work attachment during the early years of marriage, and the implications of marital breakdown and of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Change Agents, College Attendance, Employed Women
Gentzler, Rie – 1980
PROBE, Potential Reentry Opportunities in Business and Education, is a program designed to assist people, primarily women, who are reentering the labor force or school after working in the home for a number of years. Funded by the Higher Education Act, Title I, and administered by The Pennsylvania State University, PROBE is based in Dauphin County…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Counseling Services, Employed Women

Hootsmans, Helen M. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Reviews existing programs for equal education and employment for women in Europe, including reentry to school and work, training for nontraditional fields, and management training. Discusses the role of adult educators in setting priorities, influencing policy, and obtaining funding for women's programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Employed Women, Equal Education
Hirsh, Wendy; And Others – 1992
A study was conducted of women managers and professionals in Britain who had taken a "career break"--from a few weeks to many years--to have a baby. The study sought to examine the decision to return to work after having a child, and whether the practical management of breaks could be improved; to discover the career patterns of women…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adults, Dual Career Family, Employed Parents
Hamburg, Susan – 1995
This guide was developed to meet the marketing, outreach, and recruitment needs of job training organizations. It is designed to help organizations create a positive and professional image of local job training programs in their business community. The guide is organized in three sections that cover the following: (1) marketing and outreach…
Descriptors: Adults, Advertising, Dislocated Workers, Employment Opportunities
Coad, Cynthia P. – 1989
This book is designed for women who want to react to the empty nest syndrome with a new career. The first chapter contains an introduction and activities to help with self-awareness and career exploration. The second chapter discusses the importance of a positive plan. Strategies for setting long and short term goals, a sense of responsibility for…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Displaced Homemakers
Bell, David; Reed, Stan – 1984
This document identifies characteristics and patterns of characteristics of those who have leisure as a mid-life option. A comparison was made between individuals electing to pursue leisure and those electing to enter teaching at this life stage. Results of structured interviews, statistical results, and an analysis of a life satisfaction scale…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Individual Psychology, Interpersonal Relationship, Leisure Time
Spero, Abby – 1985
The Displaced Homemakers Network surveyed its 425 programs in the winter of 1985 to determine the extent and nature of services to displaced homemakers under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Also sought was information about the barriers to JTPA that kept program operators from bidding successfully for contracts. Finally, the survey…
Descriptors: Displaced Homemakers, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Females
Neely, Margery A.; Dees, Diane – 1981
This workshop presentation from the National Vocational Guidance Association Annual Convention consists of two parts--a discussion of strategies for women to use in entering the paid labor force and a process to identify marketable competencies one has acquired. First, strategies are addressed for handling these three components of the change from…
Descriptors: Adults, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation