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Pawa, Jay M. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
Recent investigations show the cause of the free education movement to be urbanization trends rather than the demands of laborers. (RA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Labor Education, Laborers
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Lukes, Sherri M.; Simon, Bret – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Context: Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are a population at risk for oral health problems. Data on the oral health conditions of migrant and seasonal farmworkers? permanent teeth are particularly lacking. Purpose: To document the relative rates of treated and untreated dental decay in a sample of southern Illinois migrant and seasonal…
Descriptors: Seasonal Laborers, Health Conditions, Dentistry, Dental Health
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Organista, Kurt C. – Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 2007
The purpose of this article is to describe a researchable conceptual model of structural-environmental (SE) risk for HIV and problem drinking in Latino labor migrants (LLMs) in the United States, with an emphasis on day laborers. Implications for developing SE prevention interventions that target risky situations, embedded in stressful living and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Research Methodology, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Middleton, Holly – College English, 2007
Focusing on students' responses to an 1876 writing assignment at Illinois Industrial University (which would ultimately become the University of Illinois), the author analyzes ideological tensions that occurred as the United States found itself revising the pastoral image of the farmer in an increasingly industrial age. (Contains 9 notes.)
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Ideology, Intellectual History, Historical Interpretation
California State Dept. of Employment Development, Sacramento. Migrant Services Section. – 1979
During the 1978 agricultural season, migrant farmworkers and their families occupied 2,079 rental units at 26 migrant housing centers provided by the Office of Migrant Services. Supportive services at the centers included day care centers for children two to five years of age, a few infant care facilities, and access to medical serivces,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agricultural Laborers, Anglo Americans, Blacks
New York State Legislature, Albany. – 1964
RESULTS OF THE COMMITTEE'S STUDY AND OBSERVATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LABOR FORCE IMPORTATION FOR PLANTING, HARVESTING, AND PROCESSING OF FIELD AND ORCHARD CROPS IN NEW YORK STATE ARE REPORTED. MAJOR SECTIONS INCLUDE--(1) TRENDS IN FARM LABOR FOR 1963, (2) PUBLIC HEALTH, (3) SOCIAL WELFARE, (4) LABOR CAMP HOUSING AND SANITATION,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agricultural Laborers, Farm Labor, Housing
Vega, Jaime I., Ed.; And Others – 1974
Compiled for use by agencies working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers, this directory lists programs and services available to these farmworkers during their stay in Ohio and Wisconsin. Data were obtained from Federal, State, and local agencies in each State. Special emphasis was placed on information and data current as of summer 1973.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Directories, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Rowe, Gene; Smith, Leslie Whitener – 1976
The report contains data pertaining to the number and distribution of U.S. farm wageworkers and their dependents who were eligible in 1973 for the national farmworker program under the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) Title III, Section 303 (a). Information is given by migratory status, ethnic group, earning, and region.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Statistics
Louisiana State Dept. of Employment Security, Baton Rouge – 1974
During 1974, the Rural Manpower Service provided a comprehensive program of service to all agricultural workers and employers in both rural and urban areas. This program was accomplished through employer relations and applicant registration programs, placement services, promotion of training programs, counseling and testing programs, collection…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Community Development, Economic Development
National Migrant Information Clearinghouse, Austin, TX. Juarez-Lincoln Center. – 1974
Part of the "Comprehensive National Survey of Migrant Programs" series, this directory lists services and resources available to migrant and seasonal farmworkers during their stay in the Northwestern states of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Prepared for use by agencies working with…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Directories, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
National Migrant Information Clearinghouse, Austin, TX. Juarez-Lincoln Center. – 1974
Part of the "Comprehensive National Survey of Migrant Programs" series, this directory was prepared for use by agencies working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the Southwestern states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The directory lists programs, services, and resources available to migrants in these…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Directories, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Genesee / Finger Lakes Regional Planning Board, Rochester, NY. – 1972
Inventorying and analyzing the housing needs of the region's migrant population, the report is presented in 2 sections. Part I introduces the migrant, staygrant, and rural agricultural worker. Part 2 addresses the particular needs of the agricultural worker, including the rural poor. Attention is given to education, training, health, social…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Education, Employment
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Bacon, A. W. – Journal of Leisure Research, 1975
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Job Satisfaction, Laborers, Leisure Time
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. Library Service. – 1974
In recognition of the continuing importance of women's contributions to the Veterans Administration mission, and in response to a growing interest in the subject on the part of both men and women, this brief reading list has been designed as a general introduction to the concerns of women, their work and their place in society. The list was…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Employed Women, Females, Individual Development
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Cohn, Richard M. – Journal of Gerontology, 1979
Documents age differences in the relative importance of intristic work satisfactions as determinants of the individual's sense of global well-being. It appears that, toward the end of the period of labor force participation, the satisfaction men derive from work is transferred from the actual experience of work to its consequences. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Gerontology, Job Satisfaction, Laborers
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