Describes Illinois community colleges' involvement in economic development through a network of business centers operated by all of the state's 39 districts. Looks at the programs and services offered by the colleges in areas such as customized job training, training for small businesses, contract procurement assistance, and Job Training…

The history of the youth labor market in Great Britain between 1974 and 1981 is one of irony: the incongruity of an increasingly well-qualified youth set against growing unemployment and a progressive loss of opportunities for skilled work. Work qualifications are increasingly important, but the number of jobs has shrunk. (RM)

It is argued that Australia's relatively uniform and consistent academic salary structure and personnel policies should be more flexible and competitive in order to alleviate current problems of academic labor market stagnation, uneven faculty distribution, and other results of financial stringency. (MSE)

Study of online searching experience in Martin P. Catherwood Library, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, presents results of five years of collecting data on bibliographic files accessed. A ranking of 10 most frequently searched files and commentary on pattern that emerges are provided. (EJS)

The results are reported of court litigation in which Boston University faculty were denied the right to collective bargaining because faculty are considered supervisors. The role of the American Association of University Professors is also discussed and excerpts from the court's opinion are presented. (MSE)

Discusses various indicators of the status of minorities in science and technology including (1) underrepresentation in the U.S. workforce of scientists and engineers, (2) lower precollege educational attainment in science and mathematics, and (3) unemployment rates of Black and Hispanic workers, especially in science and engineering. Reviews…

An analysis of 12 secondary economics textbooks revealed that the economic issues of poverty, unemployment, and labor as they relate to Blacks and Hispanics are often ignored. Economics texts would be greatly improved if critical work led to the inclusion of even such rudimentary information as race-specific employment data. (RM)

Discusses two new challenges that face faculty bargaining organizations: first, the Supreme Court's decision in "NLRB vs. Yeshiva University" that faculties exercising power over governance of their institutions have managerial status that excludes them from protection under the National Labor Relations Act, and, second, the current…

The consequences of three events on the demand for postcompulsory education in the urban area of Milan are examined: the population growth, the transformation of the city's economy and the consequential trend of the labor market, and the lack of upper-secondary school reform. (MLW)

The framework of an aggregate production function shows that growth of human capital is both a condition and a consequence of economic growth. The concurrent growth and diffusion of human capital, involving production of new knowledge, appears necessary to ensure sustained economic development worldwide. (TE)

A series of articles discusses employment issues in various countries: youth employment, reduced working hours and wage cuts, dislocated workers, government employment policies, and job creation. (SK)

The current need for trained workers and the need to increase employment make necessary increased participation in postsecondary education, revamped curricula emphasizing communicative and computational competence, comprehensive training programs, and cost-effectiveness. Until these are accomplished, demands for increased per-student resources…

federal involvement in education is necessary because state and local agencies have not provided educational experiences that are adequate to meet the needs of special populations. A rational federal role should address equal opportunity, data collection/dissemination, research, support for improving local practices, human resources training, and…

This series of articles cites a variety of sources and synthesizes a number of studies on the effects of new technologies on the world of work and on social and economic life in general. These studies are related to several industrial nations and are also concerned with the new information-oriented society. (SSH)

The question now is whether women will continue to be the majority of low-skilled, low-paid workers or will share equally in opportunities in all fields of employment. Counselor must be aware of the rights and resources available to each woman in pursuing her career goals. (Author)