Defines telework as online or offline electronic work performed at home or in central offices, customer sites, and satellite centers. Examines the nature, extent, and impact of telework on working conditions, work organization and explores the legal status of teleworkers, changing attitudes of employers and trade unions, and government…

A study of the relative positions of women and men in senior administrative positions in New South Wales (Australia) colleges revealed women hold almost no senior executive positions, are more restricted in occupational categories, and work in areas less likely to provide career prospects. (MSE)

The authors contend that problems associated with rapid population growth in developing countries must be tackled through comprehensive planning. They discuss impacts of demography on labor supply and demand and migration. Then they propose a practical framework for population and human resource development planning and policy formation. (SK)

Evidence supporting the trend of aging college faculty is explored, especially as it affects nursing education, and the implications of and strategies for dealing with potential detrimental outcomes of the trend are discussed. (MSE)

Explores relationship between farm technology and labor availability in Africa. Studies introduction of high-yielding maize variety in Zambia and resulting effects on labor availability/mobilization. Shows shift to hybrids requires additional labor, including available children. Illustrates need for adoption research taking broader farming…

Describes long- and short-term changes in women's employment. Introduces a set of "Psychology in the Public Forum" articles that address the consequences of these changes for women's health and for their families, and delineate the government's responses. Discusses the mission of the Network on the Determinants and Consequences of Health-Promoting…

Describes the third in a series of surveys that have been conducted to determine employment profiles and compensation levels of instructional technologists who are members of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Demographics, education, job descriptions, funding sources, and salaries are included. (LRW)

A portion of a study of the impact of higher education on over-25-year-old students enrolling in higher education in Australia in 1978 is presented. It assessed the impact of the educational experience on personal development (including attitude and values changes), individual abilities, and leisure time and marital relations. (MSE)

The purpose of this article is to speculate about future changes in the working lives of men and women so that human resource managers can be prepared. The critical forces discussed include equal opportunity legislation, socialization experiences, and work and family issues. (JOW)

Trends over the last decade show an increase in the average age of farmers and a steady decline in the number of young people entering farming. These trends will have adverse effects on rural economies and communities. It is unlikely that current government programs can reverse trends toward large corporate farms. (KS)

Presents results of surveys, taken before and after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of employers and workers who are deaf, identifying two categories of factors impacting job retention and advancement: (1) individual worker performance attributes, and (2) aspects of the work environment. (Author/JDD)

Examination of national survey data of state mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies for integrated and segregated employment and facility-based nonwork services provided during fiscal years 1988 and 1990 found that the percentage and total number of individuals in integrated employment grew significantly. (DB)

Colleges and universities that made minority hiring a priority in the late 1980s are now recruiting fewer black scholars and are seeing more of those already on campus leave. Increased competition for black doctorate recipients is cited. The trend is seen at both major universities and community colleges. (MSE)

A survey (n=306) of female employment patterns in the peripheral areas of Israel has shown that labor force participation rates differ across regions and types of settlements. Found that urban and rural women from the same region have different participation rates because of their different socioeconomic characteristics. (KS)

The "academic ratchet and administrative lattice" framework for examining costs and productivity in college administration is applied to the University of Delaware. The productivity of academic units is analyzed quantitatively and issues in overstaffing and overbudgeting of administrative units are discussed. Faculty staffing trends from…