A study of income levels of college graduates suggests that income is a function of a complex series of events including student attributes at time of college entry, institutional characteristics, performance and experiences in the institutions, the nature of the organizations in which graduates are employed, and job characteristics. (MSE)

Unprecedented numbers of women are altering the workplace dramatically. Issues to which employers, government, and educational and support institutions must respond include education and training, economic security, employment policies and practices, family and elder care, and aging workers. (SK)

Finds that, among 2,397 heads of poor Southern households in the March 1986 Current Population Survey, race and education were significant determinants of employment status in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, respectively. Age and receipt of welfare in the previous year were important factors in both areas. (SV)

New information on the employment, job change, and pay patterns of British university graduates offers support for the use of such measures as indicators of institutional performance and educational relevance. (MSE)

Presents the latest economic predictions from the Bureau of Labor Statistics including the labor force, gross national product, industrial employment, occupational employment, and issues and implications. (JOW)

Examines how individual characteristics and the employment opportunity structure vary for female-headed households in urban and nonmetropolitan areas. Finds little difference by residence on characteristics that influence poverty status. Employed nonmetro women more likely to have poverty incomes while opportunities for female headed nonmetro…

Results are related from a survey of 178 institutions of higher education offering doctoral programs in health education. The study was designed to ascertain distributions of faculty in health education by race, gender, and faculty rank. Implications for minority faculty recruitment are discussed. (IAH)

Tenures of 862 medical school deans serving 1940-91 show increasing instability in medical school leadership. Proportion of deans surviving to a specific tenure in office has decreased; proportion of schools with new deans has increased. Some schools have had many deans, others only a few. Explanations and implications are examined. (Author/MSE)

Stable, long-term career security is becoming a thing of the past, requiring new ways of thinking about, and framing relationships among, work, organizations, payment, and value for effort. Describes "portfolio career" concept with which individuals recognize their value to organizations comes about because of skills held that produce results.…

This review first examines gender disparities in the general population and then in relationship to students in special education, including overall gender rates by disability groups, gender disparities in education and employment outcomes for special education students, and proposed intervention programs and practices that appear promising. (DB)

Despite increasing attention paid to minority participation in college teaching and administration, little progress has been made since 1986. Minority academics can serve as role models, advisors, and student advocates. Suggestions for increasing participation rates include: concrete plans for accomplishing goals; goals reflecting institutional…

Minority participation in public policymaking has improved little in recent years, despite an increasingly multicultural population. Programs to prepare minorities for government careers are growing, but additional measures are sought, including minority hiring in growing agencies, development of advocacy groups in government agencies, mentoring…

A survey of 440 professionals working in the field of education and rehabilitation of individuals with blindness or visual impairments collected information about educational background; employment history; clients served; job responsibilities; salaries; and differences in earnings among center-based and itinerant positions, private nonprofit and…

Factors influencing the job search outcomes of 1,353 Finnish individuals with disabilities were studied, focusing on age, gender, domicile, basic education, vocational training, and type of disability. Results showed that age, education, and domicile influenced outcomes, and labor market status was to some extent gender specific. (JDD)

Although university technological research may help industry save money, some are concerned it may also help eliminate needed jobs. Observers disagree over the ultimate impact of technology transfer and the role of public policy in promoting it. Some recommend social policies designed to mitigate disruption by technological change. (MSE)