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Nelson, Orville – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1980
Discusses various aspects of new and emerging occupations: factors influencing these occupations (technological changes, demographic changes, legislation, life style changes, resource changes); and a process for identifying these new and emerging occupations (monitoring trends and collecting and processing data on these occupations). (CT)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Demography, Employment Patterns
Usher, Carolyn E. – Aging and Work: A Journal on Age, Work and Retirement, 1981
A survey of older workers disclosed a strong interest in alternative work options as a means of extending their work lives. Continuing part time in the same job was the most popular work option. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Flexible Working Hours, Fringe Benefits, Job Development
Stevenson, Gloria – Worklife, 1977
A review of proposed employment strategies and priorities of Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, with regard to training programs, governmental subsidy programs, apprenticeships, private sector jobs, etc. (WL)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Government, Government Role, Human Resources

Rosenblatt, Zehava – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2001
Examines the effect of Israeli secondary teachers' multiple roles and skill flexibility on three work attitudes: burnout, tendency to quit, and organizational commitment. Finds, for example, that skill flexibility mediated the effects of demographic variables (age, education, nationality, school size) on all three work attitudes. Draws…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Development, Occupational Mobility, Secondary Education

Mellor, Mary – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1988
The author describes a participatory research project that took place in a garment workers' co-operative. The project's purpose was to record the history and working relationships of the co-operative in an attempt to help similar ventures. Problems of participatory research are considered. (CH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Cooperatives, Employed Women

Hagner, David; Daning, Robin – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
Forty-nine job developers were interviewed to identify the techniques and approaches used in successful job development for individuals with developmental disabilities. The interviews addressed such topics as the source and number of employer contacts, "opening lines" to employers, mention of disability, negotiations, interviews with job seekers,…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Employers, Employment Programs

Johnson, G. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1995
Issues concerning the job preparation and development system for persons who are blind or visually impaired were identified by public and private sector leaders and used to develop a plan for full employment. Issues affected by factors external to the rehabilitation system and those influenced by the system are discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: Blindness, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Job Development

Gerity, Patrick E. – Catalyst, 1999
Describes a study designed to create a competency model for community-college education professionals, and a self-assessment based on that model to identify areas of developmental need, perceived importance, and training priority. Two-hundred eighty-seven respondents ranked 89 tasks categorized into 14 competency areas. Communications skills were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Teacher Education, Continuing Education, Faculty Development
Neault, Roberta A. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2000
Reviews important changes in the world of work, including restructuring, displaced workers, survivors, continuous learning, and self-directed careers. Explores the new roles that both individuals and employers play in a career development culture. Addresses specific mainstream niches where career counselors can serve. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Counselor Role, Dislocated Workers
Lyons, Morgan; Harrington, Maura J. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2006
These authors, who have managed a small, entrepreneurial applied-research firm for more than twenty years, share their reflections about what elements of organizational structure have worked best for them, and offer some observations on a personal level as well about how to optimize and remain viable in a volatile professional field. The term…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Research, Consultants, Staff Development
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1995
The latest round of proposed state and federal welfare reforms has major implications for state work force development systems. These systems will face new demands generated by the need to help welfare recipients find jobs before they reach the time limits on aid and the need for states to meet the new work participation rates for federal welfare…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Job Development
Marrone, Joseph – 1996
This report discusses the job development and job placement in vocational rehabilitation programs for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. An introduction reviews the job placement problems of individuals with mental illness and the different views of the mental health workers' role as advocates. Further topics address: (1) the three…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Employer Attitudes, Interviews, Job Development
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1993
This program development guide outlines the procedures for replicating the B-WEST (Building Workers Entering Skilled Trades) program, a two-term professional certificate program designed to prepare women for skilled jobs in the traditionally male-dominated electrical, mechanical, and construction trades. The components and major activities of the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Community Colleges, Employed Women
Mandon, Nicole; Sulzer, Emmanuel – Training & Employment, 1998
Human resources management personnel have been encouraged to develop a job analysis approach capable of grasping work situations that are more complex, less defined, and in a state of flux. In France, this perspective has given rise to Emploi Type Etudie dans sa Dynamique (ETED) or "typical job studied in its dynamic," an approach that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Competence, Foreign Countries
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1992
This document records the oral and written testimony of persons participating in a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on employment and training needs during the current recession. Testimony was given by leaders of youth education and jobs programs, congressional representatives, a college president, and several unemployed workers. Witnesses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Economic Development, Employment Problems