In this survey-based study, an attempt was made to trace changes in the characteristics of newly-employed, full-time faculty in public California community colleges over a seven-year period. Demographic data, including age, sex, residence, highest degree held, and most recent professional experience of new faculty were collected from all public…

Most observers would agree that school superintendents in this country are under siege, as is the entire class of administrators in both the public and private sectors. Improved communication and transportation technology have increased public awareness and reaction to events. In addition, our society is increasingly organized into numerous…

Growth or decline in the labor force can be viewed as stemming from changes in population and labor force participation, and from their interaction. In the period 1940-70 a large increase occurred in the female labor force, particularly in the South, while a decrease was noted in the participation of nonwhites. When the sexes are considered…

Discrimination against women, though more covert than discrimination against blacks, has caused inestimable damage in self-esteem, wasted potential and supressed rage. Academic bias against women has been recently documented at several universities, and though the federal government through executive orders has specifically forbidden sex…

This report discusses the job factors, attitudes and preferences affecting the relative advancement and turnover of men and women in federal careers. The study of advancement utilized the responses of 11,000 men and 15,000 women. Findings included that women were more highly educated, participated as much or more, were older and had more service…

The purpose of this text of questions and readings and of the project CCLE-IBM Humanities Project on Technological Change from which it emerged, is to aid the participant-reader become habituated to coping with a complex environment by actively responding to technological change in a way that enhances his own sense of personal and human dignity.…

This publication is the fourth of four volumes of "Tomorrow's Manpower Needs," which are devoted to the subject of national, state, and area projections of manpower requirements. This volume includes a discussion of the assumptions on which the national projections of industry and occupational requirements are based, and the methodology…

Total employment in Southern United States increased 20.1 percent from 1940-50 and 13.6 percent from 1950-60 compared with 25.4 and 14.5 percent for the nation as a whole. The proportion of workers in the South to the entire United States decreased from 26.8 percent in 1940 to 25.4 percent in 1960. Over the 10-year period from 1950-60 the South…

A very significant and enigmatic situation confronting graduate education today is the lack of adequate and reliable data relating to the manpower supply and demand and employment status of Ph.D.'s. Considering this, the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States authorized a study of the manpower situation. A questionnaire was sent to…

The impact of the current employment situation on hiring faculty for community college teaching is examined. It is concluded that prospects for improving the quality of learning in community colleges are not particularly enhanced by the apparently growing surplus of new PhDs in our field. On the contrary, it is suggested that hiring PhDs for…

The report is intended to provide current statistics on allied health careers as baseline data for evaluation, planning, and administration of allied health education programs. The document consists entirely of tables, except for the first three pages describing the problem, the collection of the data, and the limitations of the data, and for…

This document reports the highlights of an international conference designed to study the utilization of highly qualified personnel. Following the opening addresses by various participants, discussion documents and basic reports are presented. Four areas of concern include the state of employment and employment policy, the conditions and aims of…

Using the basic input-output model developed by the Texas Input-Output Project for a 19 county South Texas Region, income transfer effects from the extension of unemployment insurance to the agricultural sector were derived. Total income transferred would have ranged from $1.5 million to $2.3 million depending upon coverage provisions. About…

This Special Labor Force Report, published by the U.S. Department of Labor, presents statistics on the high school class of 1972. The report bases its estimates on supplementary questions in the October 1972 Current Population Survey by the Bureau of the Census and includes explanations of the sampling procedure, definitions of terms used, and…

The primary purpose of the study was to develop a supply/demand ratio for nuclear degree scientists and engineers from July 1969 through 1973. The need by private industry and electric utilities for scientists and engineers with degrees in disciplines other than nuclear science or engineering, as well as for technicians, nuclear reactor operators,…