Identity and status conflicts experienced by Haitian immigrants in New York City and expressed in their debates over language usage are examined through an analysis of the struggle over the primary language (Haitian Creole or French) to be used in the Catholic Mass at a Brooklyn Church. (Author/MC)

Examines the relationship between information technology and employment. Analyzing 120 years of employment data, the author concludes that, in the long run, technological development results in declining levels of employment. Assesses differences in the employment structures of various developed countries to produce an idea of possible futures in…

Propensity score matching was used to evaluate the effectiveness of Mexico's College of Professional Technical Education system with data from 5,574 graduates and a control group. Although controls found jobs faster, graduates have jobs more congruent with their training and earn 20-28% more. Cost-benefit analysis also supports program…

Of 1,805 early retirees, 40% returned to work (17% full time, 51% part time, 32% self employed). Return was positively related to work attachment and tenure at last job. Clerical workers were less likely than managers to choose part-time work over retirement. Lateral mobility and high work attachment were negatively related to postretirement…

Analysis of data on low-achieving Scottish youth leaving school at minimum age reveals the gendered and age-structured nature of the labor market. Low-attaining males manage to enter full-time employment; low-attaining females, although fewer, are bypassed in favor of adult women and better-qualified school leavers. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)

Compares the occupational effects of initial community college and four-year college entrance using a sample drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experiences. Finds that both male and female community college entrants attain lower occupational status than four-year college entrants. Sex differences are discussed. (FMW)

Presents findings of study to determine statistical relationship between educational attainment and social class among Blacks based on sample of 1,054 individuals. Finds years of schooling did not correlate highly with self-identified social class, though work-related prestige and authority related significantly to educational attainment. (MW)

A comparison of 44 semi-rural learning-disabled postsecondary-age youth with 64 urban nonlearning-disabled same-age peers found significantly higher dropout rates and significantly lower basic skills competency levels among the learning-disabled youth. No differences were found between learning-disabled graduates and dropouts in terms of…

The employment status and social adjustment of hearing-impaired young adults (N=38) of whom 10 had graduated from residential schools for the deaf in New Zealand and 28 from special classes in regular schools was reviewed. There was some evidence that residential school graduates experienced more difficulty in coping following graduation. (DB)

Examines the relationships among listening, communication-related abilities, employee level, and upward mobility in an insurance company. Finds that while, overall, nonsupervisors tended to possess better listening abilities than supervisors, some evidence suggests that better listeners were in higher levels of the organization and were more…

Investigates gender differences in caregiving tasks, role strains, and resources to account for greater female strain among a probability sample of employed, nonspousal caregivers. After controlling for known sociodemographic dissimilarities in predicting burden, the effect of gender decreased at each step when caregiver tasks, work role strains,…

Finds that experiential learning opportunities have a positive relationship to early employment in journalism, that the first job in print journalism has significant impact on future employment, and that the longer an individual works within print journalism, the more likely he or she will move to an executive position at a large paper. (SR)

Examined organizational life within federal prisons. Employees (n=3,325) completed Prison Social Climate Survey. Findings revealed widespread satisfaction with work environments. Staff having frequent contact with inmates, those working in custody positions, and those with longer tenure generally had lower opinions of work environment, whereas…

Reports on a reclassification of jobs across all levels of employment at Yale University and its impact on librarians. Describes the process used in conjunction with consultants, Hewitt Associates, and the resultant changes in career path opportunities and salaries and in market competition. Changes for librarians included salary increases,…

As job skill levels increase, high school dropout has consequences for unemployment, the nation's economy, and the economic future of dropouts. More than ever, vocational education must investigate ways to tap the potential of dropout-prone students. (SK)