Results of the five-year follow-up of 108 moderately to severely handicapped individuals who had graduated from a rural community-based job exploration and training program indicated that 61 percent were working competitively, 22 percent were living independently, and that earning disabled students were more likely to be self-sufficient than…

Explores the "gender model" of job research instruments based on the Holland Occupational Classification scheme. Uses the 1973 Quality of Employment Survey to determine that the Holland Classification scheme replicates the segmentation of women into certain low-paying occupations, controlling for worker education, job tenure, and age.…

The author discusses the channeling of certain groups of students into low-income, low-status careers through occupational home economics. She calls for home economics teachers to help students prepare for jobs at all levels of the occupational spectrum. (CH)

Research into return migration of Blacks to four urban communities in North Carolina suggests that differences in motivation existed between older, female and younger, male return migrants. The former returned for personal social reasons mainly, the latter for economic reasons. (RDN)

This bibliographic essay provides general overview of material gathered in major bibliographies on women in librarianship and extracts from major publications that focus on status of women in libraries. Topics covered include surveys; history; career paths, patterns, and assessment; women in library management; status and activities; and…

Using a data sample from the New York Longitudinal Study, this study tests the hypothesis that the relation between maternal role satisfaction and child adjustment is mediated by the quality of the mother-child relationship. Results illustrate use of a process model in the explanation of the relation. (Author/NH)

Examines the validity and implications of the success image of Asian Americans through a case study of recent Korean immigrants in Los Angeles. Asserts that Asian Americans are generally excluded from full participation in the broader society and that this exclusion cannot be interpreted as an expression of personal preference. (KH)

Uses multiple regression analysis to demonstrate that the earnings of illegal aliens rise with schooling and labor market experience, but experience in the U.S. is more important than in the country of origin. Shows that Mexican illegal aliens earn about 30 percent less than Canadian/European illegal aliens. (Author/RDN)

An alternative employment status for some types of part-time faculty, that of independent contractor, is described. The contractor status may be more congruent with what both parties actually believe their relationship to be. (MLW)

Investing in education is viewed as important to ensuring the success of the nation's children. One of the largest dollar investments in education is teacher salaries. In fact, roughly 60 percent of all instructional dollars go to paying teachers. How well are they paid and are their salaries based on what policymakers value in a quality teacher?…

This publication provides information relating to secondary occupational career and technical education program enrollments within Pennsylvania's public secondary schools collected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). For school year 2003-04, PDE used the Career and Technical Education Information System (CATS) to collect individual…

This study examined whether low-wage work would affect low-income, Head Start-enrolled mothers' psychological well-being and parenting style over time. Respondents were low-income, rural and urban mothers participating in a study on parenting and child development. In 1996-97 and 1998-99, mothers completed interviews on demographics, depressive…

This report, based on data from Follow-up Information on North Dakota Education and Training (FINDET), describes the employment status of North Dakota University System (NDUS) graduates for the year 2000 who were employed in the state 1 year after graduation. Approximately half of these graduates were either employed in North Dakota or re-enrolled…

This report uses data on 10,480 households from the Current Population Survey to investigate computer ownership and Internet use by disability status, racial and ethnic group, and age group. Analysis indicates: (1) people with disabilities are less than half as likely as their non-disabled counterparts to have access to a computer at home; (2)…

This report presents data regarding the educational and occupational status of high school graduates responding to the 1998 Detroit Public Schools' Graduate Survey, also noting respondents' perceptions of the quality of their academic training and the degree to which it helped them in their present situation. Respondents achieved higher mean scale…