To determine the extent to which the perceived English language performance of employed bilingual Mexican-Americans influenced or handicapped them in performing job duties as proficiently as their monolingual counterparts, personal interviews were conducted with equal numbers of Mexican-Americans, their non-Mexican-American occupational peers, and…

This report presents one-page statistical profiles for each of the Veterans Administration's (VA's) major professional and administrative career fields. Each profile contains data on total employment, distribution by grade and sex, and statistical measures of age, length of service, and education levels. Also, included are measures of the activity…

Women are being drawn into the labor force today by powerful economic, demographic, and social forces and far reaching attitudinal changes. Recognition of the reality that women must work, they want to work, and their labor is needed should help us institute policies that would bring about reforms in many areas of life. (Author/GC)

A survey of adult basic education (ABE) program directors in five states revealed that most ABE teachers are women and work part-time without benefits while most ABE administrators are men who are employed full-time. Concludes that women employed in ABE are victims of discrimination. (EM)

Reports a study of alternative theories of sex discrimination which imply ambiguous predictions about the relation between the male/female earnings ratio and the status and sex composition of the occupation. Notes that about one-half of the earnings gap between the sexes can be attributed to direct discrimination in the labor market, with…

Structural changes in international economy may give rise to a reemergence of full employment programs. Such initiatives must address the special problem of minority unemployment and must develop new approaches to avoid the difficulties experienced by such programs in the 1970s. Quality work for decent, secure wages must be assured. (VM)

Improved economic trends have assured jobs for all. They may be low-paying, but this does not cause poverty. Many persons want "good" jobs for which they are not qualified. Welfare dependence stems from the reluctance of adults to work at menial jobs. To be decided is whether the government is obligated to provide good jobs. (VM)

Reports the results of a survey of 203 academic libraries that examined the employment status, utilization, and compensation of part-time librarians as compared to full-time staff. The effects of union membership, administrative satisfaction with this class of workers, and perceived problems with part-time staff are discussed. (CLB)

The potential impact of the new nondiscrimination requirements of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 in faculty pension plans is devastating for faculty. The faculty's pension program's ability to survive in a form that serves the mutual interests of both faculty and institution is now in question. (MLW)

The arguments in favor of preferential treatment for some groups are faulty. An examination of these arguments is included. Although victims of discrimination should be helped, programs should promote race-, gender- or ethnically conscious hiring. Affirmative action has led to a increase in bureaucratically-caused discrimination. (PS)

The authors examine the effects of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program participation on post-program earnings. Results show that CETA participation had a significant negative effect on men's earnings and hours worked per week. However, the same experience had a positive effect on women's earnings and hours worked. (Author/CH)

An evaluation of the effects on employment of a new type of secondary school in Colombia offering prevocational subjects alongside the traditional curriculum is based on a follow-up survey of about 1,800 graduates three years after leaving school. Earnings differences between the two types of schools are slight. (Author/MLF)

Data from the 1976 Survey of Income and Education indicate that: (1) the variable of years since immigration does not affect employment rate or annual hours worked of male Hispanic immigrants; (2) the labor supply of immigrants exceeds that of nonimmigrants; and (3) the immigration experience probably leads to the high Hispanic labor supply. (CJM)

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published the first edition of "Youth Indicators" in 1988, which contained statistics to describe the circumstances of young people's lives both in school and beyond the schoolhouse. This current report is the fifth edition in this series. "Youth Indicators" is a statistical compilation of data…

GAO prepared this report under the Comptroller General's authority as part of an effort to assist policy makers in determining how federal disability programs could more effectively meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and addressed it to each committee of jurisdiction. In this report, GAO assesses: (1) the extent to which state…