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Jacinto, Alberto; Gershenson, Seth – American Educational Research Journal, 2021
Parental influences, particularly parents' occupations, may influence individuals' entry into the teaching profession. This mechanism may contribute to the relatively static demographic composition of the teaching force over time. We assess the role of parental influences on occupational choice by testing whether the children of teachers are…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Career Choice, Teaching (Occupation), Racial Differences
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Cheng, Yuanshan; Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Gibson, Philip – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2019
From 2007 to 2009, the U.S. economy went through a deep economic downturn which is popularly known as the Great Recession. It resulted in a significant loss of wealth for many investors. While some investors sought the advice of financial advisors; others did not. This study examines the economic situation of households using the National…
Descriptors: Finance Occupations, Personnel Selection, Dismissal (Personnel), Economic Climate
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Almasi, Pooya; Hadavand, Aboozar; Thomas, Sarah; Gharehgozli, Orkideh – Education Economics, 2020
We introduce a new approach to measuring the match between education and occupation by using the number of college courses related to one's occupation. Previous studies have only considered the match between college 'major' and occupation. That approach ignores the content of education and the courses taken in college. We find that taking courses…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Education Work Relationship, College Curriculum, Outcomes of Education
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Han, Hyojung; Rojewski, Jay W. – Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify latent classes of college-educated late-baby-boomer generation women's economic attainment (income) patterns during mid-career and examine the family and job satisfaction characteristics within each latent class. Longitudinal latent class analysis was used to analyze income data from the National…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Income, Females, Adults
Gelblum, Madeleine – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
This study explores the relationship between college major, occupation, and early-career annual earnings for the years 2008 to 2010 using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth of 1997 (NLSY97). I provide estimates of the effect of college major on earnings for those with bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and some college but no…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Postsecondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship
Gelblum, Madeleine – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
This study explores the relationship between college major, occupation, and early-career annual earnings for the years 2008 to 2010 using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth of 1997 (NLSY97). I provide estimates of the effect of college major on earnings for those with bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and some college but no…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Postsecondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Tyson, Will – Career and Technical Education Research, 2017
In this study, we determined the educational pathways and key life course transitions of young adults who enter Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Health (STEMH) technician and professional jobs using the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) dataset, tracking high school students from 1997 to adulthood in 2009. Using…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Young Adults, STEM Education, Science Careers
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Gleason, Philip M.; And Others – Monthly Labor Review, 1991
Use of drugs and alcohol on the job is more common among men than women and among blue-collar than white-collar workers according to data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1984. (JOW)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Blue Collar Occupations, Drug Abuse, Females
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Brody, Nathan – American Psychologist, 1997
Views IQ test scores as measures of general intelligence that relate to the acquisition of knowledge in diverse settings. Discusses studies that support the assertion that IQ has an influence on a socially relevant outcome variable that is independent of its relationship to social status. (MMU)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Heredity, Intelligence
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Shapiro, David; Crowley, Joan E. – Youth and Society, 1982
Investigates the influence of family characteristics, psychological factors, and socioeconomic factors on youth's occupational status aspirations, female aspirations for atypical occupations, and minority and upper-class youth's employment aspirations. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Choice, Employment Level, Family Characteristics
Schiller, Bradley R. – 1995
A study used data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth to analyze the long-term effects of hospitality industry employment on youth. The subsample extracted for the study included all youth who were aged 16-24 in 1980 and employed in the civilian sector for pay at any time in the year. Statistics indicated the hospitality sector was…
Descriptors: Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Food Service, Higher Education
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC. – 2000
This report explains the current U.S. regulations governing child labor; provides a detailed look at youth labor in this country, including how it differs among major demographic groups and economic sectors, and over time; and describes the outcomes of young people's work activities, including occupational injuries and fatalities and other…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Personnel
Bernhardt, Annette; Morris, Martina; Handcock, Mark S.; Scott, Marc A. – 2001
The changes in career development and upward mobility in response to recent changes in the U.S. labor market were examined in a study that included an analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Men and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Analysis of the data, which covered the period 1966-1994, established that the…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Coordination, Definitions