Inmigration to Maine was found to have altered population distribution, increased the proportion of younger, highly educated persons, and provided a pool of professional/managerial persons for community involvement. Data gathered from 417 persons moving into Maine during the July through December period of either 1980 or 1983 showed inmigrants to…

A study of employee turnover in the Federal government showed that in 1984, about 195,000 full-time, nonpostal Federal workers with permanent appointments left Federal jobs or transferred to other Federal agencies--representing a turnover rate of 11.5 percent. The turnover was about three percentage points higher for white-collar workers than for…

In the spring of 1984, the San Diego (California) Unified School District's Research Department initiated a five-year study of the district's 1984 senior high school graduates. The study documents graduates' transition from high school into young adulthood, beginning shortly after graduation. Focus is on: (1) providing information to district…

This report analyzes economic and demographic characteristics of Arizona's Hispanic population. In 1980 Arizona ranked fourth among the states in Hispanic concentration (16.2%) and eighth in total number of Hispanics. More than 45% of Arizona's Hispanics lived in Maricopa County. Almost 90% had their ancestral origins in Mexico, but 82% were born…

Problems in the Canadian system of vocational training are addressed in this presentation to a special parliamentary committee by the chief executive officer of Pacific Vocational Institute (PVI). After introductory remarks on the purposes and objectives of PVI, two approaches to occupational training in Canada are discussed. The Manpower Demand…

This book-length report, prepared for the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the House Committee on Education and Labor, describes the first comprehensive state-wide assessment of training programs--specifically the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)--in Illinois. The introduction assesses the JTPA in Illinois, a State with high…

This report describes the District of Columbia Public Schools education plan for the school years 1988-92. It includes information on the planning process and the goals and constraints which determined the final shape of the plan. The report also contains the following: (1) a description of employment trends which will influence the skills…

Addresses the status of engineering education for women. Discusses the changes related to both the image of women and the engineering profession over the past 15 years. Assesses how computer-aided engineering has made engineering attractive to women today. (TW)

Examines changes in female labor force participation since 1950. Finds little difference currently between metro and nonmetro areas in propensity of women to work outside the home. Traces racial and age differences in labor force participation. Finds family situation and changing social expectations responsible for increase in working women. (LFL)

A study attempted to determine whether the United States experience of continuing education and training provides an appropriate resource for changes intended to increase lifelong learning in the United Kingdom by considering institutional and cultural differences for the two countries. The study considered the trajectories for lifelong learning…

This report presents a profile of enrollment, employment, and institutional climate factors by gender in the Oregon State System of Higher Education. The report consists of a written analysis and 40 tables of data on which the analysis is based. Following an introduction which describes the history of the committee that produced the report, the…

A study investigated those transitional patterns that account for substantial numbers of young people moving from secondary education to employment. Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972; and the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience, Youth Cohort, including high school transcripts of a…

This statistical report was developed to inform administrators and planners in economic development, education, and employment and training in Oklahoma of the direction and magnitude of employment change in the state. The publication projects occupational and industrial growth and decline for the period 1986-1992, as well as the relationship…

Studies of past, present and projected supplies of scientists and engineers and their utilization in science and engineering are reviewed in this report. It is the intent of the study to explain the differences of opinion about the future supply and utilization of scientists and engineers and also to provide an assessment. Contents discuss: (1)…

A study of the characteristics of rural counties that gained or failed to gain young physicians examined location choices of all physicians who graduated from allopathic and osteopathic schools of medicine between 1974 and 1978 and were practicing in a primary care specialty in 2,111 rural counties in 1983. First, the characteristics of counties…