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The Role of Flexible Work in the Transition from Higher Education into the Labour Market
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Try, Sverre – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
Using data from the Norwegian Graduate Survey from 1985 to 1999, the study investigates Norwegian graduate students' entry into the labour market. The study finds that more than half of the employed graduates enter the work force via a flexible job, that is either a temporary or a part-time job, and the proportion has increased during the period.…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Graduate Surveys, College Graduates, Labor Market
Managing the Overlap of Work and Family: A Shared Responsibility.
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Benedict, Rhonda; Taylor, Corliss A. – CUPA Journal, 1995
An overview is presented of social and demographic trends prompting changes in workforce composition and workers' values, and a conceptual model for understanding these changes and their effects on the work environment is offered. The Ohio State University's shared approach to managing the work/family overlap and its policy implications are…
Descriptors: College Administration, Demography, Family Work Relationship, Higher Education
Labor-Market Conditions for Engineers: Is There a Shortage? Proceedings of a Symposium.
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. – 1984
These proceedings include four papers that examine four different models of the engineering labor market, namely, those of: (1) the American Electronics Association ("Technical Employment Projections, 1983-1987" by Pat Hill Hubbard); (2) the Bureau of Labor Statistics ("Future Labor-Market Conditions for Engineers" by Ronald E.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science, Employment, Employment Patterns
The Economics of Gender in Mexico: Work, Family, State, and Market. Directions in Development.
Katz, Elizabeth G., Ed.; Correia, Maria C., Ed. – 2001
The studies compiled in this book analyze the effects of gender on the well-being of individuals and households in Mexico. Analyses examine gender issues over the life cycle, including education and child labor, adult urban and rural labor participation, and the situation of elderly Mexican men and women. Following an introduction by Elizabeth…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
The Health Care Workforce in Ten States: Education, Practice and Policy. Interstate Comparisons, Spring 2001.
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Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions. – 2001
A pilot project profiled and compared the influence of the major environments of supply and demand, education, practice location and incentives, licensure and regulation, and planning and analysis on the health workforce in and among 10 states (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Graduate Medical Students
The New Workforce: Not Just Rosie the Riveter.
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Sullivan, Leila Gonzalez – 1992
American women have always been an integral part of the work force, first on the family farm and later as industrial laborers. In World War II, millions of women went to work only to be sent back home when the men returned. Today, women are in a very different situation. Between 1985 and 2000, 80% of new entrants into the work force are expected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Career Family, Economic Development, Employed Women