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Older and Younger Workers: The Equalling Effects of Health
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Beck, Vanessa; Quinn, Martin – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider the statistical evidence on the effects that ill health has on labour market participation and opportunities for younger and older workers in the East Midlands (UK). Design/methodology/approach: A statistical analysis of Labour Force Survey data was undertaken to demonstrate that health issues…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Labor Force, Surveys
Senior Female Academics in the UK Academy: Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding the Impact of Education and Familial Influences on Career Success
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Hoskins, Kate – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2013
This paper examines the theoretical perspectives I utilised in my doctoral research to uncover the role of class and gender in my respondents' stories and experiences of their career success. I argue that adopting an economic model for conceptualising the influence of social class and gender in the respondents' stories and experiences of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Class, Labor Market, Women Faculty
The Twenty-First Century Multiple Generation Workforce: Overlaps and Differences but Also Challenges and Benefits
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Helyer, Ruth; Lee, Dionne – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues around a multiple generational workforce and more specifically, the challenges and benefits for education providers and employers. Design/methodology/approach: Reviewing research papers, analysing academic texts, interrogating market intelligence and contextualising case studies, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Baby Boomers, Employment Patterns, Aging (Individuals)
Labour Market Segmentation and Women's Employment: A Case-Study from the United Kingdom.
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Craig, Christine; And Others – International Labour Review, 1985
A summary of evidence from a study of payment structures in six industries in three local labor markets in the United Kingdom is used to show that the conditions under which labor is made available exert an influence on wages that is relatively independent of the skill, experience, and effort of the workers concerned. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Employed Women, Labor Force, Labor Market
The Effects of Learning on Economic and Social Well-Being: A Comparative Analysis.
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Desjardins, Richard – Peabody Journal of Education, 2001
Investigates the broad effects of learning on economic and social well-being in several countries, focusing on adults age 25-55 years. Results suggest that people who devote more time to learning for job-related reasons than learning for personal-interest-related reasons experience higher levels of economic well-being. Time devoted to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Labor Force
The Economic Slowdown and Women's Employment Opportunities
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Werneke, Diane – International Labour Review, 1978
Analyzes the effects of the recent recession and subsequent recovery on the position of women in the labor market in four European countries (Belgium, France, Sweden, United Kingdom), and specifically, ascertains whether in general women's job opportunities were more vulnerable to the fluctuations in economic activity than those of men. (SH)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Factors, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
From Higher Education to Employment. Volume IV: Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland = De l'enseignement superieur a l'emploi. Volume IV: Portugal, Royaume-Uni, Suede, Suisse.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1992
This volume reports on the flow of graduates from higher education into working life in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland. Chapters for each nation were contributed by national experts in that field. The first section of the report, on Portugal, contains two papers. The first, written in English, discusses recent changes in the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Trends