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West Indians in New York City and London: A Comparative Analysis.
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Foner, Nancy – International Migration Review, 1979
Several factors help to explain why West Indians in the United States are occupationally more successful than West Indians in Britain: (1) the history of West Indian migration to Britain and the United States; (2) the occupational background and achievements of the migrants; and (3) race relations in the two receiving areas. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Employment Level, Immigrants
Training for Commerce and the Office; A Report by the Commercial and Clerical Training Committee.
Ministry of Labour, London (England). Central Training Council. – 1966
A survey was made of training programs for younger office employees in Great Britian and other European countries; employees were categorized as secretaries, typists, machine operators, cashiers, clerks, and professional trainees. In Britain, just over 8% of the under-21 age group were receiving formal training; about 7% were getting day release;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Responsibility, Clerical Occupations, Comparative Analysis
The Sociology of the Professions: Dead or Alive? and Comment on the Sociology of the Professions.
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MacDonald, Keith; And Others – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1988
Consists of two articles on the sociology of the professions. The first by MacDonald and Ritzer refutes Richard Hall's 1983 study claiming that the sociological study of the professions was almost totally inactive by examining the British literature on the topic. The second article consists of Hall's comments on the first. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Interprofessional Relationship
Catering Education and Training in France. A Comparative Study. Occasional Paper Number 8.
Rutter, Duncan; Teare, Melvyn – 1992
This report revises a 10-year-old study of the hotel and catering industry to reflect the developments during the decade. The report describes current French practices in the industry, including details of the structure of the industry in France and the way the industry works with government to influence the content of vocational education. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooking Instruction, Educational Practices, Food Service
Gendered Work. Sexuality, Family and the Labour Market.
Adkins, Lisa – 1995
A study examined the interrelationships between sexuality, family, and the labor market in Great Britain. First, a range of analyses of women's role in the labor market, including analyses from feminist and sociological perspectives, were reviewed to determine how sexual as opposed to gender relations operate in the labor market. Next, the role of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Britain's Training Deficit. The Centre for Economic Performance Report.
Layard, Richard, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book contains 12 papers that were produced as a result of a seminar program on selected issues central to the debate over job training in Great Britain. The first paper, "Why We Need a Training Reform Act" (Richard Layard, Ken Mayhew, Geoffrey Owen), examines existing deficiencies in vocational education and training in Britain and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Responsibility, Comparative Analysis, Economic Development