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American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1976
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) cites both economic and noneconomic benefits of a college education in its criticism of current arguments that the value of a college education is declining. Richard Freeman and J. Herbert Holloman have asserted that the value of a college degree is decreasing because its "rate of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Economic Factors, Educational Benefits, Educational Demand
Bollier, David – 1996
This collection of real-life stories profiles chief executive officers, managers, and employees who view social challenges as opportunities to create new markets, build motivated work forces, and attract loyal customers. The companies profiled have been honored by The Business Enterprise Trust, founded by Norman Lear. The following profiles are…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Administration, Business Responsibility, Demonstration Programs
Goldman, Charles A.; Massy, William F. – 2001
Based on new research exploring the training and employment of science and engineering PhDs in the United States, this book predicts that with constant future resources and with constant domestic employment outside academe, academic departments will produce an average 20% to 24% annual excess of new Ph.D.s over employment opportunities. The models…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
Brennan, John; McGeevor, Philip – 1988
This book contains the findings of a British project studying the employment experiences of a sample of Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) graduates for the year 1982. Chapters One and Two describe the project and the context for the project. Chapter Three presents an overview of the employment experiences of the sample from graduation in…
Descriptors: Age, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Do, Hien Duc – 1999
The New American Series is designed for high school and general readers who want to know more about immigrant groups. This volume explores the history of Vietnamese immigration and analyzes the struggles of Vietnamese Americans to make a better future. Both minor economic success and serious problems are detailed. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Hornor, Louise L., Ed. – 1996
This sourcebook is the third in a series of statistical sourcebooks covering significant topics in American life. The book attempts to provide, in one reference source, extensive material about the Hispanic population of the United States. The collection of tables displays information on a wide range of topics. With only a few exceptions, each…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Crime, Demography, Educational Attainment
Julius, Nancy B., Ed.; Krauss, Herbert H., Ed. – 1993
This volume offers 15 papers on the "graying" of the college and university work force in the context of national demographic trends. The papers are arranged in groups which address: growing older, the graying of America, adapting to changing times, retirement and retirement planning, and the corporate example. The following papers are presented:…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Aging in Academia, Aging (Individuals), College Faculty
Brimmer, Andrew F. – 1976
Assessing the economic progress of blacks in the United States during the last decade and a half, this special report is divided into eight chapters. Chapter I provides an overview of the report noting the overall conclusion that the economic position of blacks (as well as that of other racial minority groups and of poor whites) is not likely to…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Change, Economic Progress, Employment Patterns
Solmon, Lewis C.; And Others – 1977
The specific intent of the study was to find out what college graduates mean when they say their job is related to their major, and to what extent and in what instances the major-job relationship influences job satisfaction. The effect of the relationship on job satisfaction and salary is examined, with separate chapters devoted to career outcomes…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Lyle, Jerolyn R.; Ross, Jane L. – 1973
A research study, the book focuses on the type of jobs which women hold in large industrial firms and the extent of occupational discrimination which they face in the job market. To investigate the nature of occupational discrimination, the authors studied the relationships among 30 characteristics of 246 firms, of which 188 were industrial and 58…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Economic Factors, Employed Women
Horrell, Muriel, Comp.; And Others – 1975
Sections of this annual report deal with the following topics: political and constitutional developments--the white population group, the colored population group, the Indian group; political affairs of Africans; commission of inquiry into certain organizations and related matters; organizations concerned with race relations; the population of…
Descriptors: Activism, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Employment Patterns
Knight, Richard Victor – 1973
Through empirical investigations of the 1940-50 and 1950-60 decades, the author has developed a framework for analyzing metropolitan trade and determining the employment-related consequences of changes in trade activity. One major trend of this period, especially the second decade, has been the increasing self-sufficiency of all metropolitan…
Descriptors: Business, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Research
Dorfman, Lorraine T. – 1997
Based on responses to a questionnaire and interviews with 327 faculty from research universities, liberal arts colleges, a comprehensive university, British universities, and a longitudinal study concerning the transition to retirement, this study examines academic retirement experiences. An introductory chapter gives background information on the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Patterns, Expectation, Faculty Mobility
Pryor, Frederic L.; Schaffer, David L. – 1999
This book explains major trends in the U.S. labor market over the last quarter-century. Chapter 1 presents hypotheses regarding the changing labor market. Chapter 2 looks at cognitive skills and formal education as determinants of employment. Chapter 3 develops the argument that the downward occupational mobility arising from changes in the supply…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Spain, Daphne; Bianchi, Suzanne M. – 1996
Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau (the Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation) and other federal agencies were used to examine trends in the ways different cohorts of women born between 1906 and 1975 have attempted to balance motherhood, marriage, and employment. The study focused on the following:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Attainment, Employed Women, Employment Level
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