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Gordon, Edward E. – 2000
This book outlines why the skills of the U.S. workforce have become the single most important factor in the competitiveness, not only of individual companies, but of national economies. It documents the widening gap between the need for highly skilled workers and their availability, and it points out the chilling consequences that may occur if the…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Development, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Heinz, Walter R., Ed. – 1999
This volume is composed of 13 comparable longitudinal studies that draw on survey data and case studies of young people in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. "Introduction: Transitions to Employment in a Cross-National Perspective" (Walter R. Heinz) provides a context and an overview. Part I has four chapters that…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Cuthbert, Rob, Ed. – 1996
This collection contains 14 papers that focus on the work and workers in higher education (HE) from a British perspective for the purpose of encouraging further research, study and debate in the exploration of the dynamics within HE. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 addresses the workers, part 2 the work, and part 3 the work context.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Career Development, College Administration, College Faculty
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. Public Employee Dept. – 1989
Seventeen million people are employed in the delivery of government services in the United States, more than half of these in education, health care, and public safety. Others provide services related to defense, postal service, the environment, housing, and administration. Though 82 percent of public employees work for state and local government,…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Expenditures
Moore, Charles Guy – 1977
Presenting the Baby Boom (1946-1965) as both a potential social problem and opportunity for American leadership, this monograph discusses the following aspects of this population concern: (1) its immediate and long-term impact on career opportunities for those college graduates who make up the baby boom generation; (2) its impact on those whose…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education
Rose, Harold M. – 1976
Large numbers of blacks have been moving into residential zones outside the central city but within what is sometimes called the metropolitan ring. By 1970, 3.5 million blacks, or a million more than in 1960, lived in these areas. Although these areas are outside the city proper, they should not be linked to the images held of typical suburbia.…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Blacks, Community Services, Economic Opportunities
Sanyal, Bikas C.; Yacoub, Sammani A. – 1975
The increase in investment in education in the Sudan has increased the number of graduates by about 12 percent each year in 1970-1975. The increase in output has not been matched by an equal increase in the absorption capacity of the labor market. Postsecondary education has been extremely costly, and the nation can hardly support the problem of…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Graduates, Developing Nations, Educational Policy
Hotchkiss, Julie L. – 2003
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the recent labor market experience of American workers with disabilities and an assessment of the impact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has had on that experience. Since one intention of the ADA is to break down barriers to employment for the disabled, the analyses focus on labor demand…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Employer Employee Relationship
Hamilton, Stephen F. – 1990
The educational and employment opportunities available to noncollege-bound youths in Germany and the United States were compared. The analysis focused on the following: the future of youth and work, the transition from school to career, apprenticeship, academic education, and vocational education. The existing U.S. apprenticeship system, in which…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Wilson, Jeanne; Rutan, Patricia – 1977
A model is presented in this paper for opening the doors between the educational system and the larger community to an effective career education program which would prepare graduates of the 1980s to move directly from the classroom into jobs. Topics discussed include the following: (1) the youth employment crisis and how business and government…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Development, Career Education, Change Strategies
Robins, Philip K., Ed.; Spiegelman, Robert G., Ed. – 2001
This book contains eight papers examining the evidence from three field experiences in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington that were conducted to identify the impact of reemployment bonuses on the following indicators characterizing the unemployment insurance (UI) program: weeks of UI receipt during the benefit year; dollars of UI received…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions
Kuhn, Peter J., Ed. – 2002
This volume presents 6 papers by 22 labor economists who examine and address worker displacement in 10 industrialized countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, United States). "Summary and Synthesis" (Peter J. Kuhn) discusses these four categories of lessons learned from panel…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Dislocated Workers
Coontz, Stephanie – 1997
U.S. families are undergoing disconcerting changes. This book offers an explanation of the causes and consequences of today's family trends. The book demonstrates why a historically informed perspective on changing family roles and arrangements can be helpful in sorting through many family dilemmas and the conflicting messages given by political…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Divorce, Economic Factors, Emotional Adjustment
Alpert, William T., Ed.; Woodbury, Stephen A., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 14 original research chapters on various aspects of the employee benefits systems of Canada and the United States. Following an introduction by William Alpert and Stephen Woodbury and an overview chapter, "Does the Composition of Pay Matter?" (Sherwin Rosen), Part 1 of the book consists of three chapters that treat the…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Kohl, Kay J., Ed.; LaPidus, Jules B., Ed. – 2000
The 15 papers in this book consider the issues, opportunities, and challenges facing higher education with regard to postbaccalaureate education, focusing particularly on how to ensure a productive, competitive workforce in today's global-based economy. Titles in Part 1, "Emerging Markets for Postbaccalaureate Education," are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality, Educational Trends