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DiPrete, Thomas A.; Buchmann, Claudia – Russell Sage Foundation, 2013
While powerful gender inequalities remain in American society, women have made substantial gains and now largely surpass men in one crucial arena: education. Women now outperform men academically at all levels of school, and are more likely to obtain college degrees and enroll in graduate school. What accounts for this enormous reversal in the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sex Fairness, Educational Practices, Females
Merriam, Sharan B.; Clark, M. Carolyn – 1991
This book contains 11 theory-based chapters reporting the findings of a study on patterns of work, love, and learning in adulthood. (The study gathered data about events related to work, relationships, and learning from 405 adults and graphed them to identify life patterns.) The following topics are covered: (1) the origins and development of the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults
Lawler, Edward E., III – 1973
Written with the student audience in mind, this book is about the motivational determinants of behavior in work organizations. For practicing managers, helpful information may be found in the chapters dealing with day-to-day motivational problems. Three chapters deal specifically with motivational theory, and five chapters emphasize research and…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior, Behavior Theories, Books
Best, Fred, Ed. – 1973
The anthology addresses itself to some of the major issues concerning the evolving nature of work within advanced technical and affluent societies. Part 1 presents an essay which briefly reviews the evolutionary history of work. Part 2 seeks to define human needs as the goals of work and evaluative changing need priorities under conditions of…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Education, Employment, Futures (of Society)