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McFate, Katherine, Ed.; Lawson, Roger, Ed.; Wilson, William Julius, Ed. – 1995
This book analyzes forces fraying the social fabric of many countries, and the reasons why some Western countries have been more successful than others in addressing these trends. Part 1, "Poverty, Income Inequality, and Labor Market Insecurity: A Comparative Perspective," includes (1) "Markets and States: Poverty Trends and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Citizenship, Economic Change, Entrepreneurship
Szymanski, Edna Mora, Ed.; Parker, Randall M., Ed. – 1996
This text presents the context, theories, resources, and strategies necessary to promote the employment of people with disabilities. The book is intended for rehabilitation professionals, special educators, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, vocational counselors, and vocational educators. The 12 chapters are based on a model…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Compliance (Legal)
Conk, Margo; And Others – 1985
This book, going beyond the case study approach, addresses the ideas and institutional structures that interact with and are affected by immigrants to the United States. Part 1, "Historical, Demographic, and Ecological Considerations," is comprised of the following articles: (1) "Immigration Reform and Immigration History: Why…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Crime, Delivery Systems, Demography
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1989
Eleven papers on theory and research in higher education have the following titles and authors: "Strategy and Effectiveness in Systems of Higher Education" (Ellen Earle Chaffee); "Responsibilty Without Authority: The Impossible Job of the College President" (Robert Birnbaum); "Trouble in the Land: The Paradigm Revolution in the Academic…
Descriptors: Archives, Change Strategies, College Bound Students, College Choice
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
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
Finkelstein, Martin J., Ed. – 1985
The academic profession is discussed in 25 articles that cover: the current status of the professoriate, the faculty culture and nature of the career, teaching/research roles, women and minority faculty, part-time and two-year college faculty, and faculty development/evaluation. The book is intended as a reader for students in graduate programs in…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Career Ladders, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Download full textVice President's Task Force on Youth Employment, Washington, DC. – 1980
This series of nine reports reviews available information on the special needs and concentrated problems of youth employment. (It constitutes the second of a three-volume compendium; other volumes examine causes and dimensions of youth employment problems and analyze program experience--see note.) The effects of discrimination on minority youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Black Youth, Demography
Cho, DaeYeon; Imel, Susan – 2003
The question of what the future of work in the United States will be is examined in this publication using current information on trends and issues related to work, the economy, and the labor force. The compilation intended to give an overview of selected aspects of the topic and provide information about other resources. In the first section,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Economic Change, Education Work Relationship
Froeschle, Richard, Ed. – 2000
This monograph is comprised of 12 essays related to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), each of which serves as a generic primer on a topic relevant to work force development staff and researchers nationwide. The essays are "Learning the Language of LMI (Labor Market Information): Basic Labor Market Information Terms and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Career Education, Career Information Systems
Ganzglass, Evelyn, Ed. – 1992
This volume contains an introduction and four policy option papers that explore key issues affecting the economy and state options to address the issues within the context of the U.S. workplace. "Introduction" (David Bedford, Evelyn Ganzglass) discusses the issues identified in the first phase of the governors' initiative on Excellence…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economics, Education Work Relationship, Employer Employee Relationship
Brown, Richard K., Ed. – 1997
This book contains nine papers that were presented to the Sociology and Social Policy section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The first paper, "Introduction: Work and Employment in the 1990s" (Richard Brown), puts work and employment in a historical context and examines how globalization of the economy has…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economic Change, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Smith, Andrew, Ed. – 1999
This document contains six papers exploring the training and learning of older people in Australia's vocational education and training (VET), and of technical and further education (TAFE) programs in the adult and community sectors. "Preface" (Andrew Smith) discusses the adequacy of training opportunities available to older Australians…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 1998
This publication contains workshop papers which discuss the link between the labor market and vocational training. Part I provides an overview of the workshop--its objectives, issues, and conclusions. Part II consists of seven country papers. "Labour Market Information (LMI) and Vocational Training Decision-Making in Hungary" (Lazar)…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Danziger, Sheldon, Ed.; Waldfogel, Jane, Ed. – 2000
Noting that the human capital of a nation is a primary determinant of its strength, this book reviews what is known about the processes that affect child development and how public and private investments in children might be increased to promote their well-being and to enhance the economic productivity of the next generation in America. Based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Development
