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Boone, Harry N., Jr.; Scarbrough, Connie; Gartin, Stacy A.; Boone, Deborah A. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to compare secondary agricultural educators' perceptions of the benefits and problems associated with teaching agricultural education and being involved in other part-time employment activities. The sample consisted of 107 agricultural educators nonrandomly selected from three states. Sixty-nine usable questionnaires…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Secondary School Teachers, Part Time Employment, Teacher Attitudes
Appalachia, 1984
Discussions centered on circumstances faced by laid-off workers in Portsmouth, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Upper Cumberland, Tennessee, and Gary, West Virginia. These diverse Appalachian communities are prototypes of the extent of local distress imposed by the impersonal workings of the market and the absence of precedents for dealing with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Dislocated Workers, Employment Problems
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Wells, Kathleen; Shafran, Robert – Child Welfare, 2005
This article reports on a study of obstacles to employment among mothers with children in foster care. The study relies on standardized measures, has a cross-sectional design, and includes a sample of 158 mothers. The analysis shows a high prevalence of obstacles; identifies three co-occurring obstacles, each involving substance abuse, that are…
Descriptors: Probability, Substance Abuse, Mothers, Foster Care