Presents an empirical study on misemployment (the underutilization of worker's skills acquired through vocational education) in Hong Kong. Analyzes earnings functions of graduates from various educational fields and for workers employed in various fields. Misemployed graduates received lower earnings than their colleagues working in matched work…

There have been concerns that employment-enhancing reforms along the lines of the 1994 OECD Jobs Strategy could inadvertently lead to increased income inequality and poverty. This paper focuses on the impact of institutions and redistributive policies on inequality and poverty with the view of assessing whether a trade-off between better labour…

A study was conducted at Oregon's Mount Hood Community College (MHCC) to determine student outcomes for 1994-1996. Data were collected from state employment records for graduates from 1994-95, follow-up surveys of 1993-94 graduates and completers, surveys of former MHCC students who transferred to state system of higher education institutions, and…

This report provides data on fiscal year (FY) 1996 average 9-month faculty and civil service salaries (excluding fringe benefits) and information on those salaries since FY 1980 for full-time employees at Illinois colleges and universities and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The report provides data comparing salaries with economic…

Follow-up surveys of 418 (32% response rate) Guam vocational and technical graduates and 90 of their employers (53% response rate) were conducted. Of the secondary graduates surveyed, 87% were employed full or part time, 13% were pursuing additional education, and 11% were in the military. The hourly wages of those employed full time in their…

This brief discusses outcomes of a study that investigated the employment and job search practices used with individuals with mental retardation to those used with individuals with mental illness, sensory impairments, and physical impairments. Survey participants included 568 employment staff and 303 individuals with disabilities from community…

This national survey of 137 child care institutions, the majority of which are members of the National Association of Hospital Affiliated Child Care Programs, provides 39 tables, some of which are accompanied by brief descriptions, explanations, or analyses. The tables supply information on: (1) organization and accreditation; (2) the size of…

While serving as the primary vehicle for reporting the results of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) annual survey of state departments of education, this report also relies on several other data sources. Data include national average salaries or earnings for teachers, other school employees, government workers, and professional employees…

This third part of the 1980-81 report of the National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools examines salaries and wages actually paid nonprofessional school personnel in over 1,000 U.S. school systems. Data on five clerical positions as well as teacher aides, custodians, cafeteria workers, and bus drivers are included. Lowest, highest,…

Information on 1,021 salary schedules for teachers from the 1,495 public school systems in the United States with enrollments of 6,000 or more during the 1978-79 school year is included in this report. Eight tables present data that are briefly analyzed in an introductory statement. Table 1 presents the estimated number of public school systems…

An analysis of salary differentials shows that although women and racial or ethnic minorities in the federal Civil Service science and engineering workforce earn less than their male and white counterparts, the differentials are much less than those shown by other studies for other occupations in the economy. These results show that: (1) salary…

This publication, part 3 of a three-part report, presents hourly wage rates and annual salaries actually being paid in school year 1978-79 by 1,100 public school systems to personnel employed in 10 select support positions. It provides data on the lowest, highest, and average hourly wage rates being paid to individuals in each of the 10 support…

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission conducted a study of the salaries of teaching staff and faculty in response to Tennessee House Resolution 107 on sexual discrimination. This study is the first known statewide effort to determine academic salaries. A multiple regression analysis model was used. Among the general findings were that: (1)…

This report summarizes survey data on part-time faculty utilization in California community colleges. Data was received from 67 of the 69 community college districts. The primary purpose of the survey was to obtain information that would be useful to community college boards and administrators in dealing with part-time faculty legislation. Tables…

Differences between Spanish-origin and other ethnic groups of farm wageworkers were investigated by comparative analyses of age, sex, education, migratory status, employment, and earnings. Farmworkers were defined as persons 14 years of age and over in the civilian noninstitutional population who did farmwork for wages at some time during 1973,…