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Rothstein, Richard – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City public school system, and Michelle Rhee, who resigned October 13 as Washington, DC, chancellor, published a "manifesto" in the "Washington Post" claiming that the difficulty of removing incompetent teachers "has left school districts impotent and, worse, has robbed millions of children of a real future."…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Parent Influence

Fechter, Alan – Monthly Labor Review, 1993
There is not enough evidence to conclude either that many college graduates are employed in jobs that do not require a degree or that there is a shortage of college graduates in the labor market. (JOW)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Labor Supply

Dreijmanis, John – Higher Education Review, 1991
The significant imbalance between individual demand for higher education and societal demand for highly educated labor, leading to unemployment and underemployment of the intelligentsia, poses serious socioeconomic and psychological problems for individuals and society. Both an alternative to the human capital theory and analysis of government…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Human Capital, Labor Market

Kramer, Daniel C. – Community Review, 1986
Predicts bleak employment prospects for the college educated with verbal rather than quantitative skills. Warns of political dangers for the U.S. of a large cadre of educated unemployed and underemployed. Offers examples of unemployed/overqualified intellectuals serving as the nuclei of extremist political movements in other countries. Considers…
Descriptors: Communism, Employment Patterns, Fascism, Social Change

Aiken, Linda H. – Nursing Outlook, 1995
Although the United States has an adequate supply of nurses, the mix of nurses by educational background is insufficient and the present pool of nurses is not being well used. Solutions include reorganizing hospitals, improving accessibility of care, enhancing academic care centers, and serving the underserved. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Employment Qualifications, Labor Needs, Nurses
Dobbs, Kevin – Training, 1999
States that, although the nation's jobless rate hovers around 4-5%, 70% of the working-age blind who want jobs cannot find one, and 30% of those who are working are underemployed. Suggests that training, rehabilitation, and technology can help to solve the problem. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blindness, Employment Potential, Rehabilitation
Parente, Frank – 1995
According to an analysis by the AFL-CIO, unemployment is still a problem 4 years after the end of the last recession. Since that time, although employment is up, many jobs lack adequate pay and benefits and many jobs are insecure. In addition, 7.7 million people are still jobless, compared to fewer than 3 million in the 1960s. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Economics, Futures (of Society)
Kogoe, Akrima – 1990
The rapid rise in the numbers of degreed and certificated diploma holders since independence, coupled with a lack of job opportunities in the areas for which these persons have been trained, have led to unemployment and underemployment of educated persons in Francophone West Africa. Suggested solutions include but are not limited to secondary and…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Acton, Norman – International Labour Review, 1981
Cites some examples of effective employment creation, but warns that this is likely to be more difficult in the future due to increasing unemployment and underemployment, demographic shifts, strains on social support systems, and changes in the nature of work. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Job Development

Cruikshank, Jane – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2003
The globalized economy appears to promote economic insecurity and underemployment. Lifelong learning is increasingly focused on competitive advantage. Adult educators should encourage discussion and debate about the nature of these changes and advocate lifelong learning that benefits the whole person and broader community. (Contains 30…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning
World of Work, 1998
The World Employment Report indicates that the number of unemployed and underemployed workers around the world has never been higher and will grow as a result of the financial crisis in Asia and other parts of the world. Worker training provides an effective means to resolve this problem. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Psacharopoulos, George – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1991
Argues that matching education to jobs is unrealistic. Offers solutions to mitigate unemployment: forget labor force forecasting, relax minimum wage laws, devocationalize schools, encourage private schools, teach vocational skills in specialized schools or the workplace, and target subsidies to the poor. (SK)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Occupational Aspiration
Rumberger, Russell W. – 1982
There is a growing disparity between jobs' educational requirements and workers' educational attainments, and also an increasing underutilization of college-educated workers. Changes in the demand for educated labor arise from changes in the U.S. economy's industrial structure and from changes in particular jobs' educational requirements. Changes…
Descriptors: Capitalism, College Attendance, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship
Berry, Mary – Currents, 1984
The reports on excellence in education ignore the class and race distinctions in U.S. society. Education most needs an effective family policy to cope with the increasing number of female-headed households, especially among Blacks. Minorities will benefit little from affirmative action if we restrict educational opportunities today. (KH)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Family, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education

Livingstone, David W. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Commentary on "The Bell Curve." Points out that Herrnstein and Murray do not acknowledge their politically conservative funding sources. Discusses bias and inadequacies of IQ tests, lack of evidence of intergenerational reproduction of occupational classes, current underemployment of highly educated people, and the authors'…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Gifted, Heredity, Intelligence Differences