These summaries of research and development reports are issued by the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor (DOL) and are designed to provide pertinent information about specific research and development (R&D) studies. Each of the 10 summaries includes availability and cost (where applicable), source of the report,…

The major portion of this publication contains a bibliography of resources which college students can utilize in an independent study of the economic problems of aging. The first two pages of the publication suggest student projects. For example, it is suggested that students might make a thorough study of retirement planning, do research on the…

Includes 57 references on sexual harassment in the workplace and on campus. Includes information on rights and remedies. (PD)

Presents an annotated bibliography of print sources published between 1990 and 1996 that provide strategies and solutions to coping with workplace change. Includes four sections: an overview of books about downsizing, books for those still employed after a downsizing, books for those who lose their jobs, and governmental and private resources…

The National Institute on Drug Abuse presents this booklet as the first in a series intended to summarize the empirical research findings and major theoretical approaches relating to the issues of drug use and abuse. This volume summarizes the major research findings concerning the effects of nonmedical drug use on employment. These findings…

The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS), sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, are a set of surveys each of which has gathered information at multiple points in time on the labor market experiences of five groups of men and women since the mid-1960s. Each group of at least 5,000 persons was selected to be…

This select bibliography lists books, government documents, journal articles, monographs and legal citations about fair employment. The majority of entries relate to the employee selection and testing process and its ramifications. Titles are organized by topic: guidelines and standards, statistics, selection, legal aspects of testing, overviews…

One-hundred five citations are presented in this selected annotated bibliography about the interchange between American women and the American economy. Readings were selected to dispute the presumptions that women's natural place is in the home and that women were not integral parts of the growth of America and its history. Instead, research shows…

This paper is a collection of summaries of recent articles on attitudes towards work and retirement. It is divided into three sections on background, work and retirement. The section entitled "work" covers the following topics: (1) Status of Work and Retirement Around the World, (2) Characteristics and Capacity of Older Workers, (3) Meaning of…

In response to the large quantity of material recently produced relating to the situation of the modern woman, the Federation Employment and Guidance Service has evaluated relevant and mainly free and inexpensive material to produce the annotated bibliography, which it is hoped will prove useful to mature women and those serving them. About 100…

A review of the current literature addresses the questions: What is the extent of placement difficulty or unemployment among the recent crops of Ph.D.'s? What are the causes and explanations given for whatever market imbalance exists?; What are the long-term employment market projections for Ph.D.'s?; and What employment-promoting steps can those…

In four sections, this newsletter issue presents: (1) a view of the problem of confidentiality and due process in relation to the Dinnan case; (2) a report of events occurring at colleges that are related to the Yeshiva University decision; (3) updates to June 1981 bibliographic citations concerning the Yeshiva University decision; and (4) a…

Associate degree nursing programs were first established in 1953. At the same time, diploma programs and baccalaureate programs were preparing nurses with the potential for licensure as registered nurses. Recently, there has been a decline in diploma programs and an increase in associate degree programs. Associate degree programs emphasize action…

During the last years of this century, the work force will grow more slowly, becoming older, more female, and more disadvantaged. An increasing number of minority groups and immigrants will enter the work force. Despite public demands for reform, education lags behind in preparing youth for employment. The changing work force has many implications…

This study looked at the overall situation of the immigrant population, and young immigrants in particular, and analyzed such problem areas as the transition from school to working life and the inadequacies of initial training with relation to the situation in the United Kingdom. The study identified the following problem areas: (1) problems…