As the U.S. workforce ages, baby boomers retire, and birth rates decline, the United States is facing an estimated shortfall of 8 million workers between now and 2027. At the same time, the U.S. economy is becoming ever more knowledge-based. Having a marketable postsecondary credential, whether an academic degree or a professional certification or…

Governors plays a central role in ensuring that public educational institutions provide students with the knowledge and abilities required for a successful life and career. The systemic use of data from education and labor markets informs governors and other policymakers of the effectiveness and efficiency of their existing postsecondary systems…

Previous research suggests that experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) may negatively affect employment outcomes. This study explores the relationship between IPV and employment stability both concurrently and longitudinally among a sample of 512 predominantly Asian American and Pacific Islander young women living in Hawaii. Women in this…

This follow-up survey of Hawaii Community College vocational-technical graduates from 1968-1971 was undertaken to (1) indicate general trends in their labor force status, and (2) determine how these trends might be used to evaluate present programs. The first part of the report presents cumulative trends for 1968-1971, and the second part focuses…

As the fifth and last survey of fall 1975 entering students in Hawaii community colleges who discontinued their enrollment, this report summarizes questionnaire responses of 159 (48% of sample reporting) students who enrolled through fall 1977 but did not enroll in spring 1978. The survey elicited their reasons for non-continuance, spring 1978…

As part of a longitudinal study of fall 1975 entering students at Hawaii community colleges, this report focuses on the 750 students from that class who graduated during 1977-78. Findings in this report are presented for the community college total and by program for the 436 (58%) who responded to the survey. Approximately 88% of these respondents…

As the fourth in a series of bibliographies on Hawaii's people, this comprehensive annotated bibliography deals with the Chinese in Hawaii. Materials on the Chinese on the mainland United States and newspaper articles reporting current news on the Chinese in Hawaii are excluded from the scope of this work. The bibliography is not classified, but a…

In April 1980, Vocational Education Data System representatives at each of the seven community colleges in Hawaii surveyed students who, during 1978-79, graduated from vocational education programs or left these programs prior to graduation. Questionnaires were mailed to 6,629 former students, requesting information on current educational and/or…

A study of Hawaii's JOBS WORKS! waiver demonstration project determined its influence on participant self-sufficiency and receipt of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Hawaii received a waiver to lift the 8-week federal limitation on upfront job search, operate on less than a statewide basis, require 18 hours of work, and secure…

A survey was administered to all 2,640 1977-78 graduates of the Hawaii community college system. General, academic, and employment information, as well as a general evaluation of the college experience, were elicited and a 59% response rate was achieved. There were statistically significant differences between respondents and non-respondents on…

A survey was conducted of 763 students who were enrolled in Hawaii community colleges during the three semesters fall 1975 through fall 1976 but who were not enrolled in spring 1977, in order to obtain information on the activities and educational plans of these non-continuers, their reasons for non-continuance, and their evaluations of their…

A questionnaire was sent to 2,045 students who had entered Hawaii community colleges in fall 1975, continued their enrollment in spring 1976, but who did not enroll in fall 1976 for a third semester. The purpose of the questionnaire was to obtain data on reasons for non-continuance, to obtain information on the fall 1976 activities of…

This eight-page tabloid-style report presents an overview of past and present working conditions in the United States as a whole and in Hawaii in particular, with emphasis on women and on lower-level workers. The seven articles in the paper cover the following topics: "A Brief History of Labor in Hawaii" (William J. Puette); "The…

All 2,346 graduates of Hawaii community colleges 1975-76 were surveyed in September 1976 using a two-part questionnaire intended to elicit from students both general information and a general evaluation of the students' college experience. The evaluation section requested a rating of importance of 11 educational goals and 12 expectations, and a…

A survey was administered to all 2,377 1976-77 graduates of the Hawaii community college system. General, academic, and employment information, as well as a general evaluation of the college experience were elicited and a 65% response rate was achieved. Analysis indicated: (1) 48% of the respondents were employed, 27% were enrolled in school and…