Test projects seek ways to take inner city residents to suburban jobs. (Editor)

Describes a program designed to find and develop methods for placing Ph.D.s in precollege science and mathematics education. University and individual participation is described with discussion of the type of position, certification requirements and salaries involved. (TS)

Describes a workshop which provided employment counseling for aerospace engineers who were laid off after cutbacks in government contracts. (BH)

Based on a chapter entitled "Barriers to Employment of the Disadvantaged by Martin Deutsch and S. M. Miller in "Manpower Report of the President, 1968. Discusses the Nixon proposals for remediating poverty in relation to the socioeconomic factors operating to maintain the condition of being poor while working. (JM)

The most common economic reasons for part-time employment during recessions are cutbacks in weekly hours due to slack work and failure to find full-time positions. Each is characteristically distinct and illustrates different underlying labor market problems. (JOW)

This article traces the history of the emergence of large cities and examines the outlook for the future. It then answers questions about the effects of city size on general living conditions and on the various aspects of employment and the ways in which it might develop. (CT)

Reviews the current state of the art of vocational rehabilitation of persons with cancer. Discusses techniques, programs, services received, vocational outcomes, and costs. Suggests implications for rehabilitation counseling practice and research. (Author/RC)

As part of a comprehensive community treatment program, offenders with multiple employment handicaps were taught job-seeking skills and given intensive support in finding and maintaining employment. Although the program was considered successful, it appears that intensive community treatment must be more closely integrated with special employment…

A model to guide the search for types of performance deficiencies is set forth within the general framework of systems theory. Five types of problems, singly or in combination, are discussed as causes of deficiencies. (Author)

The evaluation is presented with particular attention on the employer contact specialist (ECS) component which provides assistance before, during, and after the ex-offender's employment. The evaluation concludes that the job placement services of COMP was a failure. (EC)

Discusses the problems of economically disadvantaged Black elderly women, focusing on such problem areas as age, racial and sexual employment discrimination; health; housing; nutrition; and public policy. Advocates new governmental programs, investigations of the problems of the elderly, and support of militant groups supporting the aged. (JM)

Employers view career breaks negatively, but particularly when women leave the work force to raise a family. Discusses how women returning to work assess their skills, knowledge, and attributes and present them to prospective employers; how employers assess the skills of job applicants; and how problems in these areas can be reduced. (PEN)

Presents analyses of data from the National Comorbidity Survey to assess the extent to which problems within marriage spill over to produce work loss. Results indicate that marital distress is positively associated with work loss. Suggests family interventions targeted at prevention of marital problems may result in important psychosocial and…

Recent evidence has emerged that in Britain, like the United States, many children below minimum school-leaving age are working. Often, the work is illegal. Research in the United States suggests that many risk accidents and other hazards to health. Evidence from Britain is of a more fragmentary nature, but enough exists to suggest a need for…

The June 1999 Bett report was a major review of academic staff pay in United Kingdom higher education. This article examines problems with the system of pay determination currently in operation, the background and main proposals of the Bett committee concerning collective bargaining reform, employers' responses to Bett and unions' positions, and…