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Peer reviewedYaffe, Jerry – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1993
Traces the history of discrimination against Hispanics in the public sector work force, drawing examples from large public agencies of Los Angeles (California) and other state and national public work forces. Hispanics must overturn the destructive strategies and policies so effectively used by the power elite. (SLD)
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employment Problems, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnic Discrimination
Download full textDepartment of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1968
TWO CHIEF AIMS OF THIS CHAPTER ARE TO TAKE A BROAD NEW LOOK AT THE MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS OF CONCERN TO MANPOWER POLICY AND TO POINT THE WAY TOWARD MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND SENSITIVE MEASURES OF PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE REDUCTION OF JOBLESSNESS AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, SOME OF THE IMPROTANT AREAS OF MANPOWER CONCERN WHICH…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Statistics, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedFournier, Genevieve; Pelletier, Rene – Guidance & Counselling, 1996
Attempted to analyze what young people with entry difficulties had to say about educational institutions, the job market, career planning, and their vocational environment in relation to career entry. Sought to draw up an operational and descriptive portrait of the vocational locus of control of young people from 16- to 25-years old. Discusses…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Hawaii State Commission on Manpower and Full Employment, Honolulu. – 1974
A coordinated approach to attain full employment in Hawaii remains a priority need in governmental policy. Manpower problems which began to mount after 1970 were compounded by fuel and material shortages in 1974. The report urges that adequate policies now be formulated to meet the problems. It recommends the adoption of a State policy which…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Abel, Emily K. – 1976
Part-time instructors constitute a substantial proportion of the faculty at all levels of instruction. Community colleges in California are especially dependent on part-time instructors. Based on a survey of 243 (46%) part-time instructors at Santa Monica College, this study shows that most part-time instructors are committed to the profession of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Problems, Job Satisfaction, Part Time Faculty
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1977
This compendium of seventeen papers discusses women's overall role in a full employment economy and their problems in fulfilling that role. It begins with a comprehensive summary of the authors' views and then presents the papers in six sections: (1) overview; (2) overcoming barriers; (3) support services and adjusted conditions; (4) education and…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1976
Underemployment is the focus of this transcript of a radio series broadcast by the National Public Radio System, entitled "Can You Get There from Here?" The first of a 4-part series on the relationship between schooling and jobs, this program incorporates studio interviews with: James O'Toole of the Center for the Study of the Future; a ceramics…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Discussion, Educational Radio, Employment
Moser, Colletta H.; Begashaw, Getachew W. – 2000
A study examined barriers to employment for rural Michigan residents, especially during an economic boom. Four focus groups conducted in four nonmetropolitan growth counties in Michigan indicated that educated, skilled workers were seeking to enter the labor force or to work more hours, even though community leaders, newspapers, and job developers…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Day Care Centers, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Miles, Curtis – 2000
A study examined the job-training needs of high-risk adults to determine who they are, what they need in order to obtain productive careers paying a living wage, what is available, what works and doesn't, and what South Carolina should do to assist this population. Data were obtained from several dozen focus groups across the state, discussion…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Educational Needs, Employment Problems
Trivett, David A. – 1977
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…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Planning, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities
Seidman, Laurence S. – 1974
The report consists of three parts: "The Design of a Federal Employment Program to Counter Recession"; "The Design of a Federal Employment Program in a Strategy to Raise Low Earnings"; and "The Design of a Guaranteed Job Opportunity as a Part of Welfare Reform". In Part 1, an Anti-Recession Program (ARP) is proposed. ARP is an automatically…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Metzler, William H. – 1965
A stratified random sample of 69 6 workers in 361 households in Kern County, California, was selected to investigate the changes in labor use resulting from farm mechanization, and to explore the trend towards a stable labor force. Some major findings were: (1) Mechanization of the cotton harvest has erased the high peak of seasonal farm labor,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Crew Leaders, Employer Employee Relationship
Puerto Rican Forum, Inc., New York, NY. – 1971
The Puerto Rican Forum's Basic Occupational Language Training (BOLT) program teaches English language skills to Spanish-speaking people, and Spanish language skills to English-speaking people. Special BOLT curricula emphasize high-skilled instructors, audio-visual and audio-lingual techniques, job-oriented vocabularies, and on-site instruction.…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, English (Second Language), Job Analysis, Labor Utilization
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1976
Underemployment is the focus of this transcript of a radio series published as an electronic weekly magazine concerned with issues in education. The first of a 2-part series, this program incorporates studio interviews with: James O'Toole of the Center for the Study of the Future; a ceramics college graduate working as a shipping clerk; various…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Discussion, Educational Policy, Educational Radio
Herr, Edwin L., Ed.; McFadden, John, Ed. – 1991
This document presents the proceedings of the first international conference sponsored by the American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD) and the British Association for Counselling (BAC). The document contains a foreword by Robert Nejedlo; a preface by Edwin Herr and John McFadden; an overview of the language of counseling in the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Battered Women, Blacks, College Environment
