Graduate medical education (GME) in the military services was investigated with respect to the following concerns: the maximum capacity of each military medical department to conduct GME programs in its own hospital; how these programs affect the recruitment and retention of military physicians; and the optimal sizes of such programs. It is…

Discusses the problems inherent in the federal government's statistical method of determining and enforcing goals for the hiring and composition of faculty of colleges and universities with federal contracts. Stress is on the need for revision of the program to correct flaws and eliminate red tape. (Editor/JT)

Four major factors responsible for trends in applicants to dental school are identified: cost, competition, demographics, and the practicing dentist. The initiation of the Pew National Dental Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is described. (MLW)

Highlights a study examining manpower supply/demand in general aviation. Eight job categories were examined: pilots, flight instructors, engineers, machinists/toolers, and A&P, airframe, and avionics technicians. Findings among others indicate that shortages in indicated job categories exist because personnel are recruited by other industries.…

Employing the bilateral or segmented theory of labor markets, research has begun to reveal the complexity and variability of schooling's impact on diverse work careers of differing groups in society. Specific attention is paid to the effect of educational origins on the careers of individuals in professional occupations. (Author/MLW)

Examines racial composition and job segregation among current and recently hired employees of U.S. four-year colleges and universities. Highlights the role of local black populations in black representation at all employment levels and shows smaller effects of institutional factors that help curb discrimination: large size, formalization, public…

The author states that competition among college graduates for jobs will decrease, although a small surplus of graduates will remain, between 1988 and 2000. Sources of job openings and sources of labor force entrants are discussed and openings and entrants are projected. (CH)

The crisis in preparing people for work stems from many factors: generalization versus specialization, student employment with little guidance or relevance to future work, changing skill requirements, and labor shortages in specific occupations. The focus of reform should be a greater match between skills training and employment opportunities. (SK)

Current conditions in dental hygiene influencing professional education are discussed. Workplace/practice issues include dental hygiene care as a component of dental practice, content, effects, and quality of care, hygienist supply and demand, and job satisfaction. Professional issues include the knowledge base, definitions of practice, and…

Considers the variation in wage differentials by educational attainment level in Japan. Although Japanese wage structure is moving in a comparatively steady manner, the wage differential between college and junior college graduates among male workers has become wider since 1976. This phenomenon is explained mainly by changes in labor supply. (MLH)

Discusses information technology (IT) labor issues in the U.S. and elsewhere, including demand for IT workers, skills and education needed to pursue IT jobs, and methods to increase supply of IT workers. Examines legislative attempts to increase supply, including use of tax incentives. Discusses IT needs and training programs in six other…

Discusses the information technology (IT) staff shortage in higher education, and encourages collaboration between human-resource and information-technology professionals both on college campuses and at the professional-association level. Outlines some human resource development activities currently under consideration within two professional…

The present article is designed to study the attitudes of young villagers toward living in the city or in the countryside as a condition that is essential for the reproduction of the social and professional structure of the countryside, a structure that has become deformed in the past few years and is not up to current requirements. The study is…

This report consists of chapter 8 (the chapter on nursing) and relevant other sections of the "Seventh Report to the President and Congress on the Status of Health Personnel in the United States, March 1990." It presents and analyzes recent developments in the education, supply, and distribution of nursing personnel; and provides an…

This conference presentation analyzes the present and anticipated future employment situation for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers in the Federal Republic of Germany. On the whole, it is determined that supply and demand for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers will be generally balanced, though there may be imbalances in individual…