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National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. – 1983
Although technological change profoundly affects the types, amounts, and conditions of work in both public and private sectors, there is no agreement among economists, technologists, or labor representatives on the impact of developments of new high-technology industries upon employment. Because the implications of these developments are neither…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Appalachia, 1984
Discussions centered on circumstances faced by laid-off workers in Portsmouth, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Upper Cumberland, Tennessee, and Gary, West Virginia. These diverse Appalachian communities are prototypes of the extent of local distress imposed by the impersonal workings of the market and the absence of precedents for dealing with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Dislocated Workers, Employment Problems
Download full textNational Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1976
The three conference reports summarized were prepared by the sponsors of the Regional (eastern, central, and western) Conferences on Directions for a National Manpower Policy held in September and October 1976. Each of these summaries is a separate section consisting of a summary of the conference proceedings, a summary of the speeches and papers…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Delivery Systems, Employment Problems, Government Role
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Hansen, Carl E., Ed. – 1991
This monograph contains proceedings of a seminar focusing on the enhancement of the lives and independence of older Americans with disabilities. Introductory materials include: an Introduction (Leonard Perlman, Carl Hansen); Seminar Greeting (Richard Materson); Welcome (Harry Smith, Martin Sicker); a foreword, "Meeting the Changing Needs of an…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Disabilities, Employer Employee Relationship
1979
Included in this document are the proceedings from a conference on Youth Employment held September 26-27, 1979, in Baltimore, Maryland. This report is divided into the following four sections: conference agenda; conference papers; symposia outlines of conference sessions; and selected youth statistics. The following conference papers comprise the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Conference Proceedings, Disadvantaged Youth
Ellebrecht, Ingrid, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This document presents workshop results and participants' reports from the international conference "Train the Trainers in Information and Communication Technology." The participants consisted of 18 women and one man from Czechoslovakia, Russia, Latvia, Bulgaria, Romania, Mongolia, Jordan, Egypt, and the Philippines. Eleven reports were presented…
Descriptors: Continuing Education Centers, Day Care Centers, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
1983
Delegates to this training computer conference agreed that the scope of economic change is both accelerating and profound and, therefore, will require a wide variety of approaches to human resource development. Training is only a small part of this development. To meet future needs, the conferees discussed and made recommendations in four areas:…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employment Problems
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
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1980
This document contains the proceedings of a high-level conference on the Employment of Women, attended by labor ministers and other high officials of countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Delegates to the conference adopted a 14-point declaration pledging themselves to achieve equality of…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Economic Development, Employed Women
PDF pending restorationNational Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
This report describes and summarizes the discussion at a national leadership meeting conducted by the National Alliance of Business. The meeting focused on the complex and challenging economic, social, and educational issues facing today's youth. Participants included business executives, foundation presidents, mayors, state legislators, county…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
Thirteen papers presented at a conference on employment statistics and youth are contained in this report. Reviewed are the problems of gathering, interpreting, and applying employment and unemployment data relating to youth. The titles of the papers are as follow: "Counting Youth: A Comparison of Youth Labor Force Statistics in the Current…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Economic Factors
Mashaw, Jerry L., Ed.; And Others – 1996
This book contains 13 papers from a workshop convened to explore the causes of work disability and the types of interventions that might enable individuals to remain at work, return to work, or enter the work force for the first time, despite having chronic health conditions or impairments. Following an overview of the papers by editors Jerry L.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1999
This document contains 15 papers from a conference on preparing youth for the 21st century that was organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The following papers are included: "Giving Young People a Good Start: The Experience of OECD Countries" (Norman Bowers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Articulation (Education), At Risk Persons
