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Download full textCrossman, Edward R. F. W.; Laner, Stephen – 1969
To prove or disprove the hypothesis that automation and technological change impose increased skill demands on manufacturing and service industries, case studies were made of a bank and a steel and air products company, and of two oil companies, airlines, and electric power companies. The basic conceptual tool used to measure skill demands was the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Case Studies, Charts, Critical Incidents Method
Wilson, William J.; O'Sullivan, Katherine – 1976
This paper examines the role of urban schools in an advanced industrial society such as the United States, and the extent to which structural changes in the economy intervene with schooling to determine the social positon of urban workers. It suggests that in order to realistically assess the basic assumptions and rationale for urban school…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Employment, Black Students, Black Youth
DRAKE, JAMES W.; AND OTHERS – 1965
A SURVEY OF PERSONS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EVERY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN OHIO WAS DESIGNED TO UPDATE AND COMPARE FINDINGS WITH RESULTS OF A SIMILAR STUDY CONDUCTED IN 1962. TOTAL JOBSEEKERS REGISTERED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN 1965 NUMBERED 132,350. IN 1962, THE TOTAL WAS 215,477. THE DECLINE OF 39 PERCENT WAS DUE IN PART TO THE SHORTER VALIDITY…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Groups, Clerical Workers, College Graduates
Erickcek, George; Houseman, Susan; Kalleberg, Arne – 2002
A study examined why employers use temporary agency and contract company workers and implications of these practices for wages, benefits, and working conditions of workers in low-skilled labor markets. Case studies in manufacturing (automotive supply), services (hospitals), and public sector (primary and secondary schools) industries defined the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns
Haveman, Robert H., Ed.; Palmer, John L., Ed. – 1982
These nine papers are from a conference held at Brookings Institution on April 3-4, 1980, focusing on subsidizing private sector job creation for workers with structural employment problems. Chapter 1 summarizes the papers and conference proceedings. The remaining nine chapters are divided into three parts consisting of three papers each. Part 1…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Categorical Aid, Cost Effectiveness
Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1982
Comparative costs of plant maintenance and operations functions, including staffing costs, for higher education institutions are presented for 1980-1981. The objective of the survey data is to promote comparisons of unit costs per gross square foot of the functions classified as maintenance and operations of plant, the number of full-time…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Carpentry, College Buildings, Comparative Analysis
Harrison, Cynthia – 1979
Issues and findings are synthesized from six invitational regional dialogues attended by 730 representatives of the 80% of women in the work force who are concentrated in low-paying, low-status jobs. The discussion of the needs and concerns of this population makes reference to (1) answers to questionnaires (appended, together with compiled data…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Counseling, Clerical Workers, Dialogs (Literary)
VENN, GRANT – 1963
THE RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES IS ESTABLISHING A NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN, EDUCATION, AND WORK IN WHICH IT IS BECOMING NECESSARY FOR ALL MEN TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION IN ORDER TO WORK. THE IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION CONCERN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TALENTS AND ABILITIES OF EVERY PERSON, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Farm Labor
Peer reviewedHandel, Michael J. – Grantee Submission, 2004
This paper reviews evidence from industry-specific and case studies that shed light on the extent to which computers and automation eliminate jobs, raise job skill requirements, and, consequently, contribute to increased wage inequality between less- and more skilled workers. This paper complements a previous review of large-scale econometric…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Employment Level, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications
SCRUGGS, MARGUERITE; SOUDER, MARY FERN – 1966
IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF HOME ENVIRONMENT WHICH RELATED TO THE WORKER'S EMPLOYMENT RECORD, TO TEST METHODS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION, AND TO DEVELOP RATIONALE FOR LATER TESTING, DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM COMPANY RECORDS, A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 40 EMPLOYEES IN TWO GROUPS, AND INTERVIEWS OF EMPLOYEES' WIVES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing, Data Collection, Employment
Loos, Roland – 2002
This report presents innovative vocational training (VT) initiatives to improve integration of low-skilled workers into lifelong learning and the labor market. Chapter 1 describes study structure and methodology. Chapter 2 addresses the theoretical basis for observing innovations. It analyzes the definition and significance of innovation in system…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Case Studies, Definitions
Magvas, Emil; Spitznagel, Eugen – 2002
Surveys by the Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) of German firms' job openings have been combined with job registry data from the Bundesanstalt fur Arbeit on an annual basis since 1989 in order to determine the scope and structure of the aggregate national supply of job openings. The surveys also indicated problems encountered…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Developed Nations, Economic Impact, Employment Opportunities
Jurmo, Paul – Literacy Harvest, 2002
Most of the job losses that occurred in New York City after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in low-wage jobs held by lower-skilled workers. Many of those affected faced multiple obstacles limiting their employment prospects, including limited literacy and English language skills and a lack of "connections" to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development
Card, David E., Ed.; Blank, Rebecca M., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 13 papers on labor market and welfare reform, with special emphasis on the demand for low-wage workers, wages and job characteristics in the less skilled labor market, public politics to increase employment and earnings of less skilled workers, and the impact of welfare reform. The following papers are included: "The Labor…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Day Care, Economic Climate
