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Grubb, W. Norton – Harvard Educational Review, 1984
The author examines the ability of high-tech industry to provide jobs for graduates of these programs. He also discusses the historical role of vocational education in national policy and the problems that may result from the attempt to prepare students for specific jobs rather than for careers. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Seccombe, I.; Smith, G. – 1997
The labor market participation, pay, job satisfaction, employment patterns, and turnover of registered nurses in the United Kingdom were examined through an analysis of data from the 1997 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Survey. Of the random sample of 5,984 nurses from the RCN membership records surveyed, 4,288 (72%) returned usable questionnaires.…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Development, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
RESNA: Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Arlington, VA. – 1999
This paper offers suggestions for state systems change activities to enhance the assistive technology (AT) workforce funded under the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988. Nationally, the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America AT has begun to credential AT practitioners…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Certification, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Runyan, Jack L. – 2000
This report draws on data from the 1997 Census of Agriculture and the 1998 Current Population Survey earnings microdata file to present information on the patterns of farm labor use and the demographic and employment characteristics of hired farmworkers in the United States. Approximately 875,000 persons 15 years of age and older did hired…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
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Chambers, Jay G. – Journal of Education Finance, 1981
Outlines a model to aid in the empirical estimation and interpretation of the patterns of variation in school personnel salaries across school districts and shows how this analysis could be used to develop indexes of personnel costs. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Cost Indexes, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Supply
Best, Fred – Aging and Work: A Journal on Age, Work and Retirement, 1979
Work years are being compressed into a smaller portion of midlife while non-work time (schooling and retirement) is growing rapidly. Analysis of these trends suggests greater future interest in flexible retirement ages, reduction of work time (work sharing) to attenuate unemployment, and part-time jobs among older workers. (MF)
Descriptors: Age, Economic Factors, Futures (of Society), Labor Market
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Finegold, David – Education Economics, 1993
Reasons underlying a low demand for vocational skills in United Kingdom industry, relative to major competitors, are investigated. Low demand leads to a low supply of skilled labor, since the rates of return to vocational training are unattractive to potential trainees. Suggestions for reform are made. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
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Smith, Marshall S.; Scoll, Brett W. – Teachers College Record, 1995
President Clinton's human capital agenda emphasizes efforts to ensure the future strength of the United States economy by investing in education and training citizens. The paper describes the agenda and the legislation it shaped, focusing on K-12 reforms and the changing federal role in education. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
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Lafer, Gordon – Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1992
Argues that current job-training policy in New York City is based on a false premise. Poor education is a serious problem, but the most important failure, the one on which economic policy must focus, is the failure of employers to provide an adequate number of jobs at living wages. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Employees, Employment Opportunities
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Bishop, John H.; Carter, Shani – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
Three articles discuss Bureau of Labor Statistics projections of occupational employment growth. Bishop and Carter predict a continuing escalation of wage premiums for college graduates; Kutscher concedes the validity of some of Bishop and Carter's points but denies the shortage. Bishop and Carter respond with census figures. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections
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Community College Journal, 2001
Presents an interview with Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Labor, in which she suggests that, because of the information-based economy, education is a more vital element in the training of America's workforce than it has ever been. Discusses an initiative that will use high-tech tools to give Americans with disabilities greater access to…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Business Education, Business Skills, Community Colleges
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Boselli, John; Bok, Marilyn A., Ed. – 1994
This report examines the potential pool of workers in nine rural New York and Pennsylvania counties, the characteristics of this labor pool, and barriers that make it difficult for these individuals to enter the workplace. The counties studied make up the southern tier of New York State (Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins…
Descriptors: Counties, Educational Attainment, Employment Potential, Employment Problems
Williams, Marium T.; And Others – 1996
Employment patterns for educational administrators in southeastern Kentucky are shaped by the impending retirements of a large proportion of educational personnel; the changing nature of the principalship; shallow candidate pools for elementary and secondary principalships; and increased collaboration between elementary-secondary schools and…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Certification, College School Cooperation, Curriculum Design
Eastern Iowa Community Coll. District, Davenport. Office of Academic Affairs and Planning. – 1990
In January 1990, there were no Pharmacy Technician (PT) programs in Iowa. To determine the need for a PT program in the Eastern Iowa Community College District, a survey was conducted of 958 pharmacy-related businesses in Iowa and the Quad Cities of Illinois believed to be employing PT's. The survey gathered information on personnel employed;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Workforce Economics, 1998
Important changes are taking place in the U.S. labor market. The economy has performed solidly over the last several years; the labor market has experienced robust job growth. A strong labor market benefits different segments of the population. Unemployment rates for those with less than a high school diploma fell by the largest amount between…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economic Progress, Economic Research, Employment Patterns
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