A questionnaire designed to solicit responses from individuals in two distinct racial groups--white and black--who were serving as building-level administrators in the public schools of Florida during the 1964-65 school term was responded to by 174 blacks and 170 whites. (Author/JM)

Data on employment-related variables of youths (ages 16-21) gathered during the Current Population Survey (CPS) were examined for accuracy by comparing CPS estimates with those of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Behavior (NLS). Compared were levels and rates of labor force participation, employment, and unemployment; the number of…

This paper details the assumptions guiding the National Supported Work Demonstration and describes the distinctions between Supported Work and other manpower and employment programs for ex-offenders. The theoretial linkages between crime, poverty, and unemployment postulated by sociologists and economists are discussed, along with their…

These summaries of research and development reports are issued by the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor (DOL) and are designed to provide pertinent information about specific research and development (R&D) studies. Each of the 10 summaries includes availability and cost (where applicable), source of the report,…

The document provides names of participants, a meeting agenda, and a record of proceedings of the Inter-Agency Employment Meeting held in Window Rock, Arizona, on April 15, 1970. Representatives of various agencies concerned with the problem of Navajo Indian employment (e.g., the Arizona State Employment Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and…

Designed to provide an introduction to primary data on ghetto economics, this comprehensive study is, in effect, a do-it-yourself guide to understanding economic realities. Professor Bell notes that it is impossible for one book to deal with hundreds of communities where ghettos might exist: she uses illustrative material about three cities in the…

Longitudinal studies of disabled persons are relatively uncommon, and studies which have measured objectively the degree to which the disabled sustain their level of functioning after rehabilitation are nonexistent. This study investigated the concept of sustention as it relates to the provision of rehabilitation services. Based on a longitudinal…

A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A TENTATIVE WORKING MODEL FOR THE SETTING UP OF NEW YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. MANY OF THE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS (AGES 16 TO 18) SERVED BY THE CENTER HAD POLICE RECORDS. THE CENTER'S COUNSELING STAFF WAS RECRUITED FROM MANY DISCIPLINES AND DEALT ONLY WITH THE PROBLEMS RELATED…

Unemployment of women has scarcely been considered by policymakers. The author discusses differences between women and men in rates and types of unemployment and stresses the special problems and needs of unemployed women that must be taken into account in making social policy. (Author)

Probably no group is deceived more often regarding the quality of a product than those who must hire on the basis of degrees and transcripts provided by our colleges and universities. In this market, the buyer must surely beware. (Author)

This article addresses the relationship between current employment status, job level, and psychiatric disorder. (Author/AM)

Describes how an elementary school coped with its principal's impending departure and extends R. Gephart's grounded theory of leader succession--that faculty collectively degrade the departing principal's status. This study finds individual degradation attitudes prevalent among teachers lacking meaningful contact with the departing principal.…

Suggests that enactment of laws permitting the penalization of employers will merely aggravate the situation. It remains to be seen whether any state will vigorously enforce such laws due to limited investigatory and prosecutorial manpower and overcrowed court calendars. (Author)

A study undertaken to assess the effectiveness of employment counseling for more than 10,000 applicants indicated that the placement rate for counseled applicants was almost twice that for all applicants although the counseled applicants were, in general, more difficult to place, since many had two or more employment barriers. (SA)