Using five years of panel data from a national sample of women aged 14-24, found that declines in labor-force participation prior to the first birth and increases in participation following the birth varied by education, economic well-being, and prebirth work experience. (Author)

Demonstrates that the number of low income or "underclass" Black families has increased over the past decade, while the proportion of low income Black families in the general population has remained relatively unchanged. However, there does not seem to be a widening economic cleavage within the Black community itself. (Author/GC)

The impact of Supported Work on former drug addicts' employment, crime, and drug use is examined. The program was found to increase the earnings of some addicts and reduce ex-addicts' crime rates, but did not affect their recidivism to drugs. (CT)

Discusses the current shortage of Latin teachers in the face of growing enrollments, citing as one reason for this shortage inadequate efforts to recruit candidates for Latin teacher training programs. Recommends a reactivation of these programs, with encouragement for new teachers to enter the profession at the secondary level. (MES)

Concern exists that youth leaving the kibbutz have no occupation skills needed to secure work in the outside world. In a survey, two opposing hypotheses were examined: (1) kibbutz-born persons will be unable to adapt to outside life because of educational limitations; and (2) because of their education, kibbutz-born persons will display…

While the business and social climate for Blacks in Chicago has generally deteriorated, there has been an increase in the number of Black elected and appointed political officials. However, some Blacks are appointed to failing enterprises abandoned by White officials and are likely to be blamed for the failure. (Author/MJL)

Studies of the relationship between employment and crime indicate that the stigma of a criminal record and the lack of preprison employment experience affect Black and White ex-offenders differently. Findings suggest racial discrimination and institutional racism are intervening factors in the failure of crime prevention strategies, particularly…

The job outlook for college graduates through 1990 is discussed in relation to population trends, education trends, occupational demands, and supply of graduates. (BM)

This follow-up study of counselor education alumni provides demographic data, male-female comparisons in selected areas, information on graduate education completed, employment data, and a general evaluation of the training program. (Author)

To better prepare for the job market, graduate students of English should be selective in their choice of schools, broaden their teaching experience, offer service to the English department, and concentrate on professional development through publications and presented papers. (HOD)

This report examines the extent to which Americans participated in the labor force, worked, or looked for work during 1979. It also takes a look at changes in work activity over the past decade as reflected in the work experience data. (Author)

Changes in the institutional structures that block women's opportunities for occupational advancement will be necessary in the next decade. The structural problems of power, tokenism, and opportunity, identified in Rosabeth Moss Kanter's sociological case study of a corporation, are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Examines the extent to which Black females have closed the earnings gap from 1950 to 1970 between themselves and White females in the urban South. Data are based on earnings and occupation for fully employed females in southern metropolitan areas at the same educational levels. For journal availability see SO 508 855. (DB)

The results of various attempts to quantify how much changes in the labor force, unemployment insurance, and minimum wages have affected unemployment rates are reasonably close; but no total effect on jobless rates can be determined. (BM)

Comparing socioeconomic characteristics of employed and unemployed heads-of-household in southeast Ohio, the authors found the traditional human resource development model to be a poor predictor of employment status in rural areas. A combined human resources structural perspective is suggested for regional development efforts implemented within…