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O'Hare, William – Rural Development Perspectives, 1994
March 1992 Current Population Survey data were used to identify persons in central city, suburban, and rural areas with multiple disadvantages: high school dropouts, welfare recipients, never-married mothers, underemployed men, and poor people. About 26% of adults with multiple disadvantages lived in rural areas. Of those, 69% were white and 65%…
Descriptors: Blacks, Disadvantaged, Dropouts, Economic Factors

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

Chung, Yue-Ping – Economics of Education Review, 1990
Presents an empirical study on misemployment (the underutilization of worker's skills acquired through vocational education) in Hong Kong. Analyzes earnings functions of graduates from various educational fields and for workers employed in various fields. Misemployed graduates received lower earnings than their colleagues working in matched work…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries

Yaffe, Jerry – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1993
Traces the history of discrimination against Hispanics in the public sector work force, drawing examples from large public agencies of Los Angeles (California) and other state and national public work forces. Hispanics must overturn the destructive strategies and policies so effectively used by the power elite. (SLD)
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employment Problems, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnic Discrimination

Muschkin, Clara G. – International Migration Review, 1993
Explores the individual-level relationship of return migrant status to employment outcomes, taking into account local and regional factors such as the Puerto Rican level of employment. Findings using 1970 and 1980 Census data support a negative influence of return migrant status. Mediating factors are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Factors, Employment Level, Employment Patterns

Nichols, Joe – Rural Educator, 2001
A survey of 137 employers in a rural Missouri community indicated that although many businesses were willing to employ former special education students, few would offer meaningful employment in terms of salary, benefits, and full-time work. Recommendations for rural educators and parents of disabled children are given. (TD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Parente, Frank – 1995
In 1993, 10.4 million people were classified as being among the working poor. Of those individuals living in poverty, 2.4 million worked year round at full-time jobs and 7.4 million lived in a household containing someone who was employed full time throughout the year. A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report identified low earnings, involuntary…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Rickman, Charlie W.; Gordon, Howard R. D. – 1994
A study was conducted to gain a better understanding of problems facing limited resource families, specifically residents of four public housing communities. A needs assessment was developed and administered by a resident team from the housing communities. Through a systematic sampling technique, 100 households were selected from a target…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Crime, Crime Prevention, Drug Abuse
Institute of Personnel and Development, London (England). – 1997
The problem of underemployment in the United Kingdom was examined in two studies. The first study sample, which was selected to be representative from the standpoints of firm size, 8 business types, and the United Kingdom's 14 economic regions, included 474 recruiters. They were interviewed by telephone regarding their recruitment problems. In the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1988
This conference was the first nationwide meeting focusing on issues concerning the employment of black Americans with disabilities. These issues are significant because one working-age black in seven has a disability. The conference goal was to explore ways to reduce or eliminate barriers to employment preparation services and to identify methods…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1991
The study described in this report was undertaken to provide a comprehensive understanding of the magnitude and scope of the present contingent work force and the potential of the contingent work force as a mechanism for assisting minority and female workers to enter into the mainstream work force. The study first examined the literature and body…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disadvantaged, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Stoessiger, Rex – 1980
Two or three selected rural regions in Western Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania were surveyed to find out what happens to school leavers in rural areas of Australia and how their perceived options and actual opportunities can be enhanced. The three-phase survey began with a questionnaire being administered to all Year 9-12 students in Western…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Career Awareness, Disadvantaged
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1985
Results of a survey of 1983 bachelor's degree recipients at Maryland's public four-year institutions are presented. Statistical findings and a brief narrative summary cover graduates' postgraduation educational activities, employment and occupational status, and achievement of important goals. The largest percentage of graduates majored in…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship
Anderson, Eleanor Vaile – 1983
The effect of limited faculty openings in high-ranked science departments on the self-esteem of graduates of prestigious research institutions was studied. Attention was also focused on the faculty productivity and participation in professional networks of these highly-qualified, new faculty who failed to secure an appointment in an elite…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
Jones, Warren – 1981
A study was conducted in Victoria (Australia) to determine college students', graduates', and employers' expectations and experiences concerning employment after graduation. The study sought answers to the following four questions: (1) What proportion of graduates and diplomates in various fields of study, and at different levels, obtain…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes