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Padilla, Arthur H. – 1976
A study was conducted of post-graduation activities of 1974 graduates of the sixteen constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina (UNC). Data was gathered on what the graduates were doing one-and-a-half years after graduation. The study provided information about their employment situation, their job satisfaction and the general…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Experience, Employment Statistics
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1968
TWO CHIEF AIMS OF THIS CHAPTER ARE TO TAKE A BROAD NEW LOOK AT THE MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS OF CONCERN TO MANPOWER POLICY AND TO POINT THE WAY TOWARD MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND SENSITIVE MEASURES OF PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE REDUCTION OF JOBLESSNESS AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, SOME OF THE IMPROTANT AREAS OF MANPOWER CONCERN WHICH…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Statistics, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Witmer, David R. – 1978
An analysis is made in this speech of the rates of return on investments in higher education. Results indicate that the annual rates of return are higher in every year (1961-75) than the 10 percent realized on business investments. On the basis of the evidence presented, it is concluded that Americans are not overeducated. The trends in student…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits, Educational Economics
Chilcott, Rena T. – 1975
The Women's Re-Entry to Education Program (WREP) came into being at San Jose City College after the recognition that a large segment of the community's population was underrepresented at the college. That group was composed of unemployed or underemployed women, economically and educationally disadvantaged women, women who were heads of households…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups
Kalcic, Dismas B. – 1974
This study was designed to explain the earnings differentials between metropolitan areas for six labor types, identified by level of education: 0-7, 8, 9-11, 12, 13-15, and 16 or more. Three separate models relate the average earnings of these types to several area variables. Multiple regression equations, based on 1960 Census and related data,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cross Sectional Studies, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Background
Palomba, Neil A.; And Others – 1971
This study was conducted to: (1) evaluate the Occupational Upgrading Project (OUP) and the Model Neighborhood High School Equivalency (HSE) Project's first year of operation, and (2) create baseline data from which future and more conclusive evaluation can be undertaken. Data were gathered by conducting open-ended interviews with the…
Descriptors: Continuation Education, Databases, Employment Programs, Employment Qualifications
Jones, Lewis W.; And Others – 1966
The project aimed to provide disadvantaged adults with elementary training in vocational skills and instruction in those basic communication and computation skills deemed essential for effective pursuit of a vocation. The 109 adult trainees met the following selection criteria: (1) head of 2 family or household, (2) unemployed or underemployed,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged
Stanfield, Robert E. – 1973
Trainees in a Public Service Employment program may find work training as paraprofessional aides in manpower agencies, social services, and human services. The work experience is valuable for the trainees. However, the actual structure of their training needs close attention. Supervisors are likely to rate the effectiveness of on-the-job training…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Qualifications, On the Job Training, Paraprofessional Personnel
Young, Glenn; Gerber, Paul J.; Reder, Stephen; Cooper, Richard – 1996
The four papers that make up this document report on poverty issues as they pertain to adults with learning disabilities. "Programmatic Response to Welfare Clients with Learning Disabilities" (Glenn Young) describes steps in the Learning Disabilities Initiative that works with federal agencies, states, local governments, and nonprofit…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Attention Deficit Disorders, Economically Disadvantaged
Witmer, David R. – New Directions for Education and Work, 1978
Negative hypotheses that universal education will lead to unqualified students, oversupply of graduates, unemployment of graduates, lower earnings for graduates, and declining personal and social benefits of investing in higher education are rebuffed. The case is made that social returns on investments in higher education continue to be high.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Graduates, Cost Effectiveness
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Hughes, Rees – Comparative Education Review, 1987
A survey of 294 University of Nairobi (Kenya) graduates in 4 graduating classes, 1970-83, examined trends in first employment of college graduates, the growing surplus of college graduates in the labor market, inflation of job qualifications, and the influence of family socioeconomic background on postgraduation employment when jobs are scarce.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
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Rogers, Cynthia; Mencken, Kimberly; Mencken, F. Carson – Journal of Appalachian Studies, 1997
A descriptive analysis of low female employment in central Appalachia draws on 1990 census data. Potential contributing factors addressed include poverty, age, disability, occupational and industrial structure, rurality, and family structure (especially the presence of children). Research conclusions suggest the interplay of contributing factors.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
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Fournier, Genevieve; Pelletier, Rene – Guidance & Counselling, 1996
Attempted to analyze what young people with entry difficulties had to say about educational institutions, the job market, career planning, and their vocational environment in relation to career entry. Sought to draw up an operational and descriptive portrait of the vocational locus of control of young people from 16- to 25-years old. Discusses…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Neuschatz, Michael; Mulvey, Patrick J. – 1995
This report presents data from a follow-up survey of new physics graduates who entered the job market in 1993, extending findings first presented in the American Institute of Physics' Bachelors Degree Recipient Report in February 1995. It documents the rising unemployment rate among new physics bachelors and Ph.D. recipients since 1989, as well as…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, Career Planning, Demography
Alaluf, Mateo – 1992
This report defines the social exclusion process by examining long-term unemployment and educational deficiencies in Europe and assessing the scope and effectiveness of the steps taken by the governments concerned to deal with the problem. Chapter I looks at education and prolonged unemployment in six countries that reflect the range of European…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developed Nations, Dislocated Workers, Economic Progress
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