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Smith Frank A.; Lugas, Jaime – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2010
Youth with autism, like youth from other disability subgroups, often participate in state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) programs to obtain employment. While youth with autism represent a small percentage of all VR closures, the number with autism who closed out of VR more than tripled between 2003 and 2008 (see figure). In this Data Note, the…
Descriptors: Autism, Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
This document describes what the future is likely to hold for working women in the United States. Statistics and projections are presented on the position of women in the workplace by the year 2005. The economy will produce approximately 25 million new jobs between 1990 and 2005. Retailing will replace manufacturing as the second largest source of…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Futures (of Society)
Regets, Mark C. – 1995
This report presents a broad picture of the characteristics of scientists and engineers (S&Es) outside academia and how these characteristics changed between 1980 and 1990. Data for this report come primarily from National Science Foundation tabulations of 1980 and 1990 Public Use Microdata Samples of the decennial census. Around one-third of…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Patterns, Engineers, Experimenter Characteristics
Hall, Philip S.; Wheeler, John J. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
This exploratory resource allocation model for implementing community-based supported employment services for persons with mental retardation uses a multivariate linear regression approach to project the hours required to develop a job site based on the size of the community, the rate of unemployment, and the percent of service jobs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Employment Patterns, Mental Retardation
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Chemical and Engineering News, 1990
Reported are the results of a survey of the economic status of members of the American Chemical Society. Included are employment, salaries, satisfaction, and the status of women in chemical occupations. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Demand Occupations, Employment Patterns
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Chemical and Engineering News, 1989
Notes that the number of workers employed in the U.S. chemical industry rose again in 1988. Provides information for the years 1978-88 for the areas of industrial employment, scientist and engineer employment, corporation employment, wages, and industrial productivity. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Chemical Technicians, Chemistry, Employment Level
EURYDICE Central Unit, Brussels (Belgium). – 1986
The educational systems of the European Community Member States vary considerably and comprise a wealth of information about innovations in these nations. Tables on the employment and status of teachers in state schools in the European Community were compiled at the request of the Commission of the European Communities. The information collected…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Wilke, A. S.; Shaw, W. A. – Engineering Education, 1988
Examines the supply and national origin of the holders and near-holders of engineering doctorates who applied to one university engineering department in which extramural research has been emphasized. Compares them with national data on doctoral recipients. (TW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Barnes, R. F. – Journal of Agronomic Education, 1987
Discusses some of the ways the role of agronomists in agriculture is changing. Cites a recent study which indicates that there will be fewer graduates going directly into farming and ranching in the near future, and those that do will need to be more highly trained. (TW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Agronomy, College Science
Saigal, Anil – Engineering Education, 1987
Addresses the status of engineering education for women. Discusses the changes related to both the image of women and the engineering profession over the past 15 years. Assesses how computer-aided engineering has made engineering attractive to women today. (TW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, College Science, Computer Science
Bender, Lloyd D.; And Others – 1985
Effective rural development planning depends on facts and analysis based, not on rural averages, but on the diverse social and economic structure of rural America. Programs tailored to particular types of rural economies may be more effective than generalized programs. Because of their unique characteristics, government policies and economic…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Demography, Employment Patterns, Government (Administrative Body)
Zill, Nicholas, Ed.; Daily, Margaret, Ed. – 1993
This guide catalogs and describes over 60 major survey and statistical databases containing useful information about the characteristics, experiences, and behavior of U.S. families and is designed to assist researchers in locating suitable databases. The surveys described deal with substantive issues, including health, education, employment and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Crime, Databases, Demography
El-Khawas, Elaine H., Comp.; And Others – 1988
Drawing from a variety of sources, this fact book highlights current data on community, technical, and junior colleges and looks at the social and demographic indicators bearing on the future of these institutions. First, an introductory section highlights major trends in enrollments, student characteristics, educational outcomes, finances, and…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning, Community Colleges
Tobier, Emanuel – 1984
This report is the first product of the Community Service Society's Economic and Social Monitoring Unit which analyzes and forecasts the status of the poor in New York City (NYC). The report documents the following major findings: (1) nationwide, there are now fewer elderly and more minorities and women among the poor; the trends in New York City…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Children, Economic Factors
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Sokolova, G. N. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Examines the current state and the consequences of unemployment in Russia. Discusses those industries hardest hit and the psychological damage inflicted. Maintains that education is no protection against the loss of a job and little help in finding a new one. (MJP)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Projections
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