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More Part-Time Work as a Cure for Unemployment? Results of an International Comparison.
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Walwei, Ulrich; Werner, Heinz – IAB Labour Market Research Topics, 1996
The feasibility of policies encouraging more part-time employment as a cure for unemployment in Germany was examined through a comparison of the employment policies and labor markets of selected Organization for Economic Development (OECD) countries and the United States. OECD labor force statistics for the years 1972-1992 were analyzed to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Data Analysis Strategies for Quasi-Experimental Studies Where Differential Group and Individual Growth Rates Are Assumed. Research Series No. 13.
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Olejnik, Stephen – 1978
The measurement of change in quasi-experimental educational research was discussed. Problems related to measuring change exist to varying degrees in all research designs; these issues are less troublesome in experimental studies because the investigator can manipulate the interest variables and observe their effects on other variables. Measuring…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Responses of Canadian Physicians to the Introduction of Universal Medical Care Insurance: The First Five Years in Quebec. NCHSR Research Digest Series.
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Berry, Charles; And Others – 1980
Canada's experience with national health insurance is examined from 1971, when a comprehensive first-dollar coverage system of benefits began in the Province of Quebec, until 1975. The study defines medical market areas in the province and asks questions about the effect of the Quebec insurance plan on the distribution of physicians, the supply of…
Descriptors: Consumer Protection, Federal Programs, Fees, Foreign Countries
Participation and Persistence in American Adult Education. Implications for Public Policy and Future Research from a Multivariate Analysis of a National Data Base. Direction Papers in Lifelong Learning.
Anderson, Richard E.; Darkenwald, Gordon G. – 1979
A study was conducted to analyze the sociodemographic determinants of participation, satisfaction, and persistence in American adult education in order to formulate recommendations for public policy regarding access to lifelong learning opportunities. Data were collected from questionnaire responses by a sample of 79,631 adults. Of the total…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Students
Summary of Nontraditional Instructional Activities in Missouri, 1977-78. Research and Planning Series Report 79-2.
Elliott, Loretta Glaze – 1979
Information is presented on nonclassroom-based learning in Missouri higher education during the 1977-78 academic year. Only six institutions in the state reported using television, radio, newspaper, or correspondence study as a means of making college-level credit courses available to students. Correspondence study is a much more frequently used…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Credits, Comparative Analysis, Correspondence Study
A Profile of Age of Students Attending Missouri Colleges and Universities, Fall 1978. Research and Planning Series, Report 79-6.
Stewart, Jewel H. – 1979
Data on age distributions for students enrolled in higher education institutions in Missouri for the 1978-79 school year are presented. The majority of students were within the traditional age group for college attendance (21 years of age or younger). This was especially true for the full-time undergraduate student. A substantial number of…
Descriptors: Age, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis