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Disparities, Decent Work, and Multidisciplinary Research: Expanded Roles for CD and HRD
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Hite, Linda M.; McDonald, Kimberly S. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2018
This article focuses on how HRD research can better address some of the barriers to inclusive career development and secure employment. Beginning with the concept of decent work, we suggest expanding the scope of studies on workplace inequities, encouraging HRD to push further into disparities facing under-represented identity groups and including…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Career Development, Minority Groups, Educational Research
Qualitative Research in Career Development: Content Analysis from 1990 to 2009
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Stead, Graham B.; Perry, Justin C.; Munka, Linda M.; Bonnett, Heather R.; Shiban, Abbey P.; Care, Esther – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2012
A content analysis of 11 journals that published career, vocational, and work-related articles from 1990 to 2009 was conducted. Of 3,279 articles analyzed, 55.9% used quantitative methods and 35.5% were theoretical/conceptual articles. Only 6.3% used qualitative research methods. Among the qualitative empirical studies, standards of academic rigor…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Content Analysis, Career Development
From Mammy to Superwoman: Images that Hinder Black Women's Career Development
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Reynolds-Dobbs, Wendy; Thomas, Kecia M.; Harrison, Matthew S. – Journal of Career Development, 2008
Black women, like other women of color, find themselves at the intersection of both racism and sexism in the workplace. Due to their unique dual status as racial and gender minorities, they encounter unique and unexplored barriers that inhibit their career as well as leadership development. The goal of this article is to highlight the emerging…
Descriptors: Females, Gender Discrimination, Gender Bias, Career Development
Sexual Harassment: A Research Analysis and Agenda for the 1990s.
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Fitzgerald, Louise F.; Shullman, Sandra L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1993
Reviews two major themes in sexual harassment research (prevalence figures and perceptions/attributions) and two emerging areas (victim responses and organizational factors). Identifies lack of research on training interventions and organizational response patterns as well as a lack of conceptual clarity and specificity in research. (81…
Descriptors: Career Development, Coping, Employment Practices, Females
Linking Work-Family Issues to the Bottom Line. Report Number 962.
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Friedman, Dana E. – 1991
A 1988 symposium on the effect of family problems on the corporate bottom line and a review of more than 80 other studies have confirmed that business investments in programs and policies to resolve family-work conflicts yield returns. Family issues/problems have been documented to affect employee recruitment, productivity, turnover, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Conflict Resolution, Corporate Education, Employment Practices
Credentials, Curriculum, and Access: The Debate Over Nurse Preparation.
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Jacobs, James; Hughes, Katherine L. – 2002
The question of how to best prepare nurses for practice continues to be debated extensively. The crux of the debate is whether a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) should be required of all registered nurses in the United States or whether an associate degree in nursing (ADN) and diploma programs adequately prepare novice nurses for practice.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Associate Degrees