This special issue bridges inquiry on intelligence and scholarship on social policy by exploring the constraints that differences in intelligence may impose in fashioning effective social policy. The authors discuss a range of behaviors, but focus primarily on the noneducational outcomes of crime, employment, poverty, and health. (SLD)

Two African American women college teachers who have achieved success in consulting and entrepreneurship are offered as illustrations of a growing trend among faculty. Faculty with technical knowledge find satisfaction in the appreciation of their skills outside the classroom, and are commonly employed part-time or for a short term or have their…

A content analysis of 2,500 employment advertisements for academic librarian positions appearing in American Libraries (1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994) revealed patterns and trends in demand for computer-related skills. Reports an increase in demand over time; demand by size of library; changes in demand by position type; requirement by position…

Provides an annotated bibliography of three documents related to workforce issues. Includes documents discussing the earning growth and employment stability of workforce entrants, the relationship of human development to the economy, and needs for continuing education and workforce training. (AJL)

Identifies entry-level employment trends in technology, interpersonal, and basic communication job skills over time using classified newspaper advertisements from standard metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. These skills were selected from a set of workplace know-hows listed in two editions of a U.S. Department of Labor report,…

This article is an extension of the table of allocation averages devised by H. E. Brogden and presented in "Educational and Psychological Measurement" in 1959. The current table deals with up to 1000 jobs and rejection rates ranging from 0 to 90%. (Author/SLD)

Although the number of hired farmworkers declined during 2001, their median weekly earnings increased 4 percent. Despite these gains, hired farmworkers are still one of the lowest paid groups and their family incomes did not increase. Nearly 46 percent of hired farmworkers were Hispanic, and more than half had not finished 12 years of school.…

An analysis of the faculty of the 10 top-ranked library science programs presented by "U. S. News & World Report" (March, 1996) indicated that 84 (59.2%) of the 142 faculty members had graduated from one of the top-ranked schools, suggesting that these programs maintain and enhance their reputations by hiring their own and each…

Examines the restructuring of urban employment regimes through the lens of low-wage, temporary employment and its attendant social division of labor at the urban scale. Focuses on the ways in which a "regime of precarious employment" has been embedded within a regional growth model and describes emerging forms of labor market regulation associated…

A 1999 British survey of 1,960 females and 1,691 males incorporated preference theory. Results showed that women's lifestyle preferences are a major determinant of fertility, employment patterns, and job choice. However, lifestyle preferences no longer determine occupational choice. (Contains 71 references.) (Author/JOW)

In 1981-86, approximately 10 million workers were displaced from full-time jobs, with displacement proportionately higher among nonmetro workers, high school dropouts, and production workers. Nonmetro displaced workers were more likely than metro workers to experience long unemployment, relocate, or change occupations and earn less at new jobs.…

A survey of 364 men and 86 women medical school graduates found women less likely to be employed full-time or have outside professional activities, more likely to hold full-time academic appointments, to treat low-income patients, and to serve in inner cities. Women worked fewer hours, had fewer patients, but published scientific articles as…

Dramatic changes in the work force and society--increasing numbers of women workers, early retirement, structural changes in the economy, and changes in employer-employee relationships--have had substantial impact on the compensation package. These trends point to continued changes in pay, paid leave, insurance, and retirement and savings plans.…

Examines the job content of preservation librarianship as evidenced in job advertisements. The findings indicate that preservation librarians function in a largely administrative role, possess the Master of Library Science degree in many cases, and are paid below the average salary for functional and subject specialists and department heads. A…

Analyzed postnatal labor force participation data for married husband-present women (N=736) to study factors influencing length of time out of work force following first birth. Found human capital variables (education, prebirth work experience, and income) and marital and birth-timing variables (age at first marriage and first birth) significantly…