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Peer reviewedHasazi, Susan Brody; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1989
Factors associated with the employment status of students with and without handicaps were investigated in a sample of 133 youths who exited Vermont high schools in 1984-85. Information analyzed included current employment status, employment and training history, social service utilization, residential status, educational history, age, sex, and…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Disabilities
Peer reviewedWard, Patricia A.; And Others – Social Science Quarterly, 1992
Uses characteristic education, occupation, and job experience credentials of current elites in U.S. institutions to approximate the proportion of women in the pool of potential elites. Includes breakdowns for law, Ph.D. programs, managers, accountants, and M.B.A.s. Concludes that women's representation in elite positions is consistent with their…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Projections
Peer reviewedMarks, Nadine F. – Family Relations, 1996
National Survey of Families and Households 1987-88 (n=13,017) data were used to generate population estimates of in- and out-of-household caregiving. More than one in seven U.S. adults reported caring for relatives or friends during the previous year. Predictors of caregiving likelihood were gender, age, marital status, education, ethnicity,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age, Age Differences
Download full textSchulz, Melissa M.; Kantor, Rebecca – Literacy Teaching and Learning, 2005
We present the cases of two families from the same middle-class community and conclude that home and school are more connected for some students and families than for others, even in the middle class where seamlessness is assumed. Home and school are more closely aligned for middle-class European-American students who read at home, engage in…
Descriptors: Working Hours, Middle Class, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Direct linkMoss, Peter – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2006
As early childhood services move up the policy agenda, so too does the early childhood workforce. Its members are recognised as the main resource for such services, and there is an increasing recognition that the work is complex and requires enhanced education. But despite this recognition, the situation in many countries--where the early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Child Care Occupations
Ridner, S. Lee; Staten, Ruth R.; Danner, Fred W. – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
A number of studies have documented the relationship between smoking and depression in adolescent and adult populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the level of depressive symptoms among college-age smokers and to determine whether or not increases in cigarette use were associated with increases in the number of depressive symptoms.…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Smoking, School Nurses, Depression (Psychology)
Dronkers, Jaap; Hemsing, Werner – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2005
Public, religious and private schools have been coexisting in continental Europe since the 19th century. Scientific interest in differences between the educational outcomes of public and religious schools has grown recently, as a result of international debates on parental choice and school autonomy especially in the USA. Clear differences have…
Descriptors: Differences, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Religion
Atak, Nazli; Arslan, Umit – Health Education Journal, 2005
Objective: The current research was designed to develop a health education programme for type 2 diabetes mellitus based on the Taba-Tyler model and to evaluate its effect. Design: The study was quasi-experimental in design. Setting: Fifty-five patients from the Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, University Hospital of Ankara. Method: An education…
Descriptors: Health Education, Employment Level, Pilot Projects, Knowledge Level
Burchardt, Tania – Social Indicators Research, 2005
One of the motivations frequently cited by Sen and Nussbaum for moving away from a utility metric towards a capabilities framework is a concern about adaptive preferences or conditioned expectations. If utility is related to the satisfaction of aspirations or expectations, and if these are affected by the individual's previous experience of…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Reference Groups, Multivariate Analysis, Justice
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 2011
This report finds that adolescent smoking, drinking, misusing prescription drugs and using illegal drugs is, by any measure, a public health problem of epidemic proportion, presenting clear and present danger to millions of America's teenagers and severe and expensive long-range consequences for the entire population. This report is a wake-up call…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Cocaine, Narcotics, Public Health
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Kay, Ann O.; Butcher, Stephyn G. W. – 1995
This report looks at the performing artist labor force. Trends in employment, earnings, and geographic distribution of performing artists from 1970 to 1990, are examined. Focus is on three principal occupational groups: actors and directors; dancers; and musicians and composers. Major data sources are described. A summary of findings indicates…
Descriptors: Acting, Dance, Demography, Economic Factors
Microquest Corp., San Rafael, CA. – 1996
Despite their progress in the workplace in recent years, women and minorities still remain greatly underrepresented in executive roles in major U.S. companies. The barriers, attitudes, and practices that deter the advancement of women and minorities into executive ranks collectively result in the phenomenon known as the "Glass Ceiling."…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal)
Delgado, Bettina Marissa – 1995
Depression is known as one of the most common mental disorders found in the general population. Research that attempts to look specifically at depression and how it relates to Hispanic women however, is rare in contrast to the volumes of literature on depression itself. The purpose of this paper is to acknowledge, review, and critique the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Depression (Psychology), Educational Attainment, Emotional Problems
Johnsrud, Linda K.; Rosser, Vicki J. – 1997
This study was conducted to identify the demographic, structural, and perceptual variables that predict the intent of administrative staff to stay or leave their current positions within their university. Survey questionnaires were distributed to all mid-level administrators within a ten-campus university system; the response rate was 70 percent…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
