Various statistics are reported concerning working mothers: age of children and mothers, divorce rate, type of family, race and ethnic origin, number of children in the family, and status of father. (CT)

Examined partial retirement among older self-employed and wage and salary workers. Found much more partial retirement among the self-employed. Retirement status was correlated with health, age, Social Security and pension eligibility, and wealth. Suggests workers might choose part-time employment if opportunities were available. (Author/JAC)

Reviews enrollment trends among women in college science and factors which influence women's selection of science as a career. Part of a theme issue on women. (SJL)

Beset by institutional cost pressures, and by a thriving market for computer-related talent, institutions are finding special challenges to the productivity of their computer services. The circumstances and problems of personnel turnover are outlined. Some practical responses available to institutional administrations are illustrated.

Discusses implications of a new administration report on science and engineering education that warns of immediate shortages of engineers and computer professionals and of a trend toward scientific and technological illiteracy in the population at large. (CS)

The author observes that we are in a period in which unemployment is coupled with the shortage of skilled manpower. The response to these concerns must involve improved manpower planning between public and private sectors. (JOW)

Current social and economic trends need to be considered in preparing young people of impaired ability to compete for the decreasing numbers of appropriate jobs. (Author/DB)

Examines differences in unemployment rates and salaries between comparable men and women in science and engineering. Analyzes the current job market in science and engineering, explains the impact of federal appropriation decisions in this area, and predicts the supply and demand imbalances among scientists and engineers for the forseeable future.…

Studies of Indochinese migration show that most of the earlier refugees from Asia found jobs and have had gradual income gains. Recent arrivals are comparatively less educated and face more employment problems because of economic conditions. (SK)

A study to demonstrate any discernible trend in the appointment practices for individuals filling nationally advertised academic administrative vacancies from 1972 to the present is described. An increased percentage of successful external candidates and the unchanged percentage of successful female candidates are revealed. (MLW)

The future potential demand for persons who prepare for consumer affairs positions appears to be good. Applicants should have expertise in an area besides consumer affairs, and employers prefer development of specific consumer competencies and high communication skills. (Author/JOW)

According to new projections, demand for elementary school teachers will increase in the 1980s while that for secondary school teachers will fall. (JOW)

Explores minority achievement and employment in the sciences and engineering, and offers a general outline of a counseling model for increasing the number of minority students in the sciences and engineering. (Author)

Black teachers, more often than Whites, choose service as their career motivation. Study results reveal no racial differences for means of school assignment or subject area taught. Blacks had the same career commitment as Whites but believed they had less opportunity for advancement. (JAC)

College relations personnel can no longer afford to ignore the factors which attract college grads to employers. Top-notch college students may be less impressed by traditional recruiting incentives as they research and prescreen employers. The article reviews the current incentives for average and above-average students. (Author/CMG)