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Clark, Roger – Sociology of Education, 1991
Presents findings of a study of the effects of multinational corporate investment upon women's participation in higher education in 66 countries. Concludes that such investment discourages women's involvement in higher education and state regulation of gender discrimination while encouraging fertility and sexually discriminatory hiring. (DK)
Descriptors: Corporate Support, Developing Nations, Economic Impact, Economic Opportunities
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Ellis, Arthur L. – Urban League Review, 1992
Proposes that any strategy designed to combat the problem of urban youth groups must (1) have high visibility; (2) be youth intense; and (3) use economic development approaches such as community-based small business enterprises. The proposed youth enterprise zones model is a youth and community revitalization strategy. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Development
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Lowy, Richard – Journal of Black Studies, 1991
Racism surfaced in the 1980s at the very time Americans believed that equality and justice had prevailed. Yuppie racism refers to post-1960s born, post-Vietnam educated young people being led to believe that racial intolerance was over, shielding them from the need to examine their own attitudes and position in society. (CJS)
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Black Community, Blacks, Civil Rights
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Wallace, Steven R. – Community College Journal, 1999
The author argues that in a knowledge-based economy, the associate degree does not provide significant professional and economic opportunities for students. A new practitioner-oriented applied baccalaureate degree that emphasizes the competencies demanded in today's business environment should be developed by the community colleges, with the input…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Smith, Susan V. – 1993
A distillation is presented of the ideas, facts, trends, conclusions, and recommendations presented during a 2-day conference on strategies to reduce urban poverty. The meeting addressed two main approaches to reducing urban poverty: economic opportunity and human development, and the linkages between them. Urban poverty was set in the context of…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Individual Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1994
This document presents the proceedings of a Congressional hearing on private sector initiatives to develop the National Information Infrastructure (NII) with a focus on understanding the nature of industry investment in the NII and how those investments will contribute to the Administration's goals for NII. Statements are provided by the following…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competition, Computer Networks, Economic Opportunities
Florida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1992
In response to Florida's Auditory General's recommendation that the Florida Bureau of Apprenticeship (FBA) be terminated, the benefits of apprenticeship were examined. Participation in apprenticeship programs provides social and economic benefits to participants, their communities, the state, and the nation. School-to-work programs, U.S. versions…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Community Benefits
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1994
This instructor guide for a unit on global markets in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 1 of learning--understanding the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Competency Based Education, Cultural Differences
Vaughan, Roger J. – 1989
The roles played by occupational education in the U.S. economy are changing. Because of the growing demand for and shrinking supply of skilled workers, economic success--of the nation and of individual members of the work force--is increasingly tied to educational and occupational attainments. Unless the nation increases its investment in…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Jones, Felecia G. – 1986
Between the years of 1916 and 1918 southern blacks began populating the urban centers of the north in a movement known as the "Great Migration." This movement was significant to the development of the black press, for it was during this period that the black press became a protest organ and rose to its greatest level of prominence and…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Black History, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis
Presidential Commission on Indian Reservation Economies, Washington, DC. – 1984
The Presidential Commission on Indian Reservation Economies was established by Executive Order 12401 on January 14, 1983 to identify obstacles to Indian reservation economic development and to promote the development of a healthy private sector on Indian reservations. Nine appointed Commissioners, six Indians and three non-Indians, spent more than…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Capital, Developing Nations
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, OH. – 1980
The results of a survey conducted in the black community of Cincinnati, Ohio, are presented in this report. The survey sought to determine the perceptions, views, and attitudes of the city's black citizens regarding key social and economic issues. The report presents findings in the following areas: (1) education, including issues of…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Community, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
Dhillon, Jogindar S. – 1978
Phase I of a more comprehensive project examined the perceived incentives and constraints related to acceptance of new ideas and small-scale economic enterprises by low income families. Six counties of northwest Florida were selected on the basis of their rurality, racial composition, and incidence of poverty. A multi-stage sampling procedure was…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Aspiration, Behavior, Blacks
Bullock, Paul, Ed. – 1978
The papers and discussions in this volume report on the economic status of four minority groups during the middle 1970s. The problems of unemployment, underemployment, and poverty among American Indians, Asian Americans, blacks, and Chicanos are discussed. Emphasis is placed on social policy issues and contemporary economic problems, particularly…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Economic Opportunities
Taylor, Theodore J. – 1968
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of poverty in some rural areas of Texas, to determine and evaluate the attitudes of local leaders toward the anti-poverty effort, and to prescribe remedial action. The extent of poverty was based on the incidence of low income, then questionnaires were developed, tested, and used to obtain…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bibliographies, Community Action, Community Leaders
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