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Garcia, Steve B. – 1981
The implications of an ethnicity variable, language usage patterns, on the status attainment of 1,777 Mexican American males, ages 18 to 64 years, in the civilian labor force were studied. Language was viewed as a background variable that influences the relative positioning of Chicanos in the stratification system. It was hypothesized that, in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Economic Opportunities, Education Work Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
A compilation of fourteen federal laws relating to employment and training is provided. The laws are as follow: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended; Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (Humphrey-Hawkins Act); National Apprenticeship Act; Reimbursement for unemployment benefits paid on basis of public service…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Disabilities, Economic Opportunities
Riessman, Frank; Popper, Hermine I. – 1968
The 23 essays in this collection (1) discuss the movement to provide careers for poor non-professionals as an economic and social reform, (2) describe new careers occupations in social welfare, education, the health services, corrections, and industry, and (3) offer guidelines for designing new careers occupations and for training nonprofessionals.
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Correctional Institutions, Economic Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1975
The Special Committee on Aging, established in 1961 by Senate Resolution 33, Eighty-seventh Congress, was charged with making a full and complete study and investigation of problems and opportunities of older people, including problems and opportunities of maintaining health, of assuring adequate income, of finding employment, of engaging in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Economic Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Federal Government
Cole, Michael; Hall, William S. – 1974
In their presentation, at the start of the seminar, the authors note that their focus is on the relationship between cultural needs and the operation of the educational enterprise, and some potential contributions of psychological research to the formulation of educational and social policy. Their case rests on three arguments: (1) schooling has…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Basic Skills, Cultural Influences, Economic Opportunities
Yinger, John – 1975
This paper focuses on designing policies to eliminate discrimination in the sale of single-family houses by analyzing the behavior of the agents who actually do most of the discriminating, namely real estate agents. Discriminatory practices are said to be supported by policies of house builders, lending institutions, and government, and by the…
Descriptors: Black Housing, Civil Rights, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Yinger, John – 1975
One crucial step toward an understanding of discrimination against blacks in rental housing is a careful analysis of the landlord's economic incentives. Such analysis does not exist in the literature. This paper develops a model of landlord behavior under perfect competition when both black and white tenants have racial prejudice. This model…
Descriptors: Black Housing, Civil Rights, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Yinger, John – 1975
Racial prejudice is said to influence strongly the locational decisions of households in urban areas. This paper introduces racial prejudice into a model of an urban area and derives several results about residential location. A previously developed long-run model of an urban area adds a locational dimension to a model of the housing market under…
Descriptors: Black Housing, Consumer Economics, Decision Making, Economic Factors
Kassirer, E. – 1970
The primary objective of the report is to describe and clarify those departmental projects which help Indians and Metis move into the economic mainstream of Canadian life. More specifically, it examines programs used by Indians and Metis which are carried out in Western, Central, and Eastern Canada, under the Agricultural and Rural Development Act…
Descriptors: Agriculture, American Indians, Developmental Programs, Economic Opportunities
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning. – 1968
This report, a compilation of symposium papers presented by participants from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, examines several urgent and complex problems that lie beyond the purview of the traditional "manpower approach" to educational planning. Although the participants represented developing as well as developed countries, the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Developing Nations, Economic Opportunities
Schretter, Howard A. – 1964
In this 1964 report, it is noted that some towns and counties in the rural and urban areas of Georgia have been beset with problems associated with population growth and economic expansion, while others have been faced with combating trends of population loss and economic decline. In a unique approach to effective planning and development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Area Studies, Community Planning, Community Resources
Hauser, Robert Mason; Featherman, David L. – 1973
We have tried to address two questions: "What has been the trend of socioeconomic opportunity for black and white men in the U. S. during the past decade?" and "what has been the trend of racial discrimination in the socioeconomic achievements of black men?" Using 1962 Current Population Survey data, we estimated a simple three-equation model of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Economic Opportunities, Educational Background, Employment Opportunities
Governor's Task Force on Migrant Labor, Detroit, MI. – 1969
Michigan's 9-member Task Force on Migrant Labor, established in 1969, was charged by the governor (1) to develop and provide for carrying out more effective ways to coordinate the functions of state government, to better utilize available resources, and to enforce existing laws; (2) to determine whether existing law in this field is adequate or…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Child Labor, Cooperative Planning
Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2002
This paper highlights ways in which Canadian colleges and institutes, with locations in over 900 communities, are widely accessible and well-placed to support community economic, social, and cultural development. As the only post-secondary presence in many Canadian communities, colleges and institutes serve as catalysts for increasing economic and…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Economic Impact
Casto, James E. – Appalachia, 1996
REAL Enterprises, Inc. (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) is an academic program that helps students learn the basics of starting and nurturing a new business. West Virginia is 1 of 17 states offering the program with the goal of preparing youth to take advantage of economic opportunities in their own communities. (LP)
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship
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