This model for forecasting regional and national occupational trends for use in vocational education planning, facilitates the incorporation of labor market and student needs into program planning. The study includes: (1) literature search, which yielded 80 references related to occupational trend forecasting and exploratory programs, (2) a…

In a survey of Oklahoma business designed to develop occupational data for the present and future, 300 occupations were selected and 11 schedules prepared to reflect various types of firms. The schedule concerning medical and other health services facilities was sent to nearly 200 firms and institutions and usable information was received from…

This report presents findings based on data obtained during the prospective phase of the study of employee mobility in Head Start programs. Problems were encountered in the study, making the projection of conclusions regarding the extent of mobility in Head Start programs quite tenuous. The extent of mobility reported and the causes of mobility…

As part of the overall equal employment program, the Federal Women's Program was established, and annually examines areas of possible discrimination against women in Federal service. This series of reports analyzes the following: (1) the job series most used by HEW's several agencies, showing proportions of women regularly employed against the…

(1) Estimates of the "typical" industrial distribution of fluctuations in total U.S. Employment about long run trends are provided with evidence of secular drift that results in employment becoming less sensitive to changes in G.N.P. (2) A Model is presented to analyze the effects of minimum wage legislation with uneven industrial coverage on the…

Four areas were chosen for extensive examination after polling women faculty members--hiring, promotion, salary, and power position. When the expected number of women (taking into account possible labor force dropouts) and the actual number of women was compared to the expected and actual number of men, the difference favoring men was…

The Subcommittee was charged with the responsibility of discovering whether or not there is discrimination against women at the University of Minnesota, and, if so, of developing recommendations to ensure fair and equitable treatment of women in academic areas. They conclude that the evidence reveals discrimination against women in a number of…

Rapid changes in the nation's economy have resulted in significant increases in the demand for workers in technical jobs but a significant decrease in the demand for unskilled workers. Unfortunately, the abilities of available manpower have not been developed to meet the requirements of jobs at the levels where the increased demands have occurred.…

This summary report of staffing patterns in 6 medical schools established between 1952 and 1960 is the first phase of a proposed study of biomedical staffing requirements in institutions of higher education, 1965-1975. The 6 schools are: the University of Miami, Albert Einstein College of medicine at Yeshiva University, the University of Florida,…

This investigation is concerned with the ways in which the rate of Negro employment is constrained in different industries. Two types of stability in the employment of Negroes are postulated relating to an industry's responsiveness to community percent Negro, and to the organizational imperatives for a unique racial division of labor. An empirical…

This paper presents a discussion and data concerning the career preferences of 2,842 graduate students enrolled in the arts and sciences in 1958. It was found that 38% of the students surveyed preferred research activities in their fields and 39% preferred to teach on an undergraduate or graduate level. Concerning the type of employer the students…

This handbook is a guide to career opportunities in a broad range of occupations for which a college degree is, or is becoming, the usual background for employment. It contains a brief summary of expected changes in the economy, in addition to an analysis of the overall supply and demand situation for college graduates through the mid-1980's. Each…

Israeli employers' attitudes toward hiring people with different disabilities are examined. The study is concerned with employers' opinions of the person with a physical disability as a worker and employers' suggestions for improvement of the employability of persons with disabilities. (Author)

Questions about the importance of ethnicity must be determined empirically and with flexible and open-ended models. The impact of the ethnic factor on occupation is investigated in this article, using a paradigm developed from the three-digit Census code and testing it against over 9000 cases in the six NORC General Social Surveys. (Author/GC)

The 1986 survey of displaced workers presents a more positive picture of post-displacement success than that conducted in 1984. Regional distribution also improved slightly. (CH)