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Download or read book Workforce Readiness and Wage Inequality written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl E. Van Horn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692163184
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (631 download)
Download or read book Investing in America's Workforce written by Carl E. Van Horn and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William B. Bonvillian
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262361477
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)
Download or read book Workforce Education written by William B. Bonvillian and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A roadmap for how we can rebuild America's working class by transforming workforce education and training. The American dream promised that if you worked hard, you could move up, with well-paying working-class jobs providing a gateway to an ever-growing middle class. Today, however, we have increasing inequality, not economic convergence. Technological advances are putting quality jobs out of reach for workers who lack the proper skills and training. In Workforce Education, William Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma offer a roadmap for rebuilding America's working class. They argue that we need to train more workers more quickly, and they describe innovative methods of workforce education that are being developed across the country.
Author : Mary Fish
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Income Inequality and Employment written by Mary Fish and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study specifically describes and analyzes the process by which poverty-stricken individuals and families move out of the poverty group: from welfare, to low- wage employment, and finally, to a level above poverty, or even the middle-income category. It is a synthesis / analysis of over 50 Research and Development ( R& D ) projects sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration ( ETA), on the subjects of income and employment. In addition, selected contributions from other sources are included in order to clarify or supplement the treatment of the basic issues. Several of these contributions have examined how individuals on welfare become gainfully employed and once employed, move into jobs with wages adequate to raise their standard of living above the poverty level. Findings of these R & D projects, when examined as a body of cumulative knowledge, can be used as a framework for developing effective policies and techniques for the various employment and training programs focused on the economically disadvantaged.
Author : William B. Bonvillian
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262044889
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Workforce Education written by William B. Bonvillian and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A roadmap for how we can rebuild America's working class by transforming workforce education and training. The American dream promised that if you worked hard, you could move up, with well-paying working-class jobs providing a gateway to an ever-growing middle class. Today, however, we have increasing inequality, not economic convergence. Technological advances are putting quality jobs out of reach for workers who lack the proper skills and training. In Workforce Education, William Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma offer a roadmap for rebuilding America's working class. They argue that we need to train more workers more quickly, and they describe innovative methods of workforce education that are being developed across the country.
Author : Melanie Renee Borstad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781085602860
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Effects of Technological Development on Wage Inequality and Underemployment in the Service Sector written by Melanie Renee Borstad and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus for this study is how technological development affects the financial and labor outcomes for workers within service industries. Further development of computer technology and robotics has made it possible to replicate jobs tasks performed by workers employed in routine-task intensive industries. Additionally, software and communications equipment improvements allow technology to replicate job tasks associated with manual task industries and customer service occupations. Technological development results in wage loss and job-time loss due to task replication with the use of robotic labor. Increased deindustrialization in the United States has expanded the percentage of the labor force in the service sector, creating the need for differently focused research. This study is aiming to investigate and explain the relationship between technological development, wage inequality, and underemployment within the service sector. Using data from the Current Population Survey and the EU Klems database, I have compiled a sample of 29 industries in total and a 14 service industries into a longitudinal study spanning 1992 to 2015. The relationship between technological development, wage inequality, and underemployment is inferred through panel regression analysis. Four separate categories of capital investment create the measure for technological development: communications equipment, computer hardware, software, and research and development. Labor market controls and routine-biased technological change create the framework to explain the extent of the effects of technological development upon wage inequality and underemployment. The study produces convincing results for the linkage between communications equipment investment and labor market outcomes for those who are most vulnerable to economic inequality.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Employment and Housing Subcommittee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Race and Sex Discrimination in the Operation of the Job Training Partnership Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Employment and Housing Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document reports on a congressional hearing on race and sex discrimination in the operation of the Job Training Partnership Act. It examines findings of a General Accounting Office investigation that revealed that women received disparate treatment in job training services in nearly two-thirds of the localities surveyed and that black males received fewer and less intensive services than white males. Testimony includes statements, letters, and prepared statements from representatives in Congress and individuals representing the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration; Directorate of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Labor; and the General Accounting Office. Appendixes include questions and answers for the record from two individual representing the Department of Labor. (YLB)
Author : Matthew T. Hora
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
ISBN 13 : 1612509894
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Skills Gap written by Matthew T. Hora and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can educators ensure that young people who attain a postsecondary credential are adequately prepared for the future? Matthew T. Hora and his colleagues explain that the answer is not simply that students need more specialized technical training to meet narrowly defined employment opportunities. Beyond the Skills Gap challenges this conception of the “skills gap,” highlighting instead the value of broader twenty-first-century skills in postsecondary education. They advocate for a system in which employers share responsibility along with the education sector to serve the collective needs of the economy, society, and students. Drawing on interviews with educators in two- and four-year institutions and employers in the manufacturing and biotechnology sectors, the authors demonstrate the critical importance of habits of mind such as problem solving, teamwork, and communication. They go on to show how faculty and program administrators can create active learning experiences that develop students’ skills across a range of domains. The book includes in-depth descriptions of eight educators whose classrooms exemplify the effort to blend technical learning with the cultivation of twenty-first-century habits of mind. The study, set in Wisconsin, takes place against the backdrop of heated political debates over the role of public higher education. This thoughtful and nuanced account, enriched by keen observations of postsecondary instructional practice, promises to contribute new insights to the rich literature on workforce development and to provide valuable guidance for postsecondary faculty and administrators.
Author : Peter A. Frensch
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1317781392
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Complex Problem Solving written by Peter A. Frensch and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a state-of-the-science review of the most promising current European research -- and its historic roots of research -- on complex problem solving (CPS) in Europe. It is an attempt to close the knowledge gap among American scholars regarding the European approach to understanding CPS. Although most of the American researchers are well aware of the fact that CPS has been a very active research area in Europe for quite some time, they do not know any specifics about even the most important research. Part of the reason for this lack of knowledge is undoubtedly the fact that European researchers -- for the most part -- have been rather reluctant to publish their work in English-language journals. The book concentrates on European research because the basic approach European scholars have taken to studying CPS is very different from one taken by North American researchers. Traditionally, American scholars have been studying CPS in "natural" domains -- physics, reading, writing, and chess playing -- concentrating primarily on exploring novice-expert differences and the acquisition of a complex skill. European scholars, in contrast, have been primarily concerned with problem solving behavior in artificially generated, mostly computerized, complex systems. While the American approach has the advantage of high external validity, the European approach has the advantage of system variables that can be systematically manipulated to reveal the effects of system parameters on CPS behavior. The two approaches are thus best viewed as complementing each other. This volume contains contributions from four European countries -- Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Germany. As such, it accurately represents the bulk of empirical research on CPS which has been conducted in Europe. An international cooperation started two years ago with the goal of bringing the European research on complex problem solving to the awareness of American scholars. A direct result of that effort, the contributions to this book are both informative and comprehensive.
Author : Jody Heymann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199747997
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Global Inequalities at Work written by Jody Heymann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A map of the relationship between work and health that is truly global--both geographically and in its coverage of the impact of work on the health of individuals, families, and societies, has not previously been drawn. Global Inequalities at Work is the first book to fill in the map. Drawing from studies done around the world, it critically examines the many ways in which work is affecting health around the world. The first section covers the wide range of risks--physical, chemical, and social--tot he health of employees in agricultural, industrial, and post-industrial workplaces. Part II provides a detailed analysis of how working conditions can dramatically influence the health and welfare of family members--including children, elderly parents, and the disabled--in both the developing and industrial world. Part III examines the relationships between work and health at the societal level by focusing on two examples: the ways in which working conditions affect income inequalities and health, and the ways in which working conditions influence gender inequalities and health. Part IV investigates the new challenges to and opportunities for improving the relationship between work and health that are presented by a rapidly globalizing economy. Global Inequalities at Work addresses these issues at a time when globalization is both markedly changing the impact of work on the health of individuals, families, and societies, and radically revising what can be done about it. Leaders from universities, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations bring to this edited volume expertise from six continents.
Author : Gary S. Fields
Publisher : IZA Prize in Labor Economics
ISBN 13 : 0198815506
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Employment and Development written by Gary S. Fields and published by IZA Prize in Labor Economics. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employment and Development brings together the contributions of 2014 IZA Prize in Labor Economics award winner Gary S. Fields to address global employment and poverty problems. Most of the poor in developing countries live in households in which people work, but still they are poor because the best available work pays so little. Employment and Development: How Work Can Lead From and Into Poverty questions how economic growth affects standards of living, how labor markets work in developing countries, and how different labor market policies affect well-being. Through a collection of essays, this book tackles major questions in development and labor economics. Who benefits from economic growth and who is hurt by economic decline? Why are distributional factors and labor market conditions improving in some countries but not in others? How do developing countries' labor markets work? How would labor market conditions change if different policies were to be put into effect? What are the welfare consequences of these changes? Through distributional analysis, Fields examines inequality, poverty, income mobility, and economic well-being, and through analysis of changing labor market conditions he examines employment and unemployment, employment composition, and labor earnings. By concentrating on the poor and understanding how the labor markets work for them and how their labor market earnings might be raised in response to different policy interventions, Fields addresses questions of first-order importance for human well-being.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309440068
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-06-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skilled technical occupationsâ€"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's degree for entryâ€"are a key component of the U.S. economy. In response to globalization and advances in science and technology, American firms are demanding workers with greater proficiency in literacy and numeracy, as well as strong interpersonal, technical, and problem-solving skills. However, employer surveys and industry and government reports have raised concerns that the nation may not have an adequate supply of skilled technical workers to achieve its competitiveness and economic growth objectives. In response to the broader need for policy information and advice, Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce examines the coverage, effectiveness, flexibility, and coordination of the policies and various programs that prepare Americans for skilled technical jobs. This report provides action-oriented recommendations for improving the American system of technical education, training, and certification.
Author : Robert Giloth
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1439904588
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)
Download or read book Workforce Development Politics written by Robert Giloth and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at local efforts to improve job training.
Author : Rodney Stares
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Analysis of the Dynamics of the Job Creation Process in the United States and an Evaluation of Medium and Long Term Prospects: Factor prices, employment, and inequality in a decentralized labour market written by Rodney Stares and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State Workforce Policy Initiative written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Caroline M. Francis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book What We Know about Workforce Development for Low-Income Workers written by Caroline M. Francis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that affect them. One estimate places the cost of primary DOL worker training programs at about $6 billion annually in the mid-2000s (see Holzer 2009, brief). The discussion is organized as follows: Section I covers evidence on the overall effectiveness of job training and other active labor market programs, several proposals to improve them, and the impact of the Great Recession on workforce development in the U.S. Section II discusses the growing skills and earnings gaps between rich and poor Americans--phenomena that underlie efforts to improve low-wage workers' earnings and future prospects. Section III catalogues evidence on training and advancement programs, including the Workforce Investment Act, community college education, experimental programs focused on advancement and reentry programs for the formerly incarcerated. Section IV discusses youth programs, both those in school and those who have dropped out or are at risk of doing so. Section V discusses employer-focused, or "demand-side," programs, including sectoral strategies and efforts to align workforce and economic development efforts.
Author : John D. Kasarda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400922019
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Jobs, Earnings, and Employment Growth Policies in the United States written by John D. Kasarda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John D. Kasarda By all accounts, the United States has led the world in job creation. During the past 20 years, its economy added nearly 40 million jobs while the combined European Economic Community added none. Since 1983 alone, the U. S. gener ated more than 15 million jobs and its unemployment rate dropped from 7. 5 percent to approximately 5 percent while the unemployment rate in much of western Europe climbed to double digits. Even Japan's job creation record pales in comparison to the United States'. with its annual employment growth rate less than half that of the United States over the past 15 years (0. 8 percent vs. 2 percent. ) Yet, as the U. S. economy has been churning out millions of jobs annually, con flicting views and heated debates have emerged regarding the quality of these new jobs and its implications for standards of living and U. S. economic competi tiveness. Many argue that the "great American job machine" is a "mirage" or "grand illusion. " Rather than adding productive, secure, well-paying jobs, most new employment, critics contend, consists of poverty level, dead-end, service sector jobs that contribute little or nothing to the nation's productivity and inter national competitiveness. Much of the blame is placed on Reagan-Bush policies that critics say undermine labor unions, encourage wasteful corporate restructur ing, foster exploitative labor practices, and reduce fiscal support for education and needed social services.
