Explores three forms of alternative work schedules that research has shown improve job performance and decrease absenteeism: flextime (starting and stopping times vary within limits); permanent part-time employment (regular employment carried out during shorter working hours); and job sharing (two or more part-time employees share one full-time…

Job sharing by two-part-time audiovisual services librarians at Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania is described. (SJ)

Study results suggest that the "Work Study Student" has aspirations similar to those of upperclass students, and offsets his disadvantagement by working hard to attain his goals. (Author/CJ)

Although part-time employment often interferes with high school students' academic achievement, careful planning to integrate employment with school involvement can prove to be beneficial to the students' personal development. (LH)

The current study sought to determine whether the attitudes and experiences of college student babysitters parallel those of younger sitters. Results imply that by college age babysitting no longer provides an important arena for the development of parenting skills. (Author)

Examines relationships between part-time work and two components of career development (work values and career indecision) in 483 high school students. Results indicate that part-time work did not affect career indecision. The decision of whether to work seemed unrelated to the preexisting career development status. (RJM)

Examination of Australian indices of full- and part-time employment indicates that occupational segregation of women without children, on average younger than women with children, is significantly and persistently higher than for other women. There is slightly less segregation in part-time than in full-time employment, especially for women without…

Notes that educational and social problems may arise as high school students work too many hours, asserting that as a growing number of high school students get part-time jobs, it is up to parents and schools to make the work experience more manageable, educationally valuable, and ultimately more satisfying. The article provides advice for parents…

Recounts the varied work experiences of students at Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) in the 1940s. Describes the ways in which specific individuals responded to the need for part-time jobs. These accounts provide a sense of the ways in which employment redefined the college experience. (KO)

Examines the effect of previous part-time work experience on the transition of working-class females from high school to full-time work. Findings suggest that recent high school graduates enter a distinctive labor market that renders vocational planning and previous work experience irrelevant. (FMW)

Time sharing, in which professionals distribute their working hours among several enterprises through part-time contracts, creates jobs, enables small businesses to take advantage of skills and experience, and gives flexibility. The question of how benefits, retirement, and unemployment insurance apply remains to be resolved. (SK)

Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics showed a 4% decrease in the gender wage gap for whites between 1976 and 1985. White men tend to have higher earnings because of more tenure in areas with greater rewards; women tend to have more part-time experience, which has fewer such rewards. (SK)

Interviews with nine undergraduate students who work part time identified positive effects of employment (transferable skills, enhanced employability) and negative ones, especially conflicts between work and school. The role of academic staff in helping students balance competing demands was highlighted. (SK)

Studied the effects of adolescent employment on grades in academic courses and the extent to which grades might influence employment behaviors using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Findings contained no evidence of short-term or long-term effects on grades, or that grades affect employment activities. Pre-existing…

Provides a statistical overview of the youth labor market in Australia. Examines trends since 1966 and focuses on part-time employment among young people. (JOW)