This monograph reviews the history and current relevance of work sharing and assesses the issues, policy options, job creation potential, and likely social and economic impacts related to the concept. Chapter 1 overviews work sharing in the past and work sharing as an alternative to the problem of unemployment in the future. Chapter 2 reviews…

CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT IS OFFERED TO NEEDY STUDENTS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN A LARGE URBAN CENTER, WHERE BOTH TERMINAL AND TRANSFER PROGRAMS IN NINE MAJOR STUDY AREAS ARE OFFERED TO ITS 1,000 DAY AND 3,000 EVENING STUDENTS. NOT CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR THESE STUDENTS, JOBS REPRESENT NEEDED SERVICES FOR WHICH THE COLLEGE WOULD OTHERWISE HIRE OUTSIDE HELP…

The Rhode Island State Internship Program provides students with off-campus work experiences in State government offices that offer a taste of the real political world. It is felt that this permits them to make comparisons between their on-the-job experiences and those that are presented in textbooks. A unique feature of the Rhode Island program…

A sampling of innovative summer jobs funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) for economically disadvantaged youth, 14-21 years of age, is presented. (LH)

Since 1954, the number of part-time workers has almost tripled, largely due to the increasing proportions of women and school-age youth. Service industries provide most of the part-time jobs. The article examines part-time work trends and some contributing factors. (MF)

Aspects of part-time teaching addressed in this report, based on a survey of college faculty, include: the "flexibility seeker," the "work seeker," disadvantages of part-time employment, a taxonomy of part time, personal characteristics of part-timers, the part-timer's workplace, and the work history of part-timers. (LBH)

This article explores some of the historical and philosophical bases of unemployment insurance in the United States. Special attention is given to the issues involved in this major income-maintenance program that are relevant to employment specialists. (Author)

European experiments in alternative work patterns offer much practical experience. Their development, rationale, problems, and some of their consequences are discussed. (LBH)

The author discusses aspects of the implementation phase of quality circles. He examines participant selection, participation of part-time or temporary workers, minority representation, voluntary aspect of circle programs, secrecy, and problem resolution versus politics. (CT)

This article focuses on earnings as a pure wage paid to the employee--stripped of any effects of tips, premium pay for overtime, bonuses, and commissions. It discusses median hourly earnings and earnings distribution (those receiving $12.00 or more per hour, minimum and subminimum wage workers). (CT)

Alternative models of the choice of retirement state are estimated on a sample of white married males from the Retirement History Survey, 1967-73. Findings suggest that the critical choice for a large number of older workers appears to be that of labor force participation first, with either partial or full-time employment determined conditionally…

This guide presents the lessons learned from three health education projects that focused on young worker issues and were funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In these projects, occupational health educators worked for 3 years, in three different communities, to raise the awareness of young worker issues, including…

Some study conclusions agree: (1) students with jobs relevant to their majors achieve better than students in nonrelevant jobs: (2) students working more than 15 hours per week generally earn lower GPA's than those working fewer hours; and (3) students working a moderate number of hours achieve as well as or better than nonworking students.…