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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"type of employment"”.
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Work-School Conflict and Working Students - The Impact of Type of Employment on Academic Outcomes
The sustainable development of working students in tertiary education institutions is important for student retention and institutional success. As the number of working students is on the rise, it is imperative that the needs of working students are well-recognized to ensure academic satisfaction …
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Transgender population: Barriers and adaptions to employment
… and personal interviews to examine issues of employment among people from the transgender population. By incorporating interviews, employment is addressed from the transgender person's reference point. This allows for integral examination of personal or internal and environmental or …
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Follow-up of the graduates of the academic course at Moncton High School for the years 1968 to 1972 inclusively
The purpose of this follow-up was to gather information concerning the life-choices of the graduates, their postsecondary studies, their type of employment, and their appreciation or evaluation of the Academic course at Moncton High School, from graduation day to the present time. The survey was …
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Effects of Contingent Employment History on Labor Market Outcomes
Despite a recent growth in contingent employment (i.e., non-permanent employment status), few studies have assessed the effects of holding a series of contingent positions on an individual's subsequent career. This research investigated the effects of contingent employment history on an …
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Self-employed youth and youth employed in governmental positions: an analysis of high school and beyond data
… 1,318 youth who attained either self-employment or positions working for a governmental entity within four years after high school. Differentiation was assessed based on the "push" and "pull" theories of employment. The sample was taken from the High School and Beyond 1980, 1982, 1984 …
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Women's work and household income: evidence from Bangkok's urban fringe
This research asks whether the patterns of women's economic contribution and marginalization that previously have been identified apply to the emerging metropolitan fringe areas. I argue that women in metropolitan fringe communities are more marginalized than men in terms of type of employment, …
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Women, the household economy and the informal sector in Hanoi
This thesis explores the role of women in a transitional economy. Doi moi, the process of 'renovation', is the restructuring of the economy from centrally-planned to market-driven. The consequences of this restructuring is affecting women’s economic roles in the economy and in the household in very …
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Quantifying the impact of adding an unlisted credit asset to a portfolio of listed credit assets
… workers play a vital role in the delivery of construction projects. However, there has been report off their shortage within the Nigerian construction industry. The commitment of the few available ones to their organisation is therefore important as this is bound to influence the service …
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The relationship of work and worker characteristics to utilization of workers' compensation benefits
It is well established that the frequency of claims filed for benefits under the workers' compensation program is dependent not only on the number of workers employed but is influenced by work characteristics such as the nature of work performed, the type of job, and the level of employment. This …
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Mapping trends: patterns of employment trajectories in the United States, 1967-2005.
… systematically examines the overall patterns of employment histories in the United States based on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1967- 2005). Over 15,000 individual employment trajectories, including those from previously under-studied social groups such as workers in the …
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There and Back Again: Post-return experiences of Highly-skilled Belarusian professionals
The research lies at the intersection of two large social research areas—highly skilled migration and return migration—and aims to provide a contribution to the studies of sending countries by focusing on post-return experiences of highly skilled professionals in the Belarusian context. Thus, I …
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Exploring the role of employment status on learning support facilitators’ work experiences in a private school
… The move away from a medical deficit model of approaching education has meant changes in the ways in which schools approach learners with diverse educational needs. A more inclusive educational environment is the goal for all schools, although how they reach this goal may vary. One such …
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Adapting domestic regulations to the ILO decent work agenda: a review of Nigeria's non-standard and informal sector.
The nature and world of work have evolved globally due to various factors, including technological advancements, globalisation, and the Covid-19 pandemic. This has led to the emergence of various types of employment relationships and work arrangements not envisaged by traditional labour laws. This …
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Deviant fertility in China
… and Chinese scholars emphasize the success of Chinese family planning programs, this dissertation focuses on fertility behavior which violates family planning regulations in China. The study contributes to a better understanding of the Chinese "deviant" fertility by conceptualizing the …
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Factors associated with approval and rejection of disability pension applications in the Khomas region of Namibia.
Determination of eligibility for disability pension is a challenging area in view of the complexities surrounding defining and measuring disability. Currently there is an absence of eligibility criteria for the disability pension in Namibia, and people with disabilities have described the process …
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Is Hiring Fair and Accurate? Perceptions of Statistical and Practical Significance of Adverse Impact Indices
… used by organizations and the courts to assess a type of employment discrimination called adverse impact. However, previous court decisions have been inconsistent in their application of these measures. To understand this inconsistency, the present two-part study examines (1) how 31 personnel …
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State employment in South Africa
… First to establish what has happened to employment by the State and the causes behind changes. And second to establish the role the State has adopted as a labour market operator for white labour and the effects of this role. The work is divided into three parts: PART I: This establishes …
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Education, employment and earnings: a study of the South African manufacturing sector
… First to establish what has happened to employment by the State and the causes behind changes. And second , to establish the role the State has adopted as a labour market operator for white labour and the effects of this role. The work is divided into three parts: PART I: This· …
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Commuting Analysis in a Small Metropolitan Area - A Case Study of Bowling Green/Warren County, Kentucky
<p>In previous studies of urban commutes, little attention has been paid to commute patterns in smaller urban areas. In this study, the concept of "excess commute" (EC) is applied to the Bowling Green-Warren County Metropolitan Statistical Area (BGWCMSA) in Kentucky. EC quantifies the portion of …
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