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Outline of Statutes and Regulations Affecting the Workplace [PDF]

, 1993
Report submitted to the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations.Report_DOL_062193.pdf: 1615 downloads, before Oct.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, United States Department of Labor
core   +1 more source

Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
wiley   +1 more source

Habituating pain: Questioning pain and physical strain as inextricable conditions in the construction industry

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013
In this article, we investigate the relations between discursive practices within the Danish construction industry and the perceived pain, physical deterioration, and strain affecting the construction workers. Of central importance is the widely accepted
Jeppe Z.N. Ajslev, Henrik L. Lund, Jeppe L. Møller, Roger Persson, Lars L. Andersen   +4 more
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Understanding the paradox of primary teacher shortage in low‐income countries: Insights from Malawi

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Malawi faces a persistent and chronic teacher shortage, particularly at the primary school level, with much of the challenge attributed to teacher supply constraints. While the causes of teacher shortages are known to be complex and context‐dependent, there remains a lack of in‐depth, country‐specific research to guide effective policies ...
Peter Mtika, Edward M. Sosu
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Employability for Disadvantaged Unemployed People? Evidence from Survey and Register Data

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017
Disadvantaged unemployed Danes do not easily become re-employed. Previous literature has focused on unemployment versus employment. Expanding on this, the present article is a proposal to assess disadvantaged unemployed people’s employability.
Sofie Dencker-Larsen
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Global Employment Trends: Brief, January 2006 [PDF]

, 2006
[Excerpt] Despite robust GDP growth in 2005, labour market performance worldwide was mixed, with more people in work than in 2004 but at the same time more unemployed people than the year before. Overall the global unemployment rate remained unchanged at
International Labour Office
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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Extended Working Lives in Denmark and Finland: Influences of Computerization

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Extended working lives become important in aging populations. Yet, for a long time, increasing computer use pushed older individuals out of the workforce. Recently, older workers’ computer skills have improved. This article investigates how computer use,
Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen
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Gender Equality Policy in Sweden: 1970s–2010s

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012
The aim of this article is to give an overview of gender equality policy in Sweden from the 1970s until today. A number of political measures and whether these measures individually, as well as combined, have promoted gender equality and the dual-earner ...
Anita Nyberg
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