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Sloan Network Updates and Announcements
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 Welcome Marie Dineen,
Jennifer Lawless, Julie Weber, and Steve Sweet!
A new Topic Page, Domestic Violence, is now available.
Three new Bill Clusters featuring bills from our Work-Family Bills and Statues Database are available in PDF format: Elder Care, Low Wage Workers, and Sick Leave.
Please check out our revised, updated, and more user-friendly Work Family Links page!
Thank you to Jacquelyn B. James for her Work-Family Encyclopedia entry, Aging and Work.
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An Interview with
Susan B. Parker, Christopher Button,
Lisa Cuozzo,
and Carol Boyer
by Karen Corday and Judi Casey
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Corday: What is customized employment ?
Parker: Customized employment is a flexible process designed to personalize the employment relationship between a job candidate and an employer in a way that meets the needs of both. It is based on an individualized match between the strengths, conditions, and interests of a job candidate and the identified business needs of an employer. Customized Employment utilizes an individualized approach to employment planning and job development–one person at a time . . . one employer at a time.
Corday: Could you give some examples of different kinds of customized employment?
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The Effect of Disability Employment Policy Demonstration Programs
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Source: Elinson, L. & Frey, W.D. (2005). Evaluation of disability employment policy demonstration programs: Task 10: Interim report on ODEP demonstration programs: Accomplishments and issues identified by the independent evaluation. Washington, DC: Office of Disability Employment Policy. Retrieved August 20, 2007, from http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/research/
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Network News Editor:
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Staff from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy discuss customized employment.
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A graphic illustrates the effect of disability employment policy demonstration programs.
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The Sloan Work and Family Research Network maintains an
online database which contains the citations and annotations of work-family research publications.
One year ago, there were 7,720 citations in the Literature Database. As of August 2007, we now have over 8,850 citations.
Each month, we highlight up to ten publications that have recently been entered into this database.
This month's selections...
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Work-Family Project
The Early Career Scholars Program
by Stephen Sweet, Ithaca College
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network is proud to announce the launch of its Early Career Scholars Program. The goal of this project is to develop supports for recent doctoral recipients and facilitate their teaching and research scholarship. By offering resources and consultation, the initiative will help move promising young scholars into tenured appointments and secure senior level positions, as well as keep them firmly embedded within the work-family community. Stephen Sweet (Ithaca College) will be coordinating these efforts...
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| Call for Papers and Awards |
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Special Issue: Community, Work and Family
Theme: "Community and Work-Life Issues in a Global Context:
New Perspectives for a Changing World"
Deadline for Submission: November 1, 2007
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15th International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society
Theme:
"Business Management: Towards More Human Models and Practices"
Deadline for Submission: December 31, 2007 |
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69th National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference
Where: Pittsburgh, PA - When: November 7-10, 2007
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Gerontological Society of America 60th Annual Scientific Meeting
Where: San Francisco, CA - When: November 16-20, 2007
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Take Part in The Network News |
Upcoming issues of The Network News will focus on the following topics:
- The Annual International Issue
- Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life
- Careers and Work-Family
Is your work related to any of these topics? If so, please contact us.
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Judi Casey, MSW, Principal Investigator/Director |
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E-mail: wfnetwork@bc.edu
Phone: 617-552-1708
Fax: 617-552-9202 |
Mailing Address:
Sloan Work and Family Research Network
Boston College
3 Lake Street Building
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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