About SMLR

Sputnik II or A Nation at Risk Again: China’s Rapid Educational Progress and the Implications for the U.S.

12/14/10—At this busy time of year, some may have missed the startling findings of the latest international comparison of 15-year-olds’ examination results that appeared on the front page of Tuesday’s New York Times. The results released by the OECD’s PISA (Program for International Student Achievement) showed that 15-year-olds in Shanghai, which was taking part in PISA for the first time, finished first relative to their peers in 65 countries in every subject – reading, science, and math. The US was respectively 17th, 23rd and 31st (see Table below).

The Power of Zee

11/12/2010—Zee Yoong Kang, or “Zee” as he’s known to his friends and colleagues, is the dynamic young CEO of NTUC LearningHub, the training and development subsidiary of Singapore’s National Trade Union Congress. We met last week in Singapore (where I was giving a keynote speech at the 3rd Annual Adult Learning Symposium) to discuss the vital role that skill development can play in helping to build the strength of unions in today’s knowledge economy.

China Part III: Labor Supply and Demand

10/18/2010 - On my recent visit to China I had the chance to conduct fieldwork for a large new research project on Developing the Skills of the 21st Century Workforce with Prof. Mingwei Liu.  Mingwei was my first assistant professor hire at SMLR, and we are delighted to have attracted him to Rutgers, as he isalready establishing himself as one of the leading scholars studying labor issues in China.

The SMLR Alumni & Friends Association

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012– SMLR Meet & Greet and Rutgers Women's Basketball
The Alumni and Friends of SMLR are hosting a meet and greet on February 21 which includes a special discount for the Lady Knights basketball game immediately afterwards. Tickets are $11 each. Come meet fellow alumni and cheer on your favorite team in their match against Seton Hall. Email wmdwyer@optonline.net for details.

Co-Director, Occupational Training and Education Consortium

Faculty

Carmen Martino is the Co-Director of the Rutgers Occupational Training and Education Consortium (OTEC). He has provided technical assistance and strategic research to employers, community based organizations and unions at the national and local levels. His expertise covers a range of topics that include strategic planning, root cause analysis, high performance work systems, basic skills development, organizing, and stewards training.

Carmen specializes in designing site-specific workforce development programs that build frontline leadership and organizational capacity.

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Assistant Director

Staff

  • Education

    Ph.D. Columbia University
    M.A. Rutgers University

  • Publications

    Ochsner, M., Leana, C., and Appelbaum, E. 2009. Improving Direct Care Work: Integrating Theory Research And Practice. White Paper commissioned by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

    Ochsner, M, Marshall E., Kimmel L., Martino C., Cunningham R., and Hoffner K. 2008.
    Immigrant Day Laborers in New Jersey: Baseline Data from a Participatory Research Project. New Solutions: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 18 (1): 57-76.
     

  • Research Initiatives

    Current research and education projects are focused on improving conditions for vulnerable workers in construction and projects with long-term care facilities that link work environment with quality of care.

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  • School of Management and Labor Relations
    Rutgers University
    Labor Education Center
    50 Labor Center Way
    New Brunswick, NJ 08903

    Directions