David Drury

Fafo Associate

Ph.D. Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley
Master of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley

E-mail: david.drury@fafo.no

Tel: +1 808 959-2338

Key working areas:
Research methods, labor market and living conditions studies, employment training, education, urban planning, small enterprise development, China

Selected publications

Special Tabulations from Census 2000 on the Population and Characteristics of Limited-English Speaking Adults. Washington D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 2005 (CD for dissemination to government agencies and employment training programs).

Improving Access to WIA Services for LEP: DOL Technical Assistance Guide (with Linda Toms Barker et al.) Washington D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 2005.

Technical Assistance Guide to Serving Employed Workers under the Workforce Investment Act. (with Kay McGill et al.) Washington D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 2003.

Underemployment in the South African Labour Market: Dimensions and Significance for Development (with Peter Lewis and Line Eldring). Report to the United Nations Development Programme, Southern Africa Office. Johannesburg, S.A.: Fafo South Africa, 2002.

The Mesebetsi Labour Force Survey: User Data Files and Documentation. Oslo: Fafo, 2002 (CD for dissemination to government agencies and researchers).

The Mesebetsi Labour Force Survey: Topline Results (with Liv Tørres et al.). Oslo: Fafo Report 360, 2001.

No More Forevers: The Chinese Labour Force in a Time of Reform. (D. Drury and W. Arneberg eds.) Oslo: Fafo Report 356, 2001. Senior editor and author of four chapters. Chinese versions in Wang Fenyu and Li Lulu eds, Zhongguo Chengshi Laodongli Liudong (Employment and Labor Mobility in Urban China), Beijing: Beijing Chuban She, 2001.

"Layoffs and Unemployment in Urban China" Presented at international symposium Asia 2000, Ringerike Norway, June 2000.

Chapters on Housing and Infrastructure, Education, and Notes on Statistical Methods in Jon Hanssen-Bauer et al. (ed.) Jordanian Society: Living Conditions in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Oslo: Fafo, 1998.

"Women's Literacy, Vocational Education, and Work: Findings from Jordan" in Liv Jorunn Stokke (ed.) Gender Inequality in Tunisia and Norway. Oslo: Fafo, 1998.

"Kinas flytende befolkning" (China's Floating Population). Oslo: Dagbladet, 22 October, 1997 (with Aadne Aasland).

Evaluation of the EDWAA Job Creation Demonstration U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Research and Evaluation Report Series No. 94-G, Washington D.C., 1994.

A Guide to Quality Services for Dislocated Workers (with K. Dickinson et al.). U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Research and Evaluation Report Series No. 94-B, Washington D.C., 1994.

The Iron Schoolmaster: Education, Employment and the Family in Northern India. Delhi: Hindustan Press, 1993.

Implementation of the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act. (with K. Dickinson et al.). U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Washington, D.C., 1992.

Improving Disability Management and Job Retention in Small Firms. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Washington, D.C., 1992.

"Disability Management in Small Firms," Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, Vol. 34, No. 3, March 1991.

Workplace Education Efforts in Small Business: Learning from the Field. U.S. Small Business Administration, 1991.

Contingent Staffing Arrangements in Large and Small Firms. U.S. Small Business Administration, 1990.

"Small Business and Disability" NARIC Quarterly, 3(1), 1990.

"Workers with Disabilities in Large and Small Firms: Profiles from the Survey of Income and Program Participation." Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Fall 1990.

Improving the Quality of Training under JTPA (with D. Kogan et al.). U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Washington D.C., 1989.

"Rehabilitation and the California Injured Worker," Journal of Private Sector Rehabilitation, Vol.4, No. 1, March 1989.

Disabled Workers in Small and Large Firms: Evidence from the SIPP, National Institute of Rehabilitation and Disability Research, Washington D.C., 1989.

Social Support Networks and Minority Business Development. U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency, Washington D.C., 1989.

Evaluation of the Effects of JTPA Performance Standards on Clients, Services and Costs (with K. Dickinson et al.). National Commission for Employment Policy, Washington D.C., 1988.

Labor Turnover and Worker Mobility in Small and Large Firms. U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington D.C., 1988.

Rehabilitation Programs in the Private Sector (with M. Vencill, et al.). U.S. Department of Education, Washington D.C., 1988.

Small Business Options for Child Care (with V. Rubin). U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington D.C., 1988.

Recent Research on Infrastructure (with F. Collignon). President's Council on Infrastructure, Washington D.C., 1986.

The Impact of Performance Standards in the Job Training Partnership Act (with M. Vencill et al.) National Commission on Employment Policy, Washington D.C., 1986.

Education, Employment, and the Family in Northern India. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1985.

Job Training Partnership Act Performance Standards for Reductions in Welfare Dependency: A Technical Assistance Guide (with D. Kogan and N. Dickenson). U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Washington D.C., 1985.

The California Small Business Resource Directory. Sacramento: California Department of Commerce, 1985.

"The Small Business Assistance System in California: Spatial and Functional Structure." Regional Science Association, November 1985.

"Agreeing to Disagree: A Three Dimensional Framework for Planning Without Consensus" Berkeley Planning Journal, Spring 1984

"The Family Employment Strategies and Children's Education in India" Presented at the American Anthropological Association Meetings, Chicago, November 1984.