Since the introduction of workplace computers in the 1970s, policymakers have been racing to outpace the workforce demands of the information age. To address concerns, policymakers have promoted an expansion of skills training to help workers keep up in the changing economy. Because the way people learn, work, and live is transforming, so should…

Federal legislation has driven and been receptive to the vision of a rigorous, relevant career and technical education (CTE) system integrated with academics and aligned across middle school, secondary school, and postsecondary education. This article uses a social policy analysis approach to trace the history of federal CTE policy throughout the…

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a long-standing desire to be the pinnacle in corrections and correctional education. In 1891 Congress passed the Three Prisons Act, which established the federal prison system, prior to this Act federal inmates were housed in state, city, and county jails (Keve, 1991). The Act not only established the first three…

The 2013 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 49th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American…

Continuing programs in the field of manpower research were originated at seven educational institutions to utilize the resources of universities to investigate problems of unemployment, under-utilization of workers, labor force requirements and resources, and vocational training. At Oklahoma State University, studies underway include an…

Constituting an update to a previous publication that interpreted the directions of United States manpower policy subsequent to World War II, this publication places the previous essay in the historical context of manpower policies that reach back to the Great Depression of the 1930's and the Employment Act of 1946; and to policy options now…

Reasons for the failure of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962 to meet its major objective of alleviating skills shortages are recorded and analyzed. The lack of skills shortages was admitted to be the main reason for the shortcomings in performance, although the term "skills shortage" had yet to be defined and…

DESPITE RECORD PEAKS IN EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION, THE ECONOMY IS FAILING TO UTILIZE FULLY THE POTENTIAL OF ITS MANPOWER RESOURCES AS COMPARED TO THE 1950'S. IN 1965, THE EMPLOYMENT OF MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 64 WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 725,000 HIGHER IF THEY HAD WORKED AT THE RATE WHICH EXISTED FOR WHITE MEN IN 1951-53. THE GAP BETWEEN THE…

Contracts and grants sponsored under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, and active in fiscal year 1963 are described. Included is research on automation, mobility, manpower development and utilization, manpower requirements and resources, effect of family on unemployment, and a research information and communication conference. A…

This annual report summarizes all Manpower Administration-sponsored research projects active or funded during fiscal year 1970 and lists all reports completed since the research program was begun in fiscal year 1963. Guidelines are included for submission of research proposals for research contracts, dissertation grants, and research project…

Contracts and grants sponsored under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended, which were active during fiscal year 1964 are described and projects are grouped under headings of: (1) Present Requirements, (2) Future Requirements, (3) Present Resources, (4) Future Resources, (5) Development of Manpower Resources--Education, (6)…

Most Manpower educators will be attracted to the last paragraph where the author offers an evaluation model on request. (Editor)

APPROXIMATELY 100 SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA PARTICIPATED IN TWO CONFERENCES TO CONSIDER THE METHODS OF LABOR FORCE ENUMERATION, THE ASPECTS OF THE LABOR SITUATION MOST PERTINENT TO CHANGES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE PROBLEMS OF WORKING WITH MANPOWER DATA, AND THE SALIENT FEATURES OF…

Research using Social Security data to measure the effects of government manpower training programs on the earnings of participants is discussed. Previous studies employed a longitudinal set of Social Security summary earnings records of over 50,000 individuals who participated in Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) institutional training…