A general description of vocational education programs within the secondary schools of Appalachia, and an indication of where these programs can be strengthened to make the instructional offerings relevant to the jobs available to Appalachian secondary school students are discussed. Manpower supply is examined by enumerating enrollments in the…

In the past few years an important beginning has been made toward defining and exploring the major issues in the economics of higher education. The research of economists covers a wide range of problems, from that of the Nation's requirements for college-trained people, to detailed questions of financing. Perhaps no single area of this work offers…

LESS THAN A TENTH OF THE TANZANIAN LABOR FORCE IS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, AND MOST ABLE-BODIED ADULTS ARE STILL ENGAGED IN LOW-YIELDING AGRICULTURE AND HERDING. MODERN PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT IS SCARCE EVEN FOR THOSE WITH AN EIGHT-YEAR PRIMARY EDUCATION. THE INVESTMENT IN FORMAL EDUCATION HAS OUTRUN INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AIMED AT INCREASING…

A 1967 PILOT STUDY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, EXAMINED ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS, PROGRAM COMPONENTS, PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER PERTINENT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND AGENCIES, AND THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM'S SELF-HELP PHILOSOPHY…