The development of physical resources has brought about major problems for society. Management must recognize that it is in the realm of human resources where growth can be best achieved through training and development. (EC)

Excerpt from the 1973 Manpower Report of the President discusses the effects of the Nation's declining birthrate on schools, health care, population density, and immigration. (Editor)

This program strategy in education, revising and updating the earlier version of June 1971, focuses on strategic aims, plans and efforts in four areas concerning education and human resources. Emphasis is upon specific strategies for the four priority problem areas covering educational technology, non-formal education, educational finance and…

Guidelines for the effective use of human resources in adult education programs are presented, including the added dimensions that affect the performance of individuals asked to serve as resource people. (MF)

The intent of this paper is to review the most typical pertinent and significant research which indicates the directions being taken in personnel utilization. The aim is to provide an overview of the major aspects of personnel planning. (41 references) (Author/NH)

PROGRESS WAS REPORTED ON AN ANALYTICAL SURVEY EFFORT OF THE HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL CROSSOVER AND MOBILITY BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LIFE. TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS WERE DRAWN ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE U.S. MILITARY SERVICE PROGRAM FOR (1) OFFERING TRAINING IN INTERESTING AND TRANSFERABLE JOB SKILLS AND (2) PROVIDING…

It is suggested that the management and development of human resources in higher education is begging for leadership. That leadership requires complex and special knowledge, strong but harmonious relationships with academic administrators, and a humanistic philosophy that reaches out to people. (LBH)

Due to the "education explosion," countries are producing large numbers of educated unemployed, who are unwilling to work in the traditional sector and unable to work in the trade sector. Educational goals must be reassessed in terms of furthering national development. (WI)

QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS WERE SENT TO 98,000 11TH-GRADE STUDENTS IN 1960, AND 45,199 COMPLETED FORMS WERE RETURNED. OF THOSE RESPONDENTS QUESTIONED, 91 PERCENT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND 1 PERCENT EXPECTED TO GRADUATE LATER. AFTER GRADUATION 45.5 PERCENT DID NOT CONTINUE IN ANY TYPE OF SCHOOL, WHILE 38.5 PERCENT ENTERED COLLEGE. THERE WERE 7…

In an attempt to alleviate problems stemming from high youth unemployment and dwindling operation and maintenance funds for public lands, the Michigan legislature instituted the Work Opportunity Resources Corps (WORC), a successful project that put the unemployed to work doing construction, clean up, and rehabilitation work for public parks and…

In this 12-month study, an interdisciplinary research team comprehensively investigated the existing and projected Human Resource Development (HRD) needs of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The general objectives of the study were to indicate how SEPTA's HRD program might be improved, and to outline the parameters of a…

The Human Resources and Demographics staff study for the Joint Economic Committee's Special Study on Economic Change presents demographic data to support the position that it will take a strong economy to enable the United States to utilize its human resources. Data are presented, in narrative format, on fertility, population, characteristics of…

This publication is a collection of 15 illustrated papers presented at a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1975. Manpower specialists examined the present utilization of manpower in each of several science and engineering fields. Past projections of supply and demand were compared with what…