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Somers, Gerald G., Ed. – 1968
A critique of the concept of human capital as an evaluative measure of manpower development programs initiated this conference. Manuscripts from the more than 50 authors are included for reports on "basic" research in the labor market field (inter-plant and intra-plant mobility, the peripheral labor force, and problems of statistical…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Utilization
Macro Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1974
The Occupational Training Information System (OTIS), which is in operation in Oklahoma and in a developmental stage in Kentucky, was evaluated. The principle objective of OTIS is to provide the information necessary to formulate educational, manpower, and economic development plans and policies. OTIS consists primarily of a manpower demand…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1975
Abstracts of material covering a variety of topics regarding vocational and labor development throughout the world are presented in the fourth dispatch. Noted, in particular, are publications regarding education and training in rural areas, research, vocational guidance, and international instruments. The first section, News in Brief, contains 21…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Foreign Countries, Labor Force, Labor Force Development
Michigan State Civil Rights Commission, Lansing. – 1967
By projecting the immediate outlook in Michigan into the forthcoming decade, a picture emerges of the social and economic status of non-whites and whites in the years ahead. The methodology used to project industry-occupational group trends of non-whites in Michigan is predicated upon a mathematical model consisting of four basic steps outlined in…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Force, Labor Force Development
Arizona State Employment Security Commission, Phoenix. – 1970
This annotated bibliography is composed of 196 citations which primarily represent the period from 1960 to 1970. It presents a variety of sources on local and national manpower information. Listings are arranged alphabetically according to author under the general divisions of Population, Manpower Information, Economic Information, Labor Force…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annotated Bibliographies, Economic Factors, Industry
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Kruger, Daniel H. – Journal of Career Education, 1976
Social intervention is defined as those activities or services provided by individuals and public and social agencies which are designed to improve the employability of the individual in the world of work. An analysis of the process of social intervention in the development, maintenance, and utilization of human resources is presented. (Author/EC)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Human Resources, Individual Development, Intervention
Simpson, Richard – Training Officer, 1975
The author discusses three aspects of manpower resources in farming: the size and trends of the labor force in relation to capital and farm productivity, science of man management, and the recruitment and training of workers in the farm industry. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Agricultural Personnel, Agriculture, Employment Patterns
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
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…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
WYKSTRA, RONALD A. – 1966
NEBRASKA'S POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WERE COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE NATION FROM 1910 UNTIL THE PRESENT, WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO NEBRASKA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS. PUBLISHED MATERIAL WAS THE SOURCE OF THE DATA. FROM 1900 TO 1960, NEBRASKA'S POPULATION GROWTH RATE WAS ONE-THIRD THE NATIONAL RATE. THE NET OUT-MIGRATION AVERAGED…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Human Resources
International Association of Machinists, Washington, DC. Research Dept. – 1964
INTERRELATED AREAS OF MANPOWER UTILIZATION AS APPRENTICESHIP, TRAINING, AND RETRAINING ARE DISCUSSED AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF THE MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. SEVERAL MAJOR FACTORS HAVE AFFECTED MANPOWER UTILIZATION--(1) AN INCREASED POPULATION, (2) AN OLDER POPULATION, (3) MORE WOMEN IN THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Employment Patterns, Federal Legislation
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland).
Abstracts of material covering a variety of topics regarding vocational and labor development throughout the world are presented in the fifth dispatch. Noted, in particular, are publications regarding management and relations between school and the world of work. The first section, News in Brief, contains 34 items from around the world under the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administration, Employed Women, Foreign Countries
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1972
Thirty-nine individuals from 20 countries in the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) took part in a twelve-day seminar. Ten papers dealing with the ways in which demography factors relate to manpower were presented. The seminar's three objectives were to provide an opportunity for exchange of information, knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Demography, Foreign Countries, Labor Force
Weathersby, George B. – Manpower, 1972
Training of professionals and technicians should be means to an end, not an end in itself. (Editor)
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Federal Government, Goal Orientation, Labor Economics
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1972
The 1972 Manpower Report of the President examines joblessness among the nations's 16- to 19-year-olds. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Child Labor, Educational Needs
Mangum, Garth; Snedeker, David – 1974
A resource tool for the manpower planning practitioner, the book provides significant background information on the growth of manpower programs and reasons for placing heavy emphasis on local labor markets. The background material includes a discussion of the role and functioning of labor markets. The major portion of the book is devoted to…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Federal Legislation, Labor Force, Labor Force Development
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