The bibliography of selected materials designed to develop and enhance student careers was prepared for the eighth annual meeting of the Education Commission of the States. While the role of vocational education is stressed, the individual needs of students of all ages and the manpower needs of society are suggested. Also, some aspects of…

This review of literature related to college-level manpower planning in Indiana is the initial report of the College-Level Manpower Study of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. This review deals with manpower studies at the national level, with studies conducted in other states, and with studies that deal specifically with Indiana. This…

One of 10 publications from a long-range vocational education planning project, this bibliography presents major sources and publications providing information on vocational education planning. It contains sources from literature on vocational education, urban planning, labor market planning, and management. The bibliography contains three…

Presented is a bibliography of science policy literature. This issue contains more than 60 pages of categorized listings, as well as additional materials on resources, positions, teaching programs, and activities of scientific associations. The series of four issues is terminated with this issue. Notes on new institutional developments relate to…

Presented is a bibliography of science policy literature which contains more than 60 pages of categorized listings, as well as additional materials on resources, positions, teaching programs, and activities of scientific associations. The bibliographical categories include such topics as: (a) general literature and information, (b) the development…

For use by educational planners desiring to match occupational supply and demand data, this report contains conversion tables intended to provide a bridge between the system used to classify occupations in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National/State Industry-Occupation Matrix System and the system used by the Office of Education to classify…

Recent literature on the changing staffing requirements for registered nurses and the factors affecting those requirements is cited in this annotated bibliography that comprises the ninth volume in the Nurse Planning Information Series. A broad concept of staffing is employed and includes information useful to both managers within individual…

This paper reviews the literature on the use of dental auxiliaries (hygienists, assistants, and laboratory technicians). The dentist may increase his productivity by employing more auxiliaries and by delegating more tasks to them. Even though state laws and rules are becoming more liberal in allowing the dentist to delegate tasks to his…

The study is an evaluation of the utility of manpower forecasting in the United States as a basis for manpower, education, and health policy. It examines the methodology employed and the scope of analysis in nearly 400 forecasts made in the period 1965-73. It assesses the adequacy of the theoretical and empirical knowledge base for forecasting in…

This paper discusses the limitations of manpower planning activity as a source of policy criteria and suggests some directions for improving the state of the art. Sections I and II of the paper begin with a general discussion of the conceptual and institutional requisites of manpower planning in policy analysis and formulation. Section III extends…

This bibliography contains citations locating information about the future U.S. work force. Because of demographic, economic, and technological developments, significant changes are predicted in both the nature of work and the composition of the work force by the year 2000. Projections, viewpoints, and suggested responses to these changes from…

Part of an ongoing effort to maintain a record of research based on data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience (NLS), this document contains approximately 1,600 summaries of NLS-based journal articles, working papers, and dissertations that have been published over the past 20 years. It couples newly found research for…

Estimated and projected requirements for health personnel at the state and national levels are presented, based on a review of 56 health manpower requirements studies published between 1976 and 1986. The studies were grouped according to four methodological approaches used to make estimates: health (or medical) needs approach, professional…

Manpower information and projections in postsecondary education have present value in the sense that they guide today's decisions based on a view of what tomorrow's world will be like. But manpower decisions are complicated by the fact that the decision-maker, be it a government, an institution, or an individual, must also take account of how…

A study provided a systematic review of employment demand studies in agriculture and agribusiness in the United States during the past 22 years and generated recommendations for the development of a consistent reporting format for use in future employment demand studies. Researchers examined 29 studies with respect to the following areas:…