Communication Systems Managers have expressed interest as to the need for and desirability of continuation of the Communications Yeoman (CYN) service rating in consideration of changes which have occurred in naval communications and the Radioman general rating. The objective of the research is to determine and analyze the current and continuing…

A CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ON THE SUBJECT OF OCCUPATIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION PLANNING ON JUNE 15-16, 1965. THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON FOUR AREAS--(1) THE OCCUPATIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION PLANNING, (2) THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF MANPOWER, (3) FOREIGN…

This handbook has been prepared to eliminate some of the gap of manpower information at the local level by assisting local manpower experts in the collection of manpower data. Arranged in the order in which steps are taken in an actual survey, contents of the handbook progress from survey work preceding the fieldwork phase to work taking place…

A method for analyzing the work in a department of physical therapy was devised and applied in a teaching hospital. Physical therapists, trained as observer-investigators, helped refine the coding system and were able to reliably record job behavior in the physical therapy department. The nature of the therapist's and aide's job was described and…

The School of Allied Medical Professions at The Ohio State University has developed job descriptions in occupational therapy, and is in the process of developing curriculum guides to educate for performance in these job descriptions. (Authors)

Peace Corps Volunteers numbering 7,300 are currently working in 68 developing nations. Their qualifications, training, pay, benefits, and field experiences are described. Areas of work are outlined, with volunteers from the skilled trades and agriculture in demand, and regional recruitment offices are listed. (LH)

The aim of Project VISION (Vocational Information System Involving Occupational Needs) is the development of a model system of local occupational and employment information involving current and prospective manpower resources and requirements. Discussed in this presentation are the background and environment of the project, and some past, current,…

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…

Papers included in these proceedings are concerned with the following topics: (1) "What Do We Really Know About Career Development," (2) "Manpower Policy and Vocational Education;" (3) "How Guidance Services Should Grow in Occupational Education;" (4) "Links;" (5) "The Role for the Vocational Educational Counselors for the Decade Ahead;" and (6)…

The article responds to a national survey of State rehabilitation job placement personnel and synthesizes the materials received from 42 states pertaining to placement efforts, personnel, and duties. (EA)

The authors, with reference to four research studies of rehabilitation counseling graduates, report on the professionalization of rehabilitation counseling and outline some emergent implications for manpower policy. (Author/EA)

This monograph is addressed principally to the policy maker and program planner dealing with job development, and defines some of the limits, problems, and needs of the field. Primarily, job development is concerned with the demand side of the labor market equation, dealing with the availability of job openings in general or for a particular…

This book deals not with the administrative or information searching processes related to the guidance function of providing occupational information, but with the substantive information itself. It presents a contemporary view of values, trends, and principles, derived primarily from statistical information describing the current world of work.…

This research used multidimensional scaling (MDS) and a clustering technique described by Ward and Hook to discover the underlying dimensionality of tasks associated with the Army recruiter and guidance counselor jobs. Within the project a recruiter/guidance counselor task list was developed and 101 USAREC personnel familiar with these two jobs…