The review of the statistical data available at the present time for manpower planning in the field of librarianship suggests some of the developments which are necessary to make it a more satisfactory tool. (Author/NH)

In De la Division du Travail Social, Durkheim's causal explanation for secular increases in the division of labor and the differentiation of social structure is flawed. His metatheoretical concerns expressed in the critique of utilitarian social theory flawed his contributions to a causal explanation of social differentiation. (Author/AM)

Consultants can help management analyze productivity and develop effective work schedules. (MLF)

Several intriguing differences exist between the chemical profession and other scientific professions according to a National Science Foundation manpower review. These differences include more chemists working in industry and in R and D and fewer obtaining PhD's. Chemists also are less likely to receive government financial support for their work.…

Over the last ten years the role of the teaching assistant has undergone continued change and development. This article identifies many of the different contexts in which teaching assistants support behaviour for learning and further explores some of the challenges raised by workforce remodelling. Barry Groom argues that this could be an…

Between 1966 and 1975, 100,000 scientists and engineers emigrated to the U.S. Of these, 62,000 entered as permanent immigrants and the remainder as temporary visitors, subsequently changing their status to become permanent immigrants. This report summarizes the trends of scientist and engineer (S/E) immigration of the 1966-75 time period and…

The article is an outline of the author's address at the Ontario Training Directors' Association meeting held in Toronto. (BP)

Paper presented at The American Society for Engineering Education (University of California, Los Angeles, June 1968).

Paper presented at The American Society for Engineering Education (University of California, Los Angeles, June 1968).

A two-day Health Manpower Planning Conference was held at State College, Pennsylvania, in 1971. The speakers represented a variety of organizations with responsibility for aspects of manpower planning and others not normally involved in planning. Program content was structured in such a way as to broaden the context within which manpower issues…

These guidelines for conducting a manpower utilization study are designed for independent use or in conjunction with any existing work measurement program for determining manpower requirements. Although the instructions are complete enough for use by themselves, a bibliography of publications is included to provide additional background…

The number of engineering graduates entering the armed forces as enlisted men has steadily increased since the changes in the draft in 1967. As a result of this increase, the utilization of the enlisted engineering graduates in 1969 was incompatible with the professional development of a majority of the individuals reported. A number of…

The major thesis of this document is that the supply of young manpower is growing at a record rate, the number of jobs is not growing as rapidly as a few years ago, and this situation is more critical for college educated manpower than for workers who have not attended college. Action is needed now to assure that large numbers of jobs are created…