The Canadian Council on Rural Development, established in December of 1965 as an advisory body to the Minister of Forestry and Rural Development, was created (1) to provide a means for exploration of new dimensions and concepts; (2) to stimulate public discussion on basic policy issues and problems; (3) to prepare and disseminate improved…

This study sought to formulate a foundation for a Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) adult education program in "Black Identity." Adult educators may play a unique role in the program, serving as a bridge between the black community and the larger American society. The Danish folk schools and the Opportunities Industrialization Center in…

The most obvious factor common to the Spanish Speaking is their lack of control and minimal influence over institutions and programs affecting them. This characterizes their situation as one of subordination to the dominant culture's external powers, followed by the denial of occupational opportunities which are manifested in the high unemployment…

This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of investigating State legislation pertaining to vocational, technical, adult, manpower, and career education and its impact on curriculums and programs. Computer search methodology was utilized to identify relevant laws in five states: Maryland, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Analysis of…

The need for a comprehensive, coordinated plan of vocational-technical education personnel development in the state of Michigan prompted the establishment of guidelines for a study. Teacher education funds provided finances, and after a director was appointed the study began June 1970. This report supplies background information necessary for…

This study was an experimental project to investigate how educational resources and skills might be organized and applied to major manpower problems at the state and local level with emphasis on the role of the university in the manpower planning activities of the state of Illinois. The report describes the participation of university personnel in…

Offered here is a narrative survey of international approaches to training for social welfare. For the purposes of the survey, social welfare tasks have been defined as those which involve the improvement of social functioning and social relationships in meeting social needs at individual, group, or community levels. The study also encompasses…

This report represents the first year record of the Manpower Leadership Education Project. This inaugural effort toward cooperative manpower leadership training between a labor department base and university occupational education base was made possible by a contract between the Michigan Department of Labor, Bureau of Manpower, and the University…

Offering an educational program through a corporation enables an institution to recruit a large number of new, previously unserved students at one time. A program that helps New Jersey state employees earn degrees at Thomas A. Edison State College is described. (MLW)

Four human resource managers present their recommendations for establishing training/human resource development departments. They discuss the following elements: chief executive office support, the role of formal needs analysis, the role of operating managers, market research, and having a sense of teamwork. (CT)

After careful review Workforce Strategy Center has articulated a policy assessment of President George W. Bush's Community-Based Job Training Grants initiative. WSC called the $250 million Community-Based Job Training Grants plan right on track by emphasizing: A Strong Role of Community Colleges in Workforce Development: All available research…

Training of professionals and technicians should be means to an end, not an end in itself. (Editor)

Manpower Research Visibility is a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (SB)

Presents the role of occupational home economics as perceived by a member of the State staff and also offers some exploratory ideas and sequential charts to aid in program development. (Editor)

The Private Sector Initiative Program (PSIP), Title VII of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), is planned to put employment and training back in private business through grants to employers for on-the-job training programs, with private industry councils as links between business and industry and the federal government. (MF)