An evaluation was made of 38 programs being carried on in Tennessee colleges and universities in 1969 under Title I, Higher Education Act of 1965. During the first four years, 22 Tennessee institutions were involved in 69 proposals, and received a total of $676,385.15 in funds through June 30, 1969. Eight other subcontracts were also awarded to…

This bilingual directory of research (1963-68) in the development of adult human resources in Canada indicates types of projects undertaken, principal objectives, institutions involved, amounts and sources of funding. It also shows which areas of research have been well covered, those with little or no coverage, and those which might be given a…

This report on training under Title 1 of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 reviews accomplishments and problems of Fiscal Year 1967-68, traces program changes since the inception of the Act, discusses the potential impact of the amendments of October, 1968, and recommends additional resources, stronger coordination of programs and…

At a time when many manpower programs have been charged with gimmickry and refunded without adequate assessment of impact and techniques, this volume attempts to develop a broad base of factual and analytical knowledge by which some judgement can be made of the gaps in manpower programs and policies as well as needed inputs. Part 1 traces…

The last of a series of five reports, this annotated bibliography includes a short review of the specific sections in which the bibliographical listings are grouped. The 46 items listed are arranged in the following sections relating to the Job Corps programs: history and need; planning and program descriptions; administration; instruction…

This annotated bibliography contains about 260 entries on various aspects and areas of occupational training for disadvantaged adults. Bibliographies and information sources are listed first. These are followed by sections on problems of the disadvantaged, Federal programs, and national policies; job training and skills programs (including some…

The Waterbury Board of Education is currently operating a Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) project. It includes the Adult Basic Education Program and Occupational Skill Training. The program provides basic elementary education to individuals functioning at or below the third grade level in arithmetic and English, as well as those who…

Reasons for the failure of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962 to meet its major objective of alleviating skills shortages are recorded and analyzed. The lack of skills shortages was admitted to be the main reason for the shortcomings in performance, although the term "skills shortage" had yet to be defined and…

This comprehensive bibliography was prepared to assist in locating sources of information and training materials for use in New Careers and other paraprofessional career development programs. Some of the citations which proved useful in more than one area have been cross-referenced. The bibliography includes these sections: (1) an over-view of New…

This annual report of the Ohio Council on Vocational Education (OCOVE) documents developments in vocational-technical education in Ohio during Fiscal Year 1992. It begins with a list of OCOVE members and a summary of vocational-technical education facts for 1991-92. The next section describes OCOVE structure and purpose and highlights the…

This report contains comparative information that has been systematically secured through the evaluation project on secondary vocational education in Tennessee. It presents data that were collected, recorded, and reported from three program review and evaluation instruments for administration, vocational-technical instructional programs, and…

The Perkins Act mandated the Georgia Council on Vocational Education (GCOVE) as an independent agency strictly responsible for assessment, evaluation, and advisement in the area of vocational and technical education. Planning was always an integral part of the way GCOVE did business. In 1992, agencies larger than GCOVE and with whom GCOVE worked…

Columbus State Community College (CSCC) in Ohio has developed a process and model for assuring that technical programs and individual course outcomes meet the needs of the industries being served. Initially undertaken as part of a project with Honda of America to provide two new technology programs, the process included surveys of representative…

These two papers were presented at a "town forum" on human resource development (HRD) moderated by Martin Mulder at the 1996 Academy of Human Resource Development Conference. "Human Resource Development with Integrity" (Ronald L. Jacobs) reflects on the conference theme and offers two definitions of integrity as applied to HRD. The second paper,…

This handbook, which presents a design-based approach to training, leads training professionals through a process for developing employee training programs based on a behavioral digital approach. (The design approach is a scientific methodology built on three principles: the systematization, behaviorism, and quantification of training.) The…