Questions and answers dealing with a Bureau of Census report, Characteristics of American Youth." (SB)

After examing the data on employment and unemployment in the United States and briefly describing the reasons why youth unemployment is a problem, several personal and societal factors are cited as contributors to the current youth unemployment problem and implications for vocational education are given. (BM)

Some observations and comments on the role that vocational education can play in helping to resolve the youth unemployment problem in the United States. (BM)

Thirteen research reviews in this issue pertain to manpower research organized under these topics: (1) Manpower and Youth, treating youth unemployment and the youth labor market, (2) Manpower Needs, including an analysis of manpower research since World War II, health manpower planning, the shortage of skilled and technical workers, a projection…

Assistant Secretary of Labor Ernest Green promises a closer cooperation between Department of Labor officials and vocational educators and notes that this should result in better job training and information for unemployed youth. In this article, Green shares his observations on the Administration's attitude toward vocational education and the…

Emphasizing five variables of particular importance to vocational education, the article describes the youth unemployment problem, what is currently being done to combat it, what vocational education can do to help, and what the government can do to help. (BM)

How vocational educators can help turn the dropout toward becoming a producer rather than a dependent on society. (Author/MU)

The author supplies a detailed explanation of six youth employment and training bills before Congress in 1977, discusses their implications for vocational-technical educators, and states the challenge. (Editor/HD)

Provides a brief overview of the circumstances behind the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) of 1977 and describes major program components of the act: Young Adult Conservation Corps; Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects; Youth Community Conservation Improvement Projects; Youth Employment and Training Program; and a…

The Manpower Division at the American Vocational Association (AVA) convention in Houston was concerned about youth unemployment and about the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)--its problems and possibilities. The panel discussion reported here reveals some differing perspectives and a general consensus--that to improve their role in…

The history of Des Moines' Career Placement Center is described and three categories of its year-round service are explained: odd-job employment through the Rent-A-Kid program, regular part-time employment for students, and permanent employment for graduates. The center's relationship with the school district's work experience and co-op programs…