Changes in the distribution of job skills in the U.S. economy between 1960 and 1976 are examined in this document. The research assesses the effects of changes both in the distribution of employment among different occupations and in the skill requirements of individual occupations. Estimates of the latter component are based on two editions of…

THERE IS A WIDENING AVAILABILITY OF GOOD EDUCATION, WHILE THE SELF-MADE MAN IS BECOMING RARER. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN ALL PRODUCTION REQUIRES MEN OF SPECIAL SKILLS AND HIGH EDUCATION, UNSKILLED LABOR IS NOW IN LOW DEMAND. TO AID THE UNEMPLOYED, MOBILIZATION OF THEIR PRODUCTIVE POWER AND FULFILLMENT OF THEIR NEEDS MUST BE PERFORMED AT THE SAME…

AN EXTENSION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO TRAINEE DROPOUTS IN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS WAS ATTEMPTED. THE FACTORS RELATED TO SUCCESS OF MDTA PROGRAMS WERE COMPUTED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAINEES. BOTH RETENTION AND PLACEMENT SHOW SIGNIFICANT CORRELATION WITH CHARACTERISTICS…

THE THREE MAJOR FOCUSES OF MANPOWER POLICY AND PROGRAMS IN 1967 WERE ON THE CONCENTRATION AND UNIFICATION OF MANPOWER FORCES TO HELP THE NATION'S MOST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE ACHIEVE EMPLOYABILITY AND DECENTLY PAID JOBS, ON GREATLY INCREASED EFFORTS TO INVOLVE PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN THE TRAINING AND JOB ADJUSTMENT OF THE HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED, AND ON NEW…

This Training Program was developed to prepare approximately 50 individuals to serve as discussion leaders in future training programs dealing with the Principles and Standards of the Water Resources Council. The evaluation report is organized into three sections: (1) Context - emphasizing such information as program development, participant and…

The Committee for Study of Environmental Manpower (CSEM), responsible for this report, was appointed by the Commission on Human Resources to review the literature in the field of environmental manpower and to make recommendations. The Committee involved experts from government, industry, environmental organizations, and the general public. In this…

What is the productivity among institutions of higher learning in the District of Columbia? What programs can possibly be expanded or established to optimize the impact of Federal City College on the residents of D.C.? The approach used aims at taking into account the complex factors related to planning educational services that will be…

Over 500 books, monographs, and periodical articles dealing with program evaluation are indexed in this bibliography. The references are presented in the form of a modified Key Word in Context (KWIC) System. This system selects the key words in all titles and presents them in an alphabetical listing which refers the user to another alphabetical…

The Occupational Training Information System (OTIS), which is in operation in Oklahoma and in a developmental stage in Kentucky, was evaluated. The principle objective of OTIS is to provide the information necessary to formulate educational, manpower, and economic development plans and policies. OTIS consists primarily of a manpower demand…

The engineering manpower situation has changed within the last two years from shortage to surplus. Prediction indicates a continuing decline in demand until last 1970. The demand for engineers is predicted up to 1974, where it is estimated that the demand will exceed the supply by about 12,000. (PR)

This 4,927-item bibliography constitutes part of a research project to provide a descrptive review of worldwide educational planning techniques and experiences, as well as an evaluation of the usefulness of such planning for integration in approaches to futures planning. In addition to supporting the research project, the bibliography provides a…

This publication represents the concerns and questions of participants of four regional institutes on recreation education held in 1969. General concerns are the nature of the recreation movement, the steps necessary to establish recreation programs, and the employment of its graduates. Presently there is a manpower shortage in organized…

At the present time, only 5 percent of the short-run metal-cutting machining in the United States is done by numerically controlled machined tools, but within the next decade it is expected to increase by 50 percent. Numerically controlled machines use taped data which is changed into instructions and directs the machine to do certain steps…

A national conference for distributive educators was convened in Washington, D.C. in June 1972. The conference theme was "Meeting the Challenge." The material presented in the following report is the compilation of the reactions, thoughts, and attitudes of conference participants on the three main subjects discussed and resolved (accountability,…