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MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 1982
A summary is presented of a statistical and documentary study of the Human Resources Development (HRD) program in the North Carolina community college system. First, an outline is provided of the changes in the HRD program since its inception in 1966, the constituencies it serves, and its goals of recruiting chronically unemployed individuals,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Benefits, Educational Finance, Employment Programs
Brandenburg, Dale C. – 1981
A useful, values-oriented human resource development (HRD) program evaluation approach is one that is empirical with its orientation derived from a social/technical perspective. The optimum mix between the technical skills of evaluation and the required social skills of evaluation delivery is crucial for the quality assurance process. The core to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Business, Data Collection, Industrial Training
O'Leary, Jeanne M. – 1978
Expanding work opportunities, changing family structure, double digit inflation, and relaxed attitudes toward the appropriateness of women's work outside the home have contributed to increased labor force participation of women in recent years. Recent studies indicate that despite traditional attitudes ascribed to rural areas, trends in increasing…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Clerical Occupations, Demography, Economic Factors
Kordic, Michael G. – 1980
Progress to date is reported for a project initiated in 1979 to apply a workforce planning methodology to the operations and maintenance sections of the Cuyahoga County Sanitary Engineering Department in an effort to document the human resources utilized by the Department during 1979 and to determine its personnel needs for 1980 and 1981. After…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Demand Occupations, Employment Projections, Human Resources
BLAUG, MARK – 1966
IN THIS ESSAY ON LITERACY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF TIME PERSPECTIVES IN THE CHOICE BETWEEN FORMAL EDUCATION AND ADULT LITERACY IS VIEWED AS AN INHERENT ASPECT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN POOR COUNTIRES. A CONSIDERATION OF THE RISE OF THE MAJOR INDUSTRIAL POWERS AND OF THE FEATURES…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Criteria, Developing Nations, Economic Development
O'DELL, EARL D.; THOMPSON, JOHN T. – 1966
THIS IS THE REPORT, FROM THE ADULT EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, OF A SURVEY MADE IN 1965 OF ADULT EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE STATE. THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE TO POINT UP POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TO PROVIDE A DESIGN FOR INTELLIGENT PLANNING FOR FUTURE NEEDS. FOUR MAJOR TASKS WERE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
COLLINS, CHARLES C. – 1967
RESULTS OF A 2-YEAR STUDY ARE SUMMARIZED IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE PRESENT STATUS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE PERSONNEL WORK. A SERIES OF 21 FUNCTIONS, DEVELOPED BY PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD, PROVIDES CRITERIA TO DEFINE BOTH PRESENT AND PREFERRED PROGRAMS. QUESTIONNAIRE AND INTERVIEW DATA GATHERED FROM A SELECTED NATIONAL SAMPLE OF 49 LARGER AND 74 SMALLER…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators
RIESSMAN, FRANK
THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THIS MODEL FOR TRAINING NONPROFESSIONALS FOR JOBS IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN SERVICES ARE BASED ON A "NEW CAREER" CONCEPT, WHERE THE JOB ITSELF PROVIDES MOTIVATION FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING, UPGRADING, AND EDUCATION. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IN DEVELOPING TRAINING PROGRAMS IS GIVEN TO THE…
Descriptors: Careers, Community Centers, Educational Programs, Guidelines
Keppler, Mark; Juelich, Mike – 1980
This study analyzes private sector training programs that benefit economically disadvantaged (CETA-eligible) persons. Information on ten private sector training programs in seven states (Iowa, Florida, Maryland, California, Kansas, Mississippi, and New York) collected from a mailed eleven-page questionnaire, a follow-up telephone interview, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
McCullough, Paul M. – 1980
A project explored the manpower issue termed "burnout" and the impact of this phenomenon on mental health service programs. (In the framework of this study burnout is defined as that state of non-productivity, non-motivation, and indifference which interferes with a worker's delivering services effectively.) Existing literature does not clearly…
Descriptors: Burnout, Change Strategies, Coping, Definitions
Cohen, Perry D.; And Others – 1979
This report presents the analysis and recommendations of a study which evaluated the federal demonstration program to institute linkage systems for health manpower planning in states. Following an introduction to the report, chapter 2 presents the basic concepts to define the health manpower decision system and to describe general characteristics…
Descriptors: Coordination, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs, Educational Resources
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Philadelphia. – 1971
Included in this conference report are: a preface; an open letter; a keynote address on the importance of instilling positive self images at an early age; five group reports; the conference agenda; and a list of participants. The group reports address: programs for children with special consideration for education, physical and mental health and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs
FORSYTH, G.R.; NININGER, J.R. – 1966
PROGRAM 5 TRAINING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED CAME INTO EXISTENCE UNDER THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1960. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE STUDY CONCENTRATED ON (1) THE PROGRAM TRAINEES, (2) EMPLOYER KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND USE OF THE…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role
BERNARD, EDWARD G.; AND OTHERS – 1965
DESCRIBED IS THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS IN PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY, MILWAUKEE, SAN DIEGO, DETROIT, AND CHICAGO. THE PROGRAMS OFFER INSTRUCTION IN SUCH AREAS AS LANGUAGE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT, READING, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, DRIVER EDUCATION, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND JOB TRAINING. SOME OF THESE CITIES HAVE DEVELOPED AUDIOVISUAL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment
Martin, Victor – 1965
The program of Accelerated Vocational Training (AVT) for adults in France, Great Britain, The Netherlands, and Belgium, originally developed mainly in the basic manual crafts of building and metalwork, is now covering more occupations and is intended to develop trade skills to a level of qualification comparable, if not equivalent, to that which…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Adult Vocational Education, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
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