The problem of moving workers from one community to another is not a new topic, but it is a little studied one. Much research has been done on the demographic characteristics of migrants, but there are very few studies of the sociopsychological characteristics of migration. In this study, the importance placed by the relocated individual on…

Educational and recreational opportunities for adults within Metro Toronto and other areas of Ontario are covered, along with educational institutions, organizations, and locations. Summer 1971 course listings, arranged alphabetically by subjects, include name and number, institutional address, days and time, starting dates, hours per week, fees…

Issues in the improvement of training for fire fighters and officer personnel were taken up in ten symposium papers. Session 1 covered legal and other constraints that affect what a fire fighter should know; and current practices in volunteer, rural, and municipal fire fighter training in the United States. Papers from the other sessions dealt…

To offer an integrated science curriculum that will provide sufficient depth, breadth, and lattice mobility as well as meet basic science needs upon which to build performance success for allied health professionals and technicians, several areas of concern, including basic philosophy, administrative support, faculty involvement, process and…

The purpose of this guideline is to furnish an explanation and example of how one university faced the changing concept of manpower. Traditionally, the university has been a leader in technological revolutions in agriculture and science, and now it finds itself with the even more important challenge of change in the development of human resources.…

The primary objective of this project was to develop effective programs for retaining the disadvantaged in employment after training and placement. The field work was done in Denver which has a population consisting of three major ethnic groups: white, Mexican-American, and Negro. The report consists of nine technical papers which are concerned…

The primary goal of the Draper Project, begun in 1964, was to demonstrate the feasibility of operating a manpower training program in a correctional setting. As secondary goals, the project sought to individualize instruction, involve communities in the rehabilitation of the offender and disseminate the findings to correctional and educational…

The preliminary plan for the proposed National Institute of Education (NIE) is outlined. The author discusses a conflict of interests and pressure between Congress and the educational community which seriously hampered confidence in the Office of Education's R&D program, and suggests that the NIE, to avoid this problem, must establish…

The College Adapter Program (CAP) is a program to train inner-city young men and women with high potential for post-secondary technical training. These young men and women either have dropped out of high school, or have been insufficiently prepared in high school for further educational training. The Administration monograph is a statement of…

The result of a project effort, this 45-unit curriculum was designed for use in training bituminous coal surface mine personnel in conducting strip mining operations more economically, with good health and safety practices, for environmental control. Containing 1-hour instructional units, the courses can be taught either three hours a night one…

This report is one of two evaluating job development activities being carried on in 16 metropolitan areas. Programmatic activities being explored include those of: (1) The Concentrated Employment Program, (2) The Work Incentive Program, (3) Job Opportunities in the Business Sector, (4) MDTA Institutional Program, (5) The Employment Service…

This study, conducted in response to the requirements of Wisconsin's State Advisory Council for Vocational Education as delineated in the Vocational Amendments of 1968, focuses specifically on the impact of Federal vocational education funds on State health occupations education programs. The six chapters deal respectively with: (1) the…

The present report is the result of the study on human resources and educational planning carried out in 1964 by the National Planning Institute (INP) in co-operation with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The main purpose of the report is to help integrate Peru's educational development and process of general…

The Neighborhood Youth Corp projects, a pilot program funded by the Department of Labor Manpower Development and Training Act, enrolled 81 economically disadvantaged high school students in a program involving summer employment, educational and social enrichment, and familiarization with the world of work. The primary purpose of the program was to…

This guide is designed as an aid for Employment Service counseolors in Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs for inmates of correctionsl institutions. It provides suggestions which may be helpful in: (1) finding and developing training-related and otherwise desirable jobs for graduates of MDTA programs in correctional institutions;…