In this paper, author discussed conflict and lack of conflict as they relate to the formation of manpower in capitalist economies. (Author/RK)

A case study of the workers' colleges in China was undertaken by the Central Institute for Educational Research in Beijing and the Unesco International Institute for Educational Planning in Paris. Workers' colleges provide formal higher education for inservice workers with either full-time or diverse patterns of part-time studies, and the study…

The chief executive of Britain's Employment Service Agency discusses the agency's success in publicizing and filling jobs, establishing a job center, promoting staff training, and related concerns in a paper presented to the BACIE (British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education) national conference. (AG)

Within the realization that the development of Third World countries is essential to the productive forces of the industrialized ones, Yugoslav aid has been channeled particularly toward a cooperative effort to educate and train personnel to facilitate development. (JH)

Higher education in Romania, an interdependent part of the total educational system, is guided by the integration of university training and the needs of the society, so that science and material and intellectual production lie at the heart of university training. (JH)

Predictive ratings of trainees in a skill training setting by their instructors are compared and contrasted with first-line supervisory ratings of the same trainees in an employment setting. An ethnic subgroup analysis suggests some possible differences in terms of range and variations of prediction. (Author)

The author describes the various approaches of identifying personnel capable of conducting training sessions. (JB)

CENTRALIZED PLANNING AND COORDINATION ENABLE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO MEET THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. MOST EFFORTS AT CENTRALIZED PLANNING ARE PREDICATED ON TWO CONCEPTS--MANPOWER NEEDS AND PROJECTING CURRENT TRENDS. THE CONCEPT OF MANPOWER NEEDS IS THE MORE LOGICAL, BUT IS ALSO MORE DIFFICULT TO CARRY OUT. PLANNING IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH…

A CONFERENCE OF LABOR LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BOARDS AND ADVISORY COUNCILS MET FOR A 3-DAY CONFERENCE. THERE WERE 91 PARTICIPANTS FROM 30 STATES. EDUCATORS AND LABOR ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVES PRESENTED ADDRESSES ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AMERICA TODAY, (2) THE MEANING OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTIONS IN…

INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING ARE MOVING INCREASINGLY INTO THE PUBLIC POLICY SECTOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF THE COUNTRY. THE MODERN DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS AND REFINED MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INCLUDE THE CENTERS OF KNOWL EDGE AS IMPORTANT PARTS OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE. THE UNIVERISTY HAS FOUR GENERAL…

THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA), AS AMENDED, IS DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF WORKERS FACING JOB DISPLACEMENT, THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF THE HARDCORE UNEMPLOYED, OTHER UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED, AND THE EMERGENCE OF SKILL SHORTAGE IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS. THE ACT IS JOINTLY ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH,…

This catalog describes the status and content of research programs which were either developed or administered by the Office of Manpower Research under Title I of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) or the Economic Opportunity Act for the fiscal year ending June 1968. Brief summaries are given for 71 active MDTA research contracts,…

It is important for leaders of volunteers to examine their attitudes toward their group, particularly their way of defining their group, and to bring a diversity of experience to their work. Three steps that should be taken to develop extension volunteers who are from low income groups and who will work with low income groups are: get them…