Zenith Radio Corporation and General Electric, with an assist from the Chicago Mayor's Office of Manpower, have developed a program to upgrade workers with an experimental learning-on-layoff program. (Author/BP)

Advocates that students pursuing the study of chemistry be kept aware of the nature of chemistry outside the academic world. Methods include co-op programs with chemical industries, specific instruction in areas of industrial import, and laboratory work with an industrial flavor. (GS)

The article discusses how the Lockheed-Georgia Company eased a staff reduction problem with special training aimed at placing people they had let go in jobs where local businesses had openings. (Author)

Two questions are answered in regard to the Andragogical Management-by-Objectives (AMBO) model in adult education within industry that focuses on the individual and is process-centered. The first question introduces and presents a justification for AMBO. Its philosophical foundations are described, and supporting learning theory arising from the…

Vocational education programs cannot and should not serve all the population groups targeted by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Rather, they should and must collaborate and cooperate with the manpower community. In order to do that five major policy issues need to be dealt with: getting agreements to collaborate, prime…

SUPPORTED BY A MANPOWER INSTITUTIONAL GRANT, THE CENTER'S PURPOSES WERE TO (1) CONDUCT BASIC MANPOWER RESEARCH OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, (2) DEVELOP A SUPPLY OF SCHOLARS IN MANPOWER, (3) UPDATE SKILLS OF SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES, AND (4) DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A CLEARINGHOUSE OF RESEARCH AND TO…

AN INSTITUTE WAS HELD FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE NEED FOR AND THE ROLE OF TECHNICAL OR SUBPROFESSIONAL MANPOWER. THIS REPORT INCLUDES SUMMARIES OF THE ADDRESSES PRESENTED TO THE PLENARY SESSIONS, SUMMARIES OF THE DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE SEMINAR SESSIONS, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS…

THE APPEAL OF LOW LABOR COSTS IS SEEN AS THE MAIN INFLUENCE OF INDUSTRY'S DECENTRALIZED EXPANSION. THIS EXPANSION HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO OFFSET AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT DECLINES. THUS, A NET MIGRATION TO URBAN AREAS, DRAINING THE MORE REMOTE RURAL AREAS, IS STILL NECESSARY. IMPLICATIONS FOR RURAL AREAS INCLUDE BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND A…

OF 1,006 REFERRALS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, 29 PERCENT DROPPED BEFORE COMPLETION OF THIS ADULT TRAINING PROJECT. OF THESE, 6 PERCENT WENT TO WORK AND 11 PERCENT DROPPED FOR REASONS WHICH WERE UNAVOIDABLE. THE ACTUAL DROPOUT RATE WAS 12 PERCENT. OF THE DROPOUTS, 41.9 PERCENT GAVE REASONS WHICH WERE WITHIN THE CAPACITY OF THE…

IN A PROJECT WHOSE GENERAL OBJECTIVE IS TO FILL AN URGENT NEED FOR MORE TRAINED PERSONNEL IN THE HEALTH SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, THE ACTIVITY DESCRIBED IN THIS INTERIM REPORT WAS CONCENTRATED PRIMARILY ON JOB ANALYSIS OF THE SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, PRACTICAL NURSE, AND NURSE AIDE PROGRAMS. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO GAINING RELEVANT INFORMATION ON…

THE VALUE OF AN EDUCATION IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY (INDIA) WAS INVESTIGATED USING THE CASE STUDY APPROACH. DATA WERE GATHERED AT BOTH THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND VILLAGE LEVELS THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH INDIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND FROM OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CONCERNING THE NATION'S EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, AS…

Presented is a study and recommendations regarding the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in developing skilled water quality control personnel. The American Academy of Environmental Engineers, which conducted this analysis, concludes that the federal role should be a major one. Furthermore, the present EPA policy of leaving labor…

Signicant developments in the documentation and library services of 32 African countries since the Kampala, Uganda meeting held in 1970 are enumerated. Particular reference is given to the countries' progress in meeting the following objectives set forth by the Intergovernment Conference: (1) legislation; (2) creation of coordinating bodies; (3)…

This report describes an experimental project to provide alternative employment and vocational training programs to talented disadvantaged young persons. The target audience for the project was disadvantaged youths with exceptional learning abilities, i.e., youths who were unemployed or underemployed and who needed basic and remedial education to…