THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THIS STUDY WAS TO EXAMINE LEVELS OF WORK INVOLVEMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SELF-PERCEPTIONS. QUESTIONNAIRES DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE SUBJECT'S CONCEPT OF HIS ACTUAL SELF AND HIS CONCEPT OF AN IDEAL SELF FOR THREE SITUATIONS WERE OBTAINED FROM EXPERIMENTAL (EX-PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS) AND CONTROL (MEDICAL OUT-PATIENT) GROUPS.…

Five conference papers covering research studies and problems related to effective utilization of manpower in southern California are presented. "The Impact of Technological Change on Employees in the Southern California Aerospace Industry," by Paul Prasow, reports a longitudinal study of social and psychological adjustment factors…

Continuing programs in the field of manpower research were originated at seven educational institutions to utilize the resources of universities to investigate problems of unemployment, under-utilization of workers, labor force requirements and resources, and vocational training. At Oklahoma State University, studies underway include an…

During the Second Five Year Plan (1958-1962), the Chinese Communists expanded spare-time adult education schools to part-work, part-study Red-and-Expert universities and schools to provide ideological indoctrination and cultivate socialist citizens (Red) and to train skilled manpower for modern industry and economic development (Expert). The…

This monograph reviews the development of goal programming models, discusses their current status, and projects research frontiers. An introductory section presents a brief history of the models and acknowledges the work of several authors in the field. The bulk of the paper is devoted to the presentation of aggregate model structures (including…

The exemplary project was the cooperative effort of two schools in the western Kentucky coal fields to field test a program in mining and reclamation technology. Covering the first year of the project, the report describes the problem and scope of the study, the objectives pursued, the methodology, and the results obtained. The goal of the project…

This brief paper outlines the work of the Tripartite Steering Group on Job Satisfaction, which has set up a series of projects to explore ways in which the content and organization of work could be changed to meet individual needs for satisfaction from work. This is not to ignore the contribution of other features of the work and its environment…

Human resource policies are those courses of action designed to enhance the effectiveness of human beings in their productive roles and to make the productive role best serve the other needs of man. There are several categories of human resource policy: (1) policies designed to achieve the fullest development of human resources, (2) policies…

The Human Resource Management Course Monographs provide descriptions of training courses for graduate students and manpower practitioners, including treatment of some of the major functions of manpower programs. Manpower Project Monitoring and Program Evaluation is designed to introduce the student to the principles, techniques and limitations of…

The study employs economic models of supply decisions, employer demand decisions and market interactions to examine scientific, engineering, and technical manpower utilization. The introduction surveys the major reasons for the perennial concern about manpower supply in the field, and examines problems of defining the occupations under study. A…

To determine requirements of a statistical information system for meeting projected manpower requirements of the 1970's and 1980's, a historical review was made of manpower developments and problems in Europe and the United States. By the 1950's the importance of adequate manpower and labor force information in the United States had been…

Economic trends in the 1960's in the Iowa rural renewal area, Appanoose and Monroe counties, show that the level of economic activity increased in the area but was clearly below the level for the state. Economic trends suggest that to provide economic opportunities in the area, by 1980, comparable to those available on the average to all residents…

Many branches of manufacturing industries have been highly successful in the Appalachian region; others have failed to achieve anticipated operating and employment results; and still others have suspended operations after a short time. This mixed history of accomplishment and failure has not been satisfactorily explained by traditional analyses.…

With the awarding of federal funds to the Deerfield, Illinois Elementary School District, a program was developed for training individuals to assist members of the pupil personnel team. Those selected for training had baccalaureate degrees, were eligible for provisional teacher certification, and took three basic guidance courses in conjunction…

This demonstration project represents a pioneer effort in dealing with the joblessness situation of workers with convulsive disorders. Providing 1,200 jobseekers with vocational counseling, individual job development, training, and placement, the program showed that under good economic conditions a systematic approach can avoid needless…