To identify and assess the impact of the Urban Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) on 14 selected cities, each community was divided into the three major areas of potential impact--the general community, employers, and participants in the program. Data were obtained from interviews and mailed questionnaires. Several operational factors limited…

This report is concerned with the classification, education, training, and earnings of technicians. The report seeks an operational definition of the term "technical" and examines how one classifies individuals into the technical category. Improved methods of occupational classification are sought, using the statistical technique of discriminate…

Despite the success of some antipoverty programs, it is not evident that conditions in poverty areas have improved; in fact, some indicators show that living conditions in the slums are worsening. One of the biggest difficulties is a lack of data on the nature of, and solutions to, the problems of these areas. Frequently revised data at least as…

The information presented in this report is taken from annual vocational education reports submitted by the states and includes data from the major cities. Population data are taken from the 1970 Census Report. The purpose of the material is to give some indication as to the states' population served by vocational education in the major cities and…

An evaluation of the Job Opportunities in the Business Sectors (JOBS) program revealed that JOBS should be continued as a Federally assisted manpower program since it has demonstrated a viable role for business in manpower training. As a result of JOBS disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed persons have been elevated above poverty income…

Excessive unemployment, serious deficiencies in education, housing, welfare, transportation, and government systems are major problems in West Virginia. A historical contributor to the present condition is the decline of the coal industry. Also a contributor is the general apathy of the citizens toward change and economic progress. The state's…

The author examined the interrelationships among lagging, intermediate, and congested regions and suggested policies which should be used for each region in view of the relevant opportunity costs for location of public and private investment. Individual chapters on the South, Appalachian Region, Regional Commissions, Indians, Mexican Americans,…

This study was conducted to meet the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriation's request for a comprehensive and documented report that covers the current status and relationships of all major Federal programs concerned with health manpower. Part One gives an overview of Federal health manpower programs and outlines major recommendations, including the…

To develop and operationalize a model job training-employment program which utilizes the Federal Civil Service system to provide job training and subsequent employment for hard-core youth, a 26-week pilot program was conducted for 18 female trainees. The training program consisted of a 2-week orientation followed by a 3-month classroom training…

In its attempts to apply behavior modification principles to teaching job-required behaviors to manpower trainees, the Mobilization for Youth-Experimental Manpower Laboratory (MFY-EML), has mounted a number of reinforcement-based Neighborhood Youth Corps training programs. The nature, magnitude and scheduling of reinforcers, the nature of the…

In January 1970, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory undertook the exploratory development of an automated training system to meet the urgent need for more cost-effective technical training in the services. The report discusses how the concepts and supporting technology currently under development at Lincoln Laboratory…

Designed for evaluation and program planning and budgeting, the model presented herein provides a framework for estimating the contribution of individual manpower services in increasing the earning potential of manpower trainees with various sets of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The model shows how to maximize total increase in…

A full solution of the employment problems of countries in the stage of development now existing in Greece, to a great extent depends upon the possibilities of achieving the accumulation of capital necessary for the establishment of new industries and other investment. It is important for Greece to promote economic progress in the different…

This 1-day colloquium, attended by 23 participants representing societies, government agencies, colleges and universities, and other training programs, was conducted for the purpose of reporting on and discussing the curriculums developed at the University of Cincinnati for training nuclear medical technologists. Pilot programs at both the…

Documentary evidence that Federal spending on human resources development disproportionately favors metropolitan counties over non-metropolitan areas is presented. The first chapter, "What Is Rural America?" focuses on 3 aspects of the rural problem: (1) the problem of definition, (2) the rural population distribution, and (3) the…