The paper discusses and makes recommendations for action on the quality of working life, career education, reform of secondary education, manpower development, and a reappraisal of vocational education philosophy and purpose. A bibliography of literature in each of these five areas is included. (MF)

The author states that most students in a manpower development and training program bring with them sets of problems which constitute hurdles for both teachers and students. He identifies five such hurdles and offers suggestions on how to overcome them. (MF)

Affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) employment goals are more than catch words in the Los Angeles (CETA) affirmative action program. (ABM)

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Federal vocational rehabilitation, social, and educational legislation since 1917 is reviewed as it pertains to education of handicapped and disadvantaged students. Implications for industrial education programs and for teachers of the special needs students are included. (MF)

Describes a self-instructional system called PACT (Programmed Audio Cassette Training) adapted by the U.S. Civil Service Commission for relatively low-cost training of large numbers of employees or trainees. Included are a chart of PACT's benefits for both learners and management, with a detailed cost comparison methods study. (MF)

Describes rural northwestern Minnesota's employment problem and the local employment and manpower programs, focusing on Rural Minnesota CEP (Concentrated Employment Program), the balance-of-state program, and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program. It is noted that the nature of the land and people and the distances to be…

The current status, impact, and problems of UNESCO-sponsored graduate programs for manpower development in developing nations are examined. (MSE)

The author proposes a domain and definition for the human performance technology field. The proposed domain consists of three components: management functions, performance systems development functions, and components of human performance systems. He also discusses systems theory and professional practice and outlines implications for research,…

Discussion of developments that have taken place in library education in Nicaragua since the establishment of the revolutionary government highlights funding sources, faculty composition, enrollment trends, and future prospects for seminar programs and the Central American University library program are discussed. (14 references) (CLB)

The author appraises the training policies of French enterprises in light of the experiences of neighboring countries and from two complementary points of view: (1) the need of the enterprise for trained personnel and (2) its major role in providing training. (CH)

The author highlights significant trends in organizational dimensions of human resource development, including (1) the serious attention given to training by senior management and national policymakers, (2) accounting and measurement imperatives and (3) structural changes in the source of training. (Author/CH)

The role of labor planning in Canadian universities is examined with regard to new economic imperatives and data production initiatives by the federal employment and immigration agency. Conventional labor planning is rejected and guidelines for improving university-labor market linkage within existing policy and institutional frameworks are…

Colleges and universities need to redesign their curricula to revitalize the American labor force. In determining higher education's role in meeting the labor force needs of the next decade, three prime issues are discussed: funding, organizing, and relevance. (MLW)

Human resource development specialists have employed analytical devices to assist them in identifying the trainees' personal, occupational, and professional characteristics. A new instrument called the Locus of Responsibility Inventory assumes that leadership is an unconscious choice that the individuals make as a result of their perception of how…