Public relations as strategic communication is one possible theme for an introductory course in public relations. This perspective focuses attention on messages (their content, timing, media, and so forth) as strategic responses to the audience and the situation. It provides a defensible rationale for including certain relevant topics in the…

The rapidly changing environment of the western states requires community colleges to renew their efforts to provide appropriate access to higher education, to contribute effectively to economic development, and to respond to both local and state priorities. Each of these key contributions suggests a number of policy issues at both state and…

According to this paper, the future will offer human beings the choice of becoming bees or architects. Although the bee-like way of treating teachers and students in schools came from American industry, the chances for shifting toward the architect/creative side may now be better in industry than in the schools. The practice of treating children's…

A summary of the overall average salary increases in the field of accounting from the baseline year 1984-85 to the trend year 1987-88 for both public and private institutions is noted. These data are compared with 44 other academic disciplines/major fields. Since 1982-83, the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) in Washington, D.C.…

This report on the textile industry focuses on the training and education of production-level textile workers--from unskilled factory hands to first-level supervisors. It is part of a larger study of the educational implications of broad economic changes, particularly the spread of microelectronic technologies, growing national and international…

This guide is intended to help school personnel, as well as community and private sector providers, make the most effective use of tours and guest speakers. The booklet offers a step-by-step guide to (1) designing a meaningful experience for students; (2) assuring the teacher of a successful and well-organized activity; and (3) giving the provider…

This working paper is one in a series of policy statements on the relationship between liberal education and careers in business. In this presentation, the president of the University of Chicago suggests that the importance of understanding education, particularly liberal arts education, as a complex subject is critical in understanding the…

Competitiveness is viewed as an umbrella for such concerns as trade and budget deficits, savings and investment rates, real wage growth, productivity growth, and retraining of dislocated workers. The main reason for interest in competitiveness in the United States now, it is suggested, is the recent massive U.S. trade deficit. The view is stressed…

This bibliography is a component of the Review of Manpower Programs and Services Affecting Migrant and Refugee Youth. It concentrates on Australian research and publications issued mainly between January 1977 and December 1983. Some unpublished papers are also included. The first section lists government reports and publications, with a subsection…

This annotated bibliography is a reference to over 220 publications that deal with the concepts of transitional employment and supported work. All of the documents may be borrowed from the Materials Development Center of the University of Wisconsin. The documents are listed in alphabetical order by author or institutional author. Each entry…

Benefits to disabled participants of programs funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) are summarized and several JTPA programs highlighted. Common services included vocational assessment, work experience, career exploration, on-the-job training, vocational training, job placement, job counseling, job seeking, and job keeping. The Special…

Whites benefit more than blacks from rural economic growth according to the findings of a 1982 survey of over 75,000 households in 10 rural counties in southern Georgia, selected to represent fast growing nonmetro areas with mixed manufacturing and commercial agriculture-based economies with substantial minority populations. From 1976 to 1981, a…

A bibliography of approximately 90 materials authored, coauthored, or edited by Lewis B. Mayhew from 1950 to 1979 on the nature of higher education as a field of study is presented. Specific topics include: declining enrollments; academic and social goals and values; higher education, work, and the professions; graduate education; changing…

The hiring practices of large and small organizations were studied in 1981 to provide information on job prospects and recruiting trends in the public and nonprofit sectors, as well as ways in which these factors affect employment opportunities for liberal arts graduates. Attention was also directed to ways college personnel can effectively…

To introduce students to the actual environment in which professional level communication takes place early in the term of a business writing course, students are asked what they believe to be the major communication difficulties faced by business people in their everyday routines. The responses are listed and then compared with actual instances…