THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE WAS TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION GENERALLY REQUIRE LOWER LEVELS OF SKILLS THAN EARLIER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. A SECONDARY OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT CAPABLE OF GIVING UNBIASED PROJECTIONS OF THE MANPOWER IMPACT OF SPECIFIC ADVANCES IN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY. DEPENDENT…

TO SURVEY INSERVICE TRAINING FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WITHIN STATE GOVERNMENTS, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO ALL 50 STATES, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. OF THE 37 STATES AND POSSESSIONS RESPONDING, TWO REPORTED NO TRAINING ACTIVITIES, 16 HAD A CENTRAL TRAINING OFFICE TO DIRECT AND COORDINATE TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND 19 INDICATED THAT INSERVICE…

Instructional systems development (ISD) is a systems approach to curriculum development and instructional delivery. It is oriented toward occupational needs with an emphasis on what it is that students must learn to perform specific tasks, what facilities best provide a setting for the neccessary learning, and what instructional methods and media…

Developed through synthesis and review of existing task analysis literature, this guide lists tasks expected to be performed by workers in four business and office occupations and presents information for incorporating these tasks into secondary and postsecondary competency based educational programs. Task listings are presented for the following…

APPENDIXES TO THE "FINAL REPORT," VOLUME I (VT 005 511), ARE INCLUDED--(1) A SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, (2) TECHNICAL BEHAVIOR CHECKLISTS, (3) PERFORMANCE INVENTORY FORMS USED IN ON-THE-JOB OBSERVATIONS, (4) REPORT FORM FOR TYPICAL JOB BEHAVIOR OF EMPLOYEE, (5) COOPERATING AREA HEALTH INSTITUTIONS, (6) TABLES OF…

This manual provides guidelines for implementing the articulation process for vocational/technical programs at California community colleges as set up by the 71 Regional Adult and Vocational Education Councils. An introductory section reviewing the adaptation of the process to local needs, selection of participants, staff and program, basic…

Designed to supplement the university catalog and handbook, this 1970 faculty handbook is primarily for the information and guidance of new members of the faculty. The community is described, and university organization and campus governance outlined. Specific details are reported on various topics, including: faculty use of college facilities,…

The paper id divided into five parts, introduced by the research rationale and a definition of the DACUM (Designing a Curriculum) approach to curriculum, learning, and evaluation in occupational training. As a process, DACUM is a group-accomplished occupational subject area skills analysis; as a product, it is a graphic representation of those…

The document is intended to expand and clarify the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process and product. As a process, it is a group analysis of a particular job or subject area; as a product, it is one or two sheets of paper showing a skill profile for a job or subject area which can serve as a curriculum outline or plan. The document consists of…

The general objectives of the study were to determine whether one can motivate users of health personnel, such as hospitals, to modify their hiring-in-requirements to the actual needs of the job, to restructure health occupational skills, and to develop inservice training programs which permit upward job mobility. Five hospitals, representing a…

This document describes the methodology followed in obtaining abstracts (see volumes 2 and 3) of more than 8,000 critical behaviors of nurses and attendants in delivering care in 50 psychiatric and mental health facilities throughout the country. The abstracts were derived from reports of actual observations by 1,785 mental health practitioners in…

The report examines the entry level competencies required and the opportunities available in nurse assisting, therapy assisting, environmental health assisting, community health assisting, medical/dental assisting, and emergency assisting. The fields were chosen because of the number of entry level positions available and opportunities for future…

This paper proposes an Evaluator Development Program to meet the need for improvement and development in educational evaluation. The objective is to enhance effective evaluation processes in elementary, secondary, and higher education through the institutionalization of evaluator roles within differential settings. The program involves the…

The aim of this manual is to provide a useful tool for school personnel engaged in placement work and related activities in career education and guidance. Chapter l looks at job placement services, including the career resource centers and benefits to students. Chapter 2 outlines preliminary steps and needs in initiating a job placement program.…

The DACUM (Developing A Curriculum) occupational analysis process provides a systematic way to look at worker duties and tasks so that important knowledge, skills, standards, tools, and attitudes can be handed on to the next generation of workers. Revamped by The Ohio State University's Center on Education and Training for Employment, DACUM…