The development and implementation of a course curriculum for training youth officers in both statutory and volunteer employment is the subject of this document. The twin principles underlying the course were: the systematic use of the combined talents of the staff; implementation of a "student centered" course seeking to meet his needs, deal with…

This study evaluated a one day Memphis State University workshop for adult basic education (ABE) personnel, and sought to determine relationships between certain participant characteristics and reactions to the workshop. Financed under Title 1, Higher Education Act of 1965, the workshop covered guidance and counseling, curriculum development,…

A five-day adult basic education workshop was held at Somerville, Tennessee, in February of 1970 for 21 teaching and administrative personnel of the Fayette county Manpower and Economic Development Administration. This report of the workshop contains only: edited presentations of the instructional materials; group reports prepared by participants;…

Designed especially for relative novices in residential adult education conference and institute work, this annotated bibliography covers 29 books, periodical articles, and book chapters. These items have been chosen for practical application or theoretical significance to the evaluation of program design and content and of learning within…

Effectiveness of the Cornell University two week program for post-graduate, inservice training of engineers in the construction industry is evaluated. An interview form was administered to program originators, participants, faculty, and employers of the participants, following the first of three annual sessions, held in 1967. The program received…

A followup study was made of 200 graduates (50 from each program) of different kinds of job training in Detroit, Michigan, during 1968 through the Northern Systems Company Training Center, the McNamara Skills Center, the Concentrated Employment Program Orientation and Operation Mainstream (CEPO-Mainstream), and the Direct On-the-job Training…

Data from a sample survey of about 150 teachers and 12 principals are used to explore the relationship between teachers' organization satisfaction and role dissensus (role conflict which exists when two or more members of a role-set have conflicting expectations for the status of a particular role member). Two types of dissensus are examined:…

A study was made of factors related to job satisfaction of agents of the South African Extension Service. A questionnaire, including both open-ended questions and structured statements, was mailed to all male extension agents asking for sources of job satisfaction. The 87 respondents studied represented 75.6% of the agents. Agents identified…

An investigation was conducted to probe faculty attitudes toward library effectiveness, to measure the effect on these attitudes of the dispersion of relevant resources in a system of departmental libraries around the campus, and to determine if a document delivery system produced changes in user attitudes toward the library. Studies were…

The document is a response to the evidence indicating that the majority of workers who lose (or are unhappy in) their jobs, do so because of factors other than lack of job skills and that those seeking employment must possess more than just job skills to be successful. Since the task of vocational educators is to prepare students for successful…

The report assesses three Adult Basic Education Institutes (one in reading, one in materials, and one in guidance and counseling) and an ABE Supervisors' Conference held in Tennessee during the summer of 1973. Academic credit was given to those of the approximately 30 participants of each Institute who successfully completed the session. Each…

Originally published in 1954, this investigation was designed to explore the formation of cohesiveness within work groups in an industrial setting, and the relationship of cohesiveness to productivity and to group members' mental health and adjustment. A company wide questionnaire survey, involving 228 groups totaling 5,871 workers, was made of…

As a manpower development program, Training and Technology (TAT) combines the resources of industry, education, and government to offer skill and technical training to the unemployed and underemployed. This follow-up study is an attempt to collect and analyze comprehensive information about the post-placement experiences of TAT graduates during…

A survey study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of the students at the Continuing Education Center ("Old Scona"). Students at the Center, at three public high schools, and Center teachers participated in the survey. Comparisons of Center students under 21 years of age with grade 12 high school students showed that the…

This study is concerned with the effectiveness of teacher aides in the eight Indianapolis Model Cities Schools as perceived by themselves and others. These paraprofessional personnel were hired for two basic purposes: (1) to provide additional help to teachers and children in the classroom, and (2) to provide career opportunities for a limited…