The rate training manual is one of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel of the Navy and Naval Reserve studying for advancement from the Aviation Machinist's Mate ADJ2 rating to ADJ1 to ADJC. Aviation Machinist's Mates J maintain aircraft jet engines and their related systems. Chpater 1 discusses the enlisted rating…

The document presents immediate and long range plans for the systematic injection of Symbolic Integrated Maintenance Systems (SIMS) and Fully Proceduralized Job Performance Aids (FPJPA) materials into the current technical order system and the inclusion of job-oriented training matched to FPJPA into the training system of the Air Force. The text…

The policy recommendations contained in this report are intended to provide financial guidelines that can be clearly understood by all concerned parties and allow for decision making at the local level within those guidelines. The recommendations provide institutions with a clear understanding of the state's relationship to financial…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

The rate training manual is designed to help meet the occupational qualifications for advancement to Signalman First Class (SMI) and Chief Signalman (SMC). Chapter one discusses advancement, its rewards, responsibilities, and requirements. In chapter two administrative and training duties are explained with special emphasis on the coverage of the…

Library binding concerns itself with the maintenance of a volume for reader usability and the maximum number of circulations, uses, or withdrawals. This manual has been designed as an introduction to binding for libraries. It is intended to assist librarians in the preparation of materials for binding, and to instruct them in the care of their…

The main objective of the training research phase of the maintenance management study was to develop and test training methods suitable for highway maintenance supervisors. Supervisors were trained by one of five different methods (lecture, group discussion, programed instruction, programed workshops, audiovisual instruction). The report documents…

Several aspects of plastics used in the building industry are discussed, and a general information format for specifying plastics in building construction is given. This format includes--(1) description of product, (2) physical properties, (3) design criteria, (4) installation, (5) maintenance, (6) economics, and (7) case histories. Several uses…

Planning, design, construction and educational use of creative and functional trails and walkways are described in a series of guidelines for those interested in designing outdoor recreational facilities. The outdoor trail is described as one of many useful devices through which teachers and naturalists are able to bring the world of nature closer…

An account is presented of the development of a job performance test for the Learner Centered Instruction (LCI) weapon control systems mechanic/technician Air Force course. The performance test was administered to the LCI experimental course subjects as well as the control course subjects upon graduation. Test items are, for the most part, based…

The report of the Fourth Biennial Management Instructors' Seminar (July 21-26, 1968) which deals with the improvement of management education in the Army, contains presentations of guest speakers and reports of seminar workshops. The former presents the components of management -- planning, decision-making, productivity, communication, and…

This article, in two parts, presents information as a foundation for an integrated approach to utilization and employment of Alaskan manpower in the construction and maintenance of the trans-Alaska pipeline, and the continuing exploration and development of the petroleum fields. The four primary manpower sources for petroleum related employment in…

This school evaluation guide provides a means of recording and appraising the physical characteristics of existing educational plants. Each design factor of the physical environment is explained and recommendation values are assigned to them. This allows both school administrators and architects to graph the effectiveness of a particular…

The material used in preparation of this booklet was obtained through a series of interviews with labor superintendents and labor supervisors at Berea College. It concerns the selection of work-study students for various university departments. The physical plant director discusses the process of selecting and training physical plant student…

Written to answer a long-felt need for a comprehensive, up-to-date planning instrument to measure the quality of school facilities, this appraisal guide serves as a road map for school administrators and boards involved in any type of building program. The guide attempts to evaluate school facilities in terms of their general condition as well as…