In the past, rural America often relied on Washington for policy responses to its challenges, but federal policy has been slow to adapt to the broad changes taking place in so many rural communities. New approaches to rural policy have taken root in some states. Georgia's OneGeorgia Authority will oversee a series of economic development programs…

Although demand for staff in the child care sector has increased over recent years in Scotland, there are difficulties in encouraging individuals to become involved in this field of employment. This survey investigated the characteristics of the early education and child care sector, particularly those which may affect its expansion and…

This paper analyzes the economic costs and benefits of Minnesota's nonresident tuition policies and tuition reciprocity agreements to the state. It also assesses the effects that modifications to these policies and agreements would have on migration patterns and the costs and benefits arising from such modifications. The methods used, such as…

Two presentations are provided from Innovative Session 2 of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2000 Conference proceedings. "Training Companies Speak Out on HRD Industry Changes: Symposium Introduction" (R. Wayne Pace) describes how this symposium explores the process of consolidation in the field, how the Internet is being used to…

This paper aims to connect some of the main themes that emerged from the papers presented at the 1999 International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy. It first addresses the need for links between policymakers and practitioners, the rationale for policy interest in career development services, and the way in which this rationale is…

Broad-based assessment and evaluation must form the foundation of planning for economic and workforce development engagement opportunities by a college or university. This involves assessing workforce development needs and evaluating how well current curricular offerings respond to those needs. Higher education institutions can successfully…

The Institution of Training Officers sees the training of trainers in the format of a technology of training that displays five groups of management skills. The role of the education system is to develop initial vocational aptitudes and provide subsequent reorientation especially for the vocation of teaching and training. (Author/DS)

Preparing native people either as owner-managers of small businesses or as management personnel for cooperative businesses is the subject of a course developed by the Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration. (DS)

Examines and evaluates the use of "active labor market policy" to attempt to make the "uneasy triangle" of full employment, price stability, and collective bargaining more tolerable while at the same time promoting the cause of greater economic equality and growth. (Author/JM)

For over ninety years the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training has been concerned with the rehabilitation of displaced adults and has further extended its priorities in developing manpower for vocational shortages throughout the world. (RK)

Former president of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) outlines group's goals. Suggests expanding scope of organization, increasing training for government service, adding membership services, and designing new programs. (DS)

Focuses on the inappropriate usage of the third person singular pronoun he'' in the business world. (DS)