Nearly 1,000 adults and 200 teenagers in a representative sample of 100 geographical locations were interviewed regarding: (1) general attitudes toward corrections, (2) feelings about contacts with convicted offenders on their return to the community, and (3) opinions about corrections as a career. Some findings were: (1) Whites and Negroes agreed…

Three nations, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States, participated in the conference with representatives from management, trade unions, government, academic institutions, and interested observers. The International Labor Office and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development also participated. Speakers from each of the three…

This study investigated the relationship between the professional orientation of the counselor and his attitudes toward the following responsibilities: (1) eligibility determination, and (2) employment placement. Subjects were 279 counselors employed in state rehabilitation agency offices. Significant relationships were found between…

This report studies the educational needs of rural people in terms of the economic and social changes taking place in America. A historical review traces the educational patterns as they have evolved and studies the effects of these patterns on the rural population. The author considers migration and its effects as well as the effects of…

The statement represents a review of the general views of the 80 participants from 16 States and the District of Columbia as prepared at the close of their discussions of the changing world of work in the United States. Major questions addressed by the group dealt with the three distinct forces involved in the cross currents of rapid change: the…

The peer group network for black teenage females (16-19 years of age) from low income families serves as the powerful interactive mechanism to enable these young women to develop job orientation for themselves and others. Through a group process simulation and guidance model steps can be taken to enter and to remain in the labor market. In New…

This is a structured interview study of a 20% random sample consisting of 148 clients interviewed a year after leaving a rehabilitation center vocational program. Employment outcome is related to age, marital status, impairments, education, race, social class, program completion, attendance and punctuality. Clients' occupational distribution in…

Research findings on the employment of disabled veterans in a practical format are presented for people interested in the goal of equal employment opportunity for disabled veterans--job developers, vocational counselors, service officers of veterans organizations, employment service administrators, and employers. The guide contains findings from a…

Faculty collective bargaining is a recent development on the campuses of four-year colleges and universities. The factors that stimulated this development are outlined in this study as are some of the special problems generated by faculty bargaining, especially determination of the bargaining unit and the appropriate scope of negotiations. Some…

Cautions that recent technological changes require labor forces that are not only suitably trained in the skill requirements of today but also possess the general aptitude to adapt to the changing demands of the market place. Urges the reform of educational and training systems toward a reorganization of working methods. (TW)

The chances of young people improving their social and economic position are far less favorable today than they were 15 to 20 years ago. Hungarian youth are encountering difficulties finding employment and a worsened position in the labor market. The origins and consequences of this phenomenon are discussed. (RM)

The conventional approach to analysis of employment problems in the modern sector, namely comparison of workforce supply and demand, is inapplicable in the traditional sector, where a distinction needs to be made between the concepts of workforce underutilization and its availability. The author discusses these concepts and presents their policy…

Discusses various aspects of youth (ages 15-24) unemployment in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, illustrating youth's perception of their situation, their satisfactions/frustrations, their investment in work, and their means of making choices about work. Focuses on unskilled/early school leavers, middle…

Discusses current problems in engineering education, including faculty shortages, growing undergraduate and declining graduate enrollments, aging facilities and obsolescent laboratories, status and needs of and opportunities for engineers, and the quality of engineering graduates. Proposes some solutions to resolve the problems. (SK)

Liberal education is viewed as aiming at the development of the student and not the training of the student for what the market thinks it wants. A number of suggestions for career preparation at liberal arts institutions proposed by Sagen, particularly curriculum changes, are analyzed and refuted. (JMF)