This selective bibliography provides annotated references for 1,200 books and articles published between 1976 and 1978 which concern productivity--the relation between physical output and input. Publications deal with concepts and methods; measurement of levels and trends; the sources of productivity change (such as technology and research); the…

TO DETERMINE AND EVALUATE THE NEED FOR SKILLED MANPOWER IN ONTARIO 3,931 FIRMS EMPLOYING 764,411 WORKERS, OR 31.2 PERCENT OF THE ESTIMATED PROVINCIAL LABOR FORCE, WAS SURVEYED IN 1965. THE TOTAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENT IN SKILLED OCCUPATIONS FOR 1965-66 AMOUNTED TO 69,225 OF WHICH 33,746 WERE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. MORE THAN HALF OF THE MANPOWER WAS…

The role of the Hudson Institute in the policy research center program was to build on and adapt current studies of the future for the purpose of assisting the Office of Education and its five pilot centers. Part 1 of this report comments briefly on some methodological and substantive issues that arose during the pilot phase and suggests how…

This handbook was designed to assist economists and statisticians in the economically developing countries in initiating and conducting studies for determining future manpower requirements in relation to anticipated development. It outlines a method of estimating future manpower requirements by occupation and industry and future training…

American social scientists and business executives diagnose the current state of the business-government relationship in the United States. As part of a seminar, each of 14 participants presented a paper which is reproduced in the book. The 14 papers are divided into three chapters entitled The Changing of Societal Environment, Modes and Social…

Brief descriptions of the historical and cultural background of the Eskimo, Aleut, Athapascan, Tlingit, and Haida Indian groups of Alaska are presented. Further information is given concerning the educational, health, employment, and economic opportunities available to the natives today. A list is included of activities and points of interest in…

Great Britain began changing to the metric system in 1965, in order to improve industrial efficiency and to increase its competitive strength in international trade. Despite internal and external pressures calling for acceleration of the rate of change, a loss of momentum in expanding use of metric standards was noted in 1971. In order to…

This study sought to determine the need for labor market information in the San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose Metropolitan areas of California. Respondents included representatives of public and private employment agencies, community antipoverty agencies, school administrators and counselors, employers, union members and high school students. Top…

Suggestions of how a university should go about the task of technology transfer are presented. Two important lessons to relate include: the imperative of a decision-making infrastructure and maintaining perspective. Experiences at the University of Houston when a professor made some discoveries in high-temperature semiconductivity are described.…

Secretary of Education William Bennett proposes that gimmicky federal programs are not the key to boosting American economic competitiveness, but rather that developing in American schoolchildren the qualities of honesty, responsibility, and regard for others' rights will help Americans compete in world markets. (MSE)

The methods used by Indonesia's New Order government to regulate the civic activities of university staff and students in the government sector are discussed in the context of the government's pursuit of stability and economic growth, and the possible directions to be taken by the bureaucratic government are examined. (MSE)

Demonstrates how, for economic survival, Blacks in large numbers have become directly affiliated with the Federal government through public funding or employment. Also shows that the socioeconomic distance between Blacks and Whites is widening, and asserts that racism and inequality are endemic to our political and economic systems. (CMG)

Reexamines the merits of free public education in light of social and economic changes. Argues that funding schools entirely through taxes creates certain inequities and, therefore, that families with children in school should pay partial tuition, with adjustments according to family income. (MCG)

The Performance Report is an accountability initiative addressing important indicators and outcome measures that are built around the Policy Areas from the Illinois Board of Higher Educations' Illinois Commitment. The Illinois Commitment was developed based on the premise that higher education must be part of the process of providing a foundation…

The Illinois Community College System Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2006 provides comparative accountability information built around the priorities of Illinois higher education. The Performance Report is structured around the policy areas in the Board of Higher Education's "Illinois Commitment" and the complementary pledges of the…