A study examined whether point of entry into the work force affects earnings growth and employment stability. The Pennsylvania Regional Economic and Social Information data set (a 5% sample of workers whose wages were reported to the state's unemployment insurance program in 1969-1991) served as the study population. Analyses of the earnings…

An exploratory study examined what the largest and most successful manufacturing and service companies in the United States are doing to address human capital needs through training and development. A questionnaire was sent to 168 firms from the service sector and 165 from the manufacturing sector, as identified by "Fortune"; 81 responded.…

Most discussions concerning whether literature should be taught in the composition classroom have concentrated on the pedagogical theories of learning how to write, instead of the economic and political reasons for the initial separation of the two disciplines. To help make people more employable in the rising service economy universities have…

These self-study materials are a basic course for Marines working as mechanics. The course contains three study units. The first unit explains mechanics' hand tools and their proper care and usage. The second unit introduces the duties of the personnel at a basic level, describes the areas of a typical shop, and deals with shop operations and…

Written in Spanish, this guide comprises the third grade unit of a career education curriculum developed for migrant students. The guide covers 11 jobs in the public services and agribusiness fields--nursing aide, sanitation worker, mail carrier, librarian, fire fighter, police officer, gardener, farmer, logger, miner, and forest ranger. Student…

This handbook is designed to assist instructors in training human service workers who come into contact with older adults. The 250 case studies are actual cases collected by research staff in the field. Suggestions are offered for a variety of methods the instructors may use in presenting the cases. Recommendations are made for forming working…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in the vocational home economics education area of individual and family life at the secondary level. It is correlated closely with the essential elements prescribed by the Texas State Board of Education. The competencies are the essential elements, and the subcompetencies are the subelements prescribed in…

This report concerns the training requirements of women workers arising from the introduction of new technology in the services sector of the Irish economy. Section 1 discusses the importance of the services sector as a source of employment for women workers. In Section 2, the structure of female employment in the services sector is explored with…

This curriculum guide provides materials for a course to enable a student to meet the entry-level requirements of the cable industry as an aerial construction crew member. It is appropriate for a juvenile correctional facility, high school, or junior college. The course is intended to be completed in a minimum of 150 hours, including time in both…

This publication, one of a series of self-contained instructional manuals for students in marketing and distribution, deals with the field of personal services marketing and covers job opportunities, career possibilities, and future planning for entrepreneurship. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the business…

This report contains the keynote speech, the panel discussions, and questions (with responses) from the audience for each of two major sessions on the responsibility of political science to the community. The focus of the first session was academic political science and public service. The keynote speaker was William N. Cassella. Panelists were…

This module is the twenty-fifth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 078. The purpose of the module is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a sewing service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain…

This is the twenty-seventh in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 082 (Guard Service). Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing the module, a brief discussion of the nine units, responses to learning…

This is the twenty-ninth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurship Training modules and accompanies CE 031 086. The purpose of the module is to give students some idea of what it is to like to own and operate an energy specialist service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use…

"Exploring Careers" is a career education resource program, published in fifteen separate booklets, for junior high school-age students. It provides information about the world of work and offers its readers a way of learning about themselves and relating that information to career choices. The publications aim to build career awareness by means…