The article reviews approaches to the question of unemployment of disabled persons undertaken in Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Hungary. (CL)

Summarizes the findings and methodology of some of the recent innovative labor market studies in the private sector. Emphasis is placed on the micro-data study of the job creation process at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Similar studies at the University of California at Berkeley and at the Brookings Institution are also summarized. (CT)

Briefly lists the major issues which will affect organizations in the 1980s. Also looks at an evolutionary adaptation of quality circles appropriate for management, the "verteam" or vertical team circle. (CT)

The author explains that in recent years the output per hour has not been growing as fast in the U.S. as in some of the other industrialized nations of the world. He explains why this has serious consequences for our national economic well-being. (CT)

This paper offers a rationale for the concern with, and involvement of, vocational education in the topic of productivity in the workforce. It also suggests what differences might result from knowing more about the topic. (CT)

Focusing on training as it relates to adult education, this article provides three definitions of adult education and discusses three categories of adult educators. It is noted that trainers work with people who see themselves essentially as adults, and in that sense trainers are adult educators. (LRA)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has updated its projections for the decade to reflect recent social, political, and economic development. Three scenarios provide the range of possible growth paths. (Author)

Results of several human resources studies and surveys of the information profession are compiled in order to characterize functions performed by information professionals. Study results are presented in tables and discussed as a foundation for developing a profile of professionals in information science. (SW)

The revitalization of industry needs a substantial investment in work force training. Reauthorization of the 1976 Vocational Education Amendments should focus on how vocational education can meet the needs of students and of the economy. (JOW)

Discusses the new welfare law's elements that affect low-wage labor: work requirements, time limits, relaxed protections, and expanded state authority. Outlines high-road versus low-road policies in terms of economic development, human resource development, and administration. (SK)

Training and development professors, leaders, and practitioners (n=500) identified their philosophies in a survey. Professors and leaders preferred progressivism first and behaviorism second. Practitioners chose behaviorism over progressivism. Radicalism was least preferred by all three. (SK)

Suggests that adult education and training policy intended to help China modernize may be potentially threatening to the nation's stability. Questions whether China can retain its cultural and political identity while engaging in global trade. (SK)

Human resource development (HRD) is an evolving system, a confluence of disciplines with its own professional identity. Understanding HRD as an evolving system enables professional practice and theory development to emerge within the context of existing taxonomies. (SK)

Without a solid theory and research base, human resource development will never become a valid field of study and a profession. The rise in academic programs with graduates trained in research may improve the situation. (SK)

A reflective practitioner is a problem solver who develops theories anchored in a practitioner's ways of knowing. Reflective practice is a significant means of contributing to the knowledge base of adult education and human resource development. (SK)