This publication is a guide for employers who need specific information on unemployment compensation. Major topics discussed are an overview of the workings of the unemployment insurance system, the unemployment compensation amendments of 1976, receipt of claim notice, an employer's reaction to claims, student workers, faculty claims for summer…

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INSTALLED IN 1964 A CLOSED CIRCUIT TV NETWORK INTERLOCKING GAINESVILLE, DAYTONA BEACH, ORLANDO, AND PORT CANAVERAL TO PROVIDE GRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION TO A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS, MAINLY EMPLOYEES OF INDUSTRIES. CENTERS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH INTERCITY MICROWAVE CIRCUITS, EACH CIRCUIT…

Public opinion sharing is being hindered in the present public school negotiation system in New York State. The present negotiation policies hinder and even prohibit public participation in the negotiation process. One hundred adults from Buffalo and thirteen surrounding communities were interviewed by phone and their attitudes toward school…

In November 1971, the Arkansas State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights conducted a two-day open meeting in West Memphis, Arkansas, to examine the problems of black people living in the Delta region of Arkansas. More than 40 people were invited to express their views concerning the problems of black people living in…

After five years existence of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), the training programs at the various centers and projects are beginning to create an impact on educational development in Southeast Asia. Graduates from the SEAMEO centers have made substantive contributions in various fields of specialization in their…

An annotated list is presented of 57 resources designed to provide information on Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and to give assistance in the implementation of its regulatory requirements. These include Office for Civil Rights documents and general resources as well as guidelines, policy statements, and directives developed and…

Federal collective bargaining legislation for public employees could create confrontations between federal government and state-local governments. Political promises can be foiled by bargaining outcomes, therefore states with bargaining rights should be exempted from the federal law. Equity between public and private employees is another problem…

The research reported in this document was concerned with determining differences in subjective culture that might be associated with race, sex, social class, and age, and to cross-validate the findings of the previous four reports. Interviewers of the same race and sex as the persons studied were trained for approximately 18 hours using standard…

Although it is a commonplace observation that urban-industrial growth necessitated the development of the police and the schools as the family, church and personal cross-class relations became inadequate to the task of social control, socialization, and the channeling of mobility, studies of the growth of these urban public-service organizations…

The objective of the study was to develop an educational program to update Air Force scientists, engineers, senior technicians and managers of science and engineering (both military and civilian) working at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). Needs in continuing education were assessed from data obtained from: the Office of Professional and…

Rigid entrance requirements and lack of recruiting have curtailed job opportunities for the disadvantaged in state and local government employment, perpetuating both unemployment and manpower shortages. This project is an attempt to improve the employment opportunities of the disadvantaged and develop a model program and model civil service laws…

Designed to be of value to supervisors, office managers, and executives, this book gives a broad introductory background to the functions of selection, training, and supervision of office personnel. Under recruitment and selection, it covers sources of future employees, use of the application blank, testing, checking references, and interviewing.…

The 44 entries in this Civil Service Commission directory deal with the development and evaluation of training programs in Federal agencies (in progress, and completed) and with training methodology. Agencies include the Department of Agriculture; the Air Force, Army, and Navy; the District of Columbia Department of Public Welfare; the General…

The regulations for employee training of the Federal Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture are enumerated in this manual. The responsibility for employee training, factors for selection of employees for training, procedures for authorization of training, and contributions and awards for training are described. Provisions for…

A study was made of the application, during the 1966-67 academic year, of a policy of tuition fee reimbursements up to 50% for Canadian public service employees in job related evening or correspondence courses. Methods were a literature review, a questionnaire survey of deputy heads, followup interviews with departmental officers, a study of…