The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) held the first national Conference on New Directions-New Programs-New Professions in Washington, D.C. on October 10-13, 1971. The goals of the conference were twofold: (1) to exchange information between representatives of AASCU institutions, officials of Federal government…

The report describes a 2-year project that tested new approaches to helping workers better their lives and promote their careers by advancing their education. Through the cooperative efforts of industrial management and labor unions in Middlesex County in New Jersey, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry, with the assistance of the Labor…

The findings of "A Task Analysis of Library Jobs in the State of Illinois" (ED 040723), the SERD Report (Social, Educational Research and Development, Inc.), are evaluated and applied to academic libraries in this study. The tasks are grouped by function and by training time order, and then arranged in task clusters by performance level.…

As an appendix to a conference report on media and the Manpower Development Training Act, this volume includes the following items: (1) letter of invitation, (2) list of participants, (3) agenda, (4) annotated bibliography on instructional media and vocational education, (5) letter of invitation to commercial media producers, (6) bibliography of…

The model presented is an attempt to answer two questions--"Why should a company invest in the development of human resources?" and "How is it accomplished?" (Author/LH)

The author defines the concept of lifelong education. He relates lifelong education to five social features: social change, the world of work, demography, control, and the mode of delivery. (CH)

If training is to make a real difference in the organization, we need an alternative to the vacuum of performance. A view exists that springs from two fundamental premises: (1) every individual operates in the context of a performance system and (2) improvements in performance will occur only if we understand the variables in that system. (JOW)

Describes resources that trainers can use to tap into both academic and street knowledge about training and human resource development (HRD). Includes information about books, journals, professional associations, seminars, and online databases. (JOW)

The author attempts to construct a conceptual map of prevocationalism in order to facilitate practical exploration. He aims to outline some of the contexts within which prevocationalism is embedded and present a clear delineation of the concept. (CH)

The number of college graduates has increased considerably since 1960. However, the number of jobs requiring highly educated workers has not grown to the same extent. Thus, young, well-educated college graduates frequently replace older, less educated workers. The author challenges society to make more efficient use of its educational resources.…

This article asserts that displacement in the future will be less severe than is currently believed, especially if certain measures are instituted, such as continuous retraining of active workers in generalizable skills, advance notice of plant closings, and job clubs, among others. (JB)

Illustrates approaches to what training can and should do for the development process of a country, including alternative styles of training, needs analysis, planning and design models, evaluation, and passive versus active learning. (SK)

The shift in age mix due to the baby boom of the 1950s will have a striking effect on the labor force. Since much of the nation's welfare is linked to human resources (and adults are an increasingly important part of that resource) vocational education will be called upon to help meet that need. (SSH)

Recent development and dissemination of ethical standards for AHRD help focus attention on the ethical and moral foundations of the field. Attention to explicit standards, however, reflects an enduring commitment to an overarching ethic of rationality that denies or minimizes the dynamics, complexities, and depths of the human and organizational…

Wildcat Service Corporation is a highly successful employment service for ex-drug addicts and alcholics who have served prison terms, are on welfare, and have little work experience. Funded mainly by the Manpower Administration, Wildcats's 3,000 workers perform service operations for many of New York City's government departments and businesses.…