Effective use of manpower resources is of vital concern for future economic prosperity. Author stresses the important role of further education and training services and the potential available through these active forces for economic as well as social progress. (Editor/RB)

This article discusses steps taken in meeting the skilled-technical hourly work force requirements for the construction and maintenance of a quarter billion dollar automated industrial plant in Jamaica where the rural background of trainees necessitates compensation for limited technological experience. (NL)

Notes that there is no firm evidence pointing to an acceleration of technological change. (JF)

The real retraining of the American work force will not come about through massive, federally operated job training programs. It will come about only when employers are able to look forward to a promising economic future that requires highly trained and motivated employees and that offers real jobs. (Author/SSH)

Discusses factors contributing to structural changes in developing countries and concludes that unemployment and underemployment are best countered by generating new productive activities, developing economic linkages, and stimulating an increase in the number of workplaces. Advocates cooperation among developing nations. (JOW)

Analyzes differences between youth unemployment and unemployment in general. Shows that while market unemployment has been moving downward, youth unemployment has been trending upward. Discusses community services for youth manpower development, schools and job preparation, and recommendations for improving the situation. (CT)

To improve America's economic outlook, positive action must be taken to lay the groundwork for a sustained increase in the rate of productivity. It is helpful to compare training methods, particularly apprenticeship, to those of West Germany, which has consistently maintained high production levels. (JOW)

Economic, demographic, and technological trends suggest that private training will likely receive a good deal more attention in the coming decades. New economic thinking reveals the critical need to develop human capital to improve productivity in the private sector. (CT)

Deals with the establishment of an actual or relevant labor force for certain civilian occupations in the U.S. Department of the Navy. These include professionals (scientists, engineers, and others), craftworkers and operatives, and laborers. Discusses wages, recruitment, and mobility. (CT)

Martin McBride, Hugh Henderson, Peter Dawson, and O. E. Gullander in a panel discussion present their views on the relationship between Canadian training needs and Canada's trade position. (Author/BP)

The study evaluated from a societal standpoint the benefits and costs of the 11-state regional job-training program, Operation Manpower; compared the benefits and costs of the regional program with those of several selected state and local job-training projects; and investigated whether Operation Manpower helped reduce unemployment in Appalachia.…

The thesis of this paper is that the bulk of academic research in industrial relations and economics in recent years has had very little impact on either public or private policy decisions. The thesis is illustrated by examining several policy problems, e.g., manpower programs and the relationship between wages and variables such as unemployment…

Reviews postmodern conditions and the tenets of critical postmodern theory. Identifies implications for vocational education, including renewed purpose, integrated curriculum, creation of new knowledge, and regenerated goals for democratic schools. (SK)