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…

The paper examines the nature of qualitative empirical studies published in the AHRD proceedings from 1999-2003 and discusses findings on research purpose, research question(s), and inquiry literature cited. (Contains 4 tables.)

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.…

An example is cited of a disadvantaged worker helped by the Manpower Administration's Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS) program who has progressed from trainee as a grocery clerk to training instructor for a grocery chain and is now completing his college education with the grocery chain's help. (SA)

Effects of followup services (number of clients still employed at placements and employee retention rate) on 234 disadvantaged manpower program participants were studied in an eastern metropolitan Concentrated Employment Program. An organizational team approach (fellow employee, supervisor, and personnel manager) is proposed as a supportive…

Most Manpower educators will be attracted to the last paragraph where the author offers an evaluation model on request. (Editor)

Explains features of this year's revised JOBS contracts and cites implications for organizations and trainees. (Editor)

An overview of manpower development and its problems in South Africa. (AN)

This article contends that where meaningful employment is coupled with education, that retention and successful course completion are much higher. (Editor)

Vocational training conducted by and for industry. (Editor)

This article appears in Manpower Research Visibility, a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (MU)

Study results indicate that male dropout is not likely to return to school, while the female dropout is more likely to return to school and graduate. Counselors need to become more aware of the wide array of training programs available and to communicate this knowledge to potential and actual dropouts. (Author)