The central purpose of the present study is to examine whether increases in the potential productivity and/or the credential-derived social attractiveness of ghetto workers are translated into higher quality employment. Under the untested assumption that the potential productivity of a worker living in the ghetto is positively correlated with the…

These five research reviews should be useful to educators concerned with developing and improving vocational education programs. Reviews include: (1) Four longitudinal studies of labor market experience conducted by The Ohio State University Center for Human Resource Research, concerning young men 14-24, young women 14-24, men 45-59, and women…

This curriculum guide for child care workers is oriented toward fulfilling the Maryland State requirements for personnel in early childhood programs. A tabulated summary of qualifications is presented for personnel in early childhood programs as required by State Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, Education, Employment and Social Services.…

The second of a 2-volume study, this document contains a detailed analysis of the national Work Incentive Program (WIN) enrollee population. Described are characteristics and experiences of the enrollees before, during, and after their participation in WIN. A federally funded employment program, WIN provides reinforcements for vocational training…

The first part of the report presents projects in the operational, evaluative, or exploratory research phase from December 16, 1972 to April 15, 1974. The second part reviews the projects and products completed during the period from December 16, 1970 to December 15, 1971. Training materials and reports evolving from the research are listed as…

The major purposes of this evaluation were to: (1) assess the effectiveness of the Individual Referral (IR) program in providing training in broadening occupational choices and in making institutional training available to enrollees in areas where class-size projects are not feasible; (2) develop comparable data on such items as trainee…

This revised handbook describes Oklahoma's cooperative programs for the secondary grades in vocational education, including the following topics: (1) purposes of vocational education, (2) the six types of cooperative programs in Oklahoma, (3) the role of teacher-coordinator, (4) the advisory committee's role, (5) regulations, (6) training…

This publication reports on research conducted on exemplary practices affecting the standards and the delivery of custodial services in schools. Specifically, the study attempted to (1) survey practices in several school districts with exemplary custodial programs and suggest a formula or formulas that would provide a logical basis for determining…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of an Australian Tripartite Mission appointed by the Minister of State for Labor and National Service to examine the methods of training skilled workers in a number of European nations from which Australia is obtaining migrant labor. The Mission summarized its findings of…

To identify problems regarding economic development, the Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel conducted an educational and occupational survey of each member country of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The specific purpose of the surveys was to gather comparative data on the training and utilization of…

To identify problems regarding economic development, the Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel conducted an educational and occupational survey of each member country of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The specific purpose of the surveys was to gather comparative data on the training and utilization of…

To identify problems regarding economic development, the Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel conducted an educational and occupational survey of each member country of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The specific purpose of the surveys was to gather comparative data on the training and utilization of…

To identify problems regarding economic development, the Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel conducted an educational and occupational survey of each member country of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The specific purpose of the surveys was to gather comparative data on the training and utilization of…

To identify problems regarding economic development, the Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel conducted an educational and occupational survey of each member country of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The specific purpose of the surveys was to gather comparative data on the training and utilization of…

To identify problems regarding economic development, the Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel conducted an educational and occupational survey of each member country of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The specific purpose of the surveys was to gather comparative data on the training and utilization of…