Kishwaukee College conducted a survey of DeKalb County and the Rochelle Township High School District in Illinois during July and August 1971 which (1) determined the area's current and potential manpower resources; (2) identified and described the settled-in Spanish speaking population of the area; (3) determined the area's existing and potential…

Presented in three languages (English, French, and Spanish), the document deals only with the demographic aspects of the world labor force--fully employed, underemployed, and unemployed. It includes employers, salaried employees, self-employed, wage earners, unpaid family workers, members of producer cooperatives, and members of the armed forces.…

To study library education in relation to library manpower needs in Indiana, questionnaires were sent to the state's library schools and to its public, academic, school, and special libraries. Information was collected on the basic concerns of libraries in the areas of professional education and staff utilization specific past and future staffing…

Personal interviews with each employer of health care workers in the Nicolet Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) District were conducted to determine: (1) the extent of need for trained health occupations personnel in the district; (2) the projected need for such personnel in the future; (3) which specific health occupations currently…

The Rural Manpower Service's objective is to provide the State's rural people "equity of access" to all programs administered by the North Dakota Employment Security Bureau. It provides services to agriculture, business, government, and workers in meeting their employment and manpower needs. Functional supervision and direction to the…

A State Task Force on Rural Health was formed (January 1973) by the State Rural Development Committee to identify and analyze major rural health problems in North Carolina and to recommend alleviation strategies. The Task Force submitted open-ended questionnaires to members of the County Rural Development Panels to secure their perceptions of…

Despite general recognition that nonmetropolitan areas have a disproportionate share of the nation's problems; that this is both a cause and an effect of rural-urban migration and metropolitan compaction; and despite official rhetoric in favor of "rural-urban balance", virtually all evidence points to a pattern of inequity in Federal outlay for…

The handbook was compiled to help separate and clarify for career educators the concepts and issues of career education. It is intended to be used as a reference work and the following sample topics are discussed alphabetically: a brief look at yourself; articulation; awareness; career development; career education; career guidance; occupational…

This booklet is intended to provide elementary school principals with some understanding of the concepts of adult learning and development and an awareness of some of the processes and techniques for conducting a staff development program. It is not, however, intended to serve as a complete training program in itself. Among the topics discussed in…

Research studies for use in planning, administering, and improving the in-school, summer, and out-of-school programs of the Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) were reviewed. Findings were analyzed from those studies that surveyed individual NYC projects or specific elements and those that attempted to develop and test ways to solve problems. Some…

This report offers 2-year colleges and law enforcement agencies alternatives for merging resources for improving police training and education. Currently approximately 250 2-year colleges offer programs inlaw enforcement, police science, or police administration education. The President's Crime Commission reports that present training programs of…

A comprehensive directory of New York State services for migrant and seasonal farm workers is presented. Brief program descriptions--as well as the names of managerial personnel, addresses, and phone numbers for the numerous agencies related to migrant or seasonal farm programs--are given for the following: the State Department of Agriculture and…

To identify factors which affect the entry-level employability of high school vocational bookkeeping students, the study conducted: (1) a followup of vocational bookkeeping graduates, (2) a business and industry survey, and (3) help-wanted advertisement analysis. Data were collected for each of these areas from the entire population of 107…

This book undertakes to define management education and training requirements in relation to the needs of Great Britain and other advanced technological societies. It considers the present and predicted structure and functions of industry and business, as well as desired qualities (intellectual and communication skills, organizational…

Thirteen parishes in Central Louisiana were surveyed (1) to identify nonfarm agricultural business and professional organizations having 1 or more job titles requiring knowledge or skill in agricultural subjects and (2) to determine entry-level job qualifications. One hundred thirty-nine agricultural business and professional organizations were…