An evaluation was made of 38 programs being carried on in Tennessee colleges and universities in 1969 under Title I, Higher Education Act of 1965. During the first four years, 22 Tennessee institutions were involved in 69 proposals, and received a total of $676,385.15 in funds through June 30, 1969. Eight other subcontracts were also awarded to…

The 59 publications, identified through a search of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) publications and non-ERIC publications, were reviewed and analyzed to identify the major findings, promising developments, strategies, and methodological strengths and weaknesses which exist in curriculums designed for training dental assistants,…

This bibliography is composed of 157 citations ranging in date from 1962 to 1969, but emphasizing the 1967 to 1969 period. Approximately one-third of the entries are annotated. The sources describe programs and techniques which are similar to the U.S. Department of Labor's "New Careers" program; however, emphasis is on less institutionalized…

This research report is concerned with paraprofessional training, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for poverty adults. The following questions represent the objectives and purposes of the research effort: enrollees' mobility orientations, and how these orientations have changed; how the role sets of enrollees influence their effectiveness in social…

This analysis is intended to assist public health nurses and others to apply the principles and standards of professional nursing conduct and practice to the development and utilization of home health aide services. Part I, "Development of a Home Health Aide Service" covers (1) agency organization and policies, including such topics as legal…

To provide occupational training to disadvantaged groups, a 6-month experimental program was conducted for 150 men and women to: (1) stabilize the rural community, (2) turn technological advancement into opportunity for area residents, (3) obtain information about racially related training and employment problems, and (4) stimulate other groups to…

German adult education before 1933 stressed group experience in the family, clan, and culture rather than knowledge and the individual. Outside trends, expecially in England, Austria, Denmark, and the United States, repeatedly influenced the German movement. While lecture institutes, university extension, and other activities were important, the…

The annotated bibliography dealing with counseling and personnel services in adult education contains 94 indexed and abstracted entries arranged under four headings: student personnel services, counseling services; admissions and selection; and retention and dropout, and financial assistance. Topics covered in these abstracts include general…

In approaching its mission, the task force defined occupational training and private industry as follows: the term "private industry" embraces all service and goods-producing industries other than government agencies but includes nonprofit organizations and establishments. The term "occupational training" includes the…

This report on training under Title 1 of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 reviews accomplishments and problems of Fiscal Year 1967-68, traces program changes since the inception of the Act, discusses the potential impact of the amendments of October, 1968, and recommends additional resources, stronger coordination of programs and…

The Texas Labor Mobility Project's purpose was to demonstrate the effectiveness of using financial assistance to create stability in migrant workers and to reduce unemployment. The program was designed as a research project to gather information about all phases of the Mobility Project. This was handled through the Texas Employment Commission. In…

At a time when many manpower programs have been charged with gimmickry and refunded without adequate assessment of impact and techniques, this volume attempts to develop a broad base of factual and analytical knowledge by which some judgement can be made of the gaps in manpower programs and policies as well as needed inputs. Part 1 traces…

These background papers concentrate on the problem of obsolescence and adult competence; the educational significance of adult roles, developmental tasks, and changing value orientations throughout the life cycle; the effect of work careers on adult education participation; choice of subject matter and methods of study; specific reasons for…

This study dealt with married women as past, present, and future members of the nursing force. Respondents were 53 married women, aged 22 to 68, in the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Health Region who had been registered nurses. Data were gathered on personal, family, and work history, motives for entering the nursing profession, and satisfactions and…

The last of a series of five reports, this annotated bibliography includes a short review of the specific sections in which the bibliographical listings are grouped. The 46 items listed are arranged in the following sections relating to the Job Corps programs: history and need; planning and program descriptions; administration; instruction…