Explains the role of the California Employment Training Panel in ensuring that public monies are well spent by guaranteeing that training leads directly to employment. Emphasizes the importance of job training as a tool for economic development. (AYC)

Shows that employment skills can be taught to delinquent youth and that this is a promising approach to delinquency treatment and prevention. The social learning approach for employment training is outlined. (Author/LHW)

Trends in vocational education research and development (R&D) were investigated for the 20-year period of 1963-1983. Hardcopy and computerized data sources were content-analyzed into data-generated categories. Graphs plotting relative frequencies of the identified, categorized R&D activities were analyzed for trends. Such R&D is concluded to be…

Describes corrections officers' work environment and the need for guard training that includes instruction in handling the social-psychological problems of the job. (Author/ABB)

The author documents the design and development of an employment-related training program for local government administrators in Saskatchewan. (CH)

The author discusses the channeling of certain groups of students into low-income, low-status careers through occupational home economics. She calls for home economics teachers to help students prepare for jobs at all levels of the occupational spectrum. (CH)

The author describes the approaches an organization can take to improve its supervisors' performance through training. Three major inhouse approaches for training supervisors are explored: selected reading, on-the-job coaching, and classroom programs. The article also includes a suggested reading list and a sample training reaction sheet. (CT)

The author takes issue with the National Institute of Education-sponsored report, "Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education," saying that it belittles the importance of occupational education. He argues for the value of specialization to secure immediate employment versus the vaguer goals of liberal…

The subject of youth policy is discussed in three articles: youth policy developments in Western Australia, Australian Council of Trade Unions policies on youth employment and training, and an outline of developments and provisions in youth policy. (CT)

Training managers discuss aspects of their job that must be learned on the job, rather than in training. Examines the value of line managers, the goals of the training director, the responsibility for management education, and the ideal training department. Examples are presented from various companies. (CT)

Presents a model for simultaneously addressing the problems of illiteracy and the counseling requirements of the skill training programs in Third World countries. The model includes advisory committees, needs analysis, staff development and training, program assessment, and a placement and follow-up component. (KH)

A summary and analysis of research in marketing education published since 1980 is provided and critiqued methodologically. The results of a survey of leading researchers in marketing education on the question of future directions for research is presented. (CT)

Snyder, Union, and Northumberland (SUN) counties Area Vocational Technical School receives students from five rural school districts for its twelfth-year program, a six-hour per day vocational program for high school seniors. SUN is also involved in adult job training and a consortium of institutions to coordinate computer-assisted design and…

The early apprentice, his work regime, and his directive to travel are discussed. Apprentices had both a learning and a working relationship with their masters and they performed tasks that often brought them into contact with the adult world. The wanderjahre, the practice of requiring apprentices to wander, is described. (MLW)

Partnerships from the community college standpoint are explained and the different customized job training programs provided by community colleges are examined. (CT)