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LESH, SEYMOUR – 1965
A SURVEY OF 20 EMPLOYERS, ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES, AND UNION LEADERS INDICATED THAT DIFFICULTIES IN RECRUITING CAPABLE YOUTH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS TRADE ARE CAUSED BY (1) A CHAOTIC STRUCTURE, INCLUDING UNCLEAR DEFINITION OF FUNCTION, VARIETY OF PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, AND SIZE OF THE EMPLOYING UNITS, (2) THE COMPLEXITIES OF TRAINING AND…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Career Choice, Educational Programs, Employment Practices
FIELSTRA, CLARENCE – 1961
THE PROGRAM HAS OPERATED SINCE 1953 IN FIVE COMMUNITIES. HIGH SCHOOL PERSONNEL HAVE DEVELOPED A WORK-STUDY PROGRAM IN AN ATTEMPT TO HELP STUDENTS--(1) MAKE BETTER OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES, (2) GAIN THE NECESSARY PREPARATION FOR THEIR CHOSEN WORK, (3) FIND PLACEMENT ON THE JOB, AND (4) ADJUST TO AND GROW ON THE JOB. THREE FORMS OF WORK EDUCATION ARE…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Choice, High School Students, Job Placement
Spaltro, Kathleen – 1980
The assumption that humanistic scholarship possesses intrinsic value in and of itself as "scholarship" pervades the academic community, though it is largely unspoken. Untenured faculty members rush to publish research, regardless of whether it is read or applied, because they distrust connecting scholarship with action. Academics confuse…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Faculty Promotion, Graduate Study
American Academy of Environmental Engineers, Rockville, MD. – 1980
Presented is a study and recommendations regarding the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in developing skilled water quality control personnel. The American Academy of Environmental Engineers, which conducted this analysis, concludes that the federal role should be a major one. Furthermore, the present EPA policy of leaving labor…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Enrollment Trends, Government Role, Higher Education
Cureton, Bob – 1978
The duties of a staff development coordinator at a large residential school for the mentally retarded consist of planning, coordinating, and implementing all training for employees. Such a person must function in the multiple roles of educator, process consultant, mediator, troubleshooter, and manager. Training for such a position should include…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Communication Skills, Coordinators, Educational Programs
Download full textSCHMAIS, AARON – 1967
SPECIFIC PROCESSES FOR UTILIZING NONPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES IN HUMAN SERVICES ARE PRESENTED. THE BACKGROUND, CURRENT STATUS, AND PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED. THE ELEMENTS CONSIDERED ARE RECRUITMENT, SCREENING AND SELECTION, TRAINING, PLACEMENT, SUPERVISION, UPGRADING, AND EVALUATION. EXAMPLES OF NONPROFESSIONAL POSITIONS INCLUDE THE CASE AIDE IN SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Educational Programs, Nonprofessional Personnel, On the Job Training
Findley, Dale – 1968
This bulletin, designed to be of assistance to those interested in employing and utilizing teacher aides, presents (1) a general account of current thinking on the rationale, use, and effects of teacher aides in public school programs and (2) the results of a descriptive research study designed to determine the status of the teacher aide in both…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Schools, Employment Qualifications, Federal Aid
Pressley, Trezzie Abram – 1966
Data were obtained from responses received from 104 companies which were using programed instruction in their training programs and from 176 employees within these companies. Companies of all sizes were using programed instruction; however, the vast majority had used programed materials with one-half or less of their employees. Almost 3/4 of the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Employer Attitudes, Job Training, Material Development
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1976
This 1976 annual report on the Work Incentive Program (WIN), a federally funded program directed to assisting the transition of individuals from welfare to self-sufficiency and economic independence, includes both discussion of the 1976 activities and presentation of a broader perspective including background, change, and future prospects of the…
Descriptors: Age, Annual Reports, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Sviridoff, Mitchell – 1977
In this report a program of supported work developed by the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor and the Ford Foundation is discussed. Supported work is designed for the disadvantaged, people who face barriers in seeking and holding regular jobs. A pilot program for former drug addicts was begun in 1972 by the Vera…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Criminals, Dependents, Disadvantaged
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1976
This document describes the occupations of librarian and library technician (library assistant). Information on each position is categorized as follows: nature of the work; places of employment; training, qualifications, and advancement; employment outlook; and earnings and working conditions. Addresses of organizations which can provide…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Careers, Employment Opportunities, Job Training
Bardi, James A. – 1975
The main purpose of the study was to determine selected aspects of the small business food service operators' perceptions regarding the need for training adult food service workers in the Altonna area of Pennsylvania. Information was gathered to help determine the operators' perceptions of the type of training, training site, and their commitment…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Surveys, Employer Attitudes, Food Service
Allen, Deena B. – 1975
Vocational education, reflecting society at large, has been and is guilty of sex discrimination. Currently, individual program areas are predominantly one sex or the other, with the exception of distributive education. Females comprise approximately 55 percent of all vocational education enrollments, but half of this number exit from the system…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
PDF pending restorationSchorgmayer, Helmut; Swanson, Richard A. – 1975
Results of a study to determine the effects of conceptual versus specific (traditional) training techniques on the trouble-shooting performance of maintenance technicians are presented. The research subjects were students at Bowling Green State University and citizens in Northwest Ohio with no post high school technical coursework. Those that…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Comparative Analysis, Equipment Maintenance, Fluid Mechanics
National Paralegal Inst., Washington, DC. – 1975
The review of the paralegal movement by the National Paralegal Institute covers: (1) definition of a paralegal or legal assistant, (2) organizations active in the paralegal field, and (3) issues affecting the paralegal movement. Classifications of paralegals are related to where paralegals work, where paralegals are trained, and what paralegals…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Employment, Job Training
