New head of United States Civil Service Commission looks at federal manpower problem, suggests closer cooperation between government and academia to create more work study experiences for students enabling them to relate studies to requirements of job market. (Author/CJ)

Describes an educational program designed to improve agricultural production by providing supervised practical experience on the farms of students. (DM)

Manpower shortages in semiskilled occupations are being solved by upgrading workers stuck in entry-level jobs in this federally financed, union operated program. (BH)

A study of training effectiveness in textile mills in India. Program is evaluated for trainee reaction, the extent of learning achieved, the changes in behavior effected and the results on the job. Charts, tables, references. (Editor/RB)

Describes a technique for bringing education out of the institutions and offering courses directly on the premises of any company, industrial firm or community organization located within the school district. (RB)

Based on the report of the author's recent nationwide study of corporate urban programs, which appeared in the March- April issue of Harvard Business Review." (RJ)

The major purpose of the study was to describe the home, educational and occupational back grounds, econmic status, frequency and duration of unemployment of persistently unemployed Negroes in Tampa, Florida, and their expressed opinions about training, retraining, and relocation of their residences to obtain employment after training. (Author)

Wichita built facilities to support its first-rate aircraft maintenance technician program. Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to Industrial Arts and Vocational Education. (Editor)

Deals with an Office of Economic Opportunity-funded Neighborhood Employment Center with an affiliated job training center in Massachusetts. (DM)

Discusses changes made in a high school occupational home economics program so that student needs are met and also provides a brochure describing the supportive health and child care services program. (SB)

A framework within which to discuss recurrent education is outlined. Its roles and functions are considered, and the conceptual differences between recurrent and continuing education are highlighted. Political, social, and economic dimensions are surveyed. (Availability: Falmer Press, Falmer House, Barcombe, Nr Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5DL, UK.) (SK)

We cannot limit our focus merely to providing unemployed teenagers and young adults with the skills to get jobs. We also have to face the challenge of reeducating the 40-year-old worker whose job has permanently disappeared. (RM)