Studies and reports on functions and training of educational media personnel are summarized, and recommendations based on them are presented. Most of the studies catalog specific tasks performed by different types and levels of educational media personnel, analyze the nature of the tasks, classify them as being most appropriately performed by…

Three factors must be recognized in relating manpower policy to the needs of Blacks: an awareness of disciminatory practices; the priorities of training programs; and the projected needs and demands of the economy. (Author/MC)

Discusses the use of reduced worktime, including work sharing, as a strategy in combating unemployment. Covers the experiences of Western European countries in using this strategy to reduce unemployment. It also covers the negative aspects of work sharing, Americans' desires for increased leisure time, and, finally, some issues and answers. (EM)

Gold mining brought a forced labor system to Witwatersrand, South Africa, in the 1880s as African laborers were rounded up from the hinterland and delivered to the mines. The system produced low wages, high mortality, and the loss of chances for upward mobility. Forced labor persists today in South African mines. (VM)

Labor supports full employment as a goal of national policy because workers' security is connected to the general health of the economy and the society. To lay the groundwork for achieving that goal, the following are discussed: (1) causes of unemployment; and (2) the mechanism for achieving full employment. (PS)

This article offers guidelines for estimating necessary labor hours for school meal service. Factors influencing labor hours needed, distribution of labor hours, and other considerations are discussed. (MJL)

As total employment grows by 20 percent from 1974 to 1985, the number of jobs for white-collar and service workers is projected to rise 28 percent and blue-collar employment will increase 13 percent the supply of college graduates will outstrip demand, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics projections. (Editor)

There is now available to manpower agencies a manual for an on-the-spot, self-instructional, self-administered workshop on group leadership techniques. Developed by Manpower Science Services, the workshop consists of 15 sessions. It was designed for counselors, leaders of orientation groups, staff meetings, staff development programs, and similar…

New approach extends manpower service delivery, on contractual basis, to remote rural areas. (AG)

Discusses strategies to alleviate rural employment problems. (BH)

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)