The Office of New Careers (ONC) was established in July 1969, to help program agencies realize the full potential of the new careers concept as a service-delivery vehicle. However, without knowledge of the current, general status of the New Careers basic component, the Office could do little to begin its leadership role. Therefore, the element of…

The Learning Institute of North Carolina prepared this second annual report on the effectiveness of North Carolina's Migrant Education Program. The report presents information on new programs, exemplary projects, children served, and project self-evaluation in terms of 22 migrant projects evaluated by on-site visitation in the summer of 1970.…

This report contains the results of a pilot test which represents the first complete field test of methodological work begun in October 1967 under a Federal grant for the purpose of job analysis in the health services. This 4-year Health Services Mobility Study permitted basic research, field testing, practical application, and policy involvement…

In an effort to meet the growing demand for skilled radiologic technologists and other supportive personnel educated through the associate degree level, a national survey was conducted as part of the UCLA Allied Health Professions Project to determine the tasks performed by personnel in the field and lay the groundwork for development of…

Conducted as part of the UCLA Allied Health Professions Project, this report summarizes a functional analysis of occupational groups employed by physicians in providing out-of-hospital services to patients. To provide data for developing and improving instructional materials, a task inventory was developed to determine which categories of workers…

Ten legislative bills related to VA health manpower training and education and to veterans' health care were considered at this hearing. The bills concerned the following: (1) establishment of new public nonprofit medical, health profession, and allied health schools and the expansion and improvement of health manpower training programs in VA…

A 1968 field study of the legal problems of the rural poor in an eastern North Carolina county typical of the rural poverty belt is described in this report. The primary purposes of this study were (1) to determine the types of legal problems confronting the rural poor person, (2) to ascertain whether he perceived those problems as…

This fundamental text is designed for students of both health care administration and comprehensive health planning. It is intended as a resource on the theory and process of health project planning with some mention of possible sources for further exploration. The emphasis is on how to develop a plan when the planner also has the authority to…

The first of four volumes in Research Report No. 7 of the Health Services Mobility Study (HSMS), this book contains 143 task descriptions covering most of the medical activities carried out by diagnostic radiologists. (The work carried out by radiologic technologists, and administrative, machine-related, and nursing-type functions are found in…

Data derived from parallel questioning of 1971 knowledgables and leaders (N=111) and a 1973 sample of household heads and homemakers (N=464) living in four rural Eastern Kentucky counties (Harlan, Perry, Whitley, and Wolfe) were used to assess both objective and subjective aspects of quality of life. The indicators employed were: income; job…

The fourth of four volumes in Research Report No. 7 of the Health Services Mobility Study (HSMS), this book contains the extended task names of all the tasks whose descriptions can be found in the three prior volumes. It serves as an index to all the tasks by listing the volume in which each task description appears. Chapter 1 of this volume…

This booklet contains the licensing standards for day and night care homes established by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. A day care home is described as a place away from home where a child can feel cared for and cared about. Standards have been set up to provide a safe, secure day care home with responsive and caring…

Written for State and local operators of Health Education and Welfare (HEW)-funded health service, health manpower, and health planning programs, this guide is intended to serve four major purposes: (1) Provide selected insights into the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and how it works; (2) point out potential areas for…

Richard Boyer and David Savageau's book "Places Rated Almanac" is described, and ways the book can be used in secondary and college geography classes are discussed. The book rates the quality of the following aspects of urban life: climate and terrain, housing, health care, environment, crime, transportation, education, and recreation.…

This guide describes the requirements of the 1989 amendments to the "Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act" (DFSCA), as articulated in the "Education Department General Administrative Regulations" (EDGAR) Part 86,--the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations--and ways in which institutions of higher education (IHEs) have met…