Intended to promote discussion about unemployment and underemployment in America, this report considers the question of who among the poor do, or do not, work, and why; the occupations, industries, regional distribution, and other characteristics of the working poor; estimates as to how many more jobs could be filled or created during 1965-75; and…

Addressed to the general public, the booklet describes the need for lesser skilled workers and for changed attitudes toward the mentally retarded. The successes and failures of vocational rehabilitation are assessed; the citizen's role in meeting employment problems of the retarded is asserted. Aspects of rehabilitation are presented, including…

This planning document was prepared in response to the basic responsibility of the State Board of Education regarding the planning and coordination of postsecondary education in Michigan. More specifically, it is the responsibility of the State Board of Education to develop a statewide system for collecting appropriate information from both public…

Exploring health needs of rural America, the paper concludes that the 2 most basic problems of rural areas are medical manpower and organization of services: the most acute needs are for more primary physicians and for better organization of primary medical practice. Of the various methods considered for geographical redistribution of medical…

The handbook describes the design and specifies the operating procedures for new careers projects funded by the Department of Labor. Such issues as the program and sponsor standards, eligibility requirements, contracting, reporting and self-appraisal systems, jobs in the human services and technical assistance are explained in detail and specific…

This report aims to provide Phase 1 "first-round" information and preliminary recommendations to lead toward more intensive career education planning. The report discusses: (1) possibilities for revision and expansion of career training programs to meet the needs of the 1970s and 80s, (2) the effect on the careers of the future by the…

The goals of the Caltech Population Program are to increase understanding of the interrelationships between population growth and socioeconomic and cultural patterns throughout the world and to communicate this understanding. This series of occasional papers is one step in the process of communicating research results. The papers deal primarily…

This study was undertaken to develop a model early warning system which could anticipate job openings generated in local communities by large Federal procurement contracts. Among the major findings from the cases studied: (1) projections of job openings were possible in all contracts considered, by the use of estimating techniques which are…

Two equally important and parallel developments have been working together: first, the emergence of a substantial and well-defined national role in career education and second, the explosive expansion of the system of career education. Career education first should provide meaningful, practical, open-ended career education in communities and…

The book, a condensation of the deliberations of a conference called by the National Graduate University under the sponsorship of the Bruner Foundation of New York City, contains proposals by experts from all areas for improving employability. The conference purpose was to provide for an exchange of the latest ideas, information, and methods of…

This symposium proceedings includes summaries of papers and discussions by participating industrial representatives and early childhood professionals on various aspects of child care relating to industry's role in initiating and maintaining child care programs for employees. The impact of child care programs on absenteeism, personnel turnover and…

This study, an interim assessment, has attempted to understand the role of the Federal-State public employment service as a job search intermediary for insured unemployed workers. The conceptual role, the actual role, and claimant responsiveness to role change have been studied of three selected local offices in providing job search services to…

Bilingual programs funded through the Bilingual Education Act, Title VII, are presently serving 129,000 students. Approximately 80 percent of the 7.7 million students who should receive these programs' benefits are Spanish Speaking. Bilingual instruction should be carried out in 246,400 classes with an average of 25 pupils per class. Instructors…

The socioeconomic characteristics of the Rural Delmarva Counties, defined as those non-SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area) counties located on the Delmarva Peninsula, are presented. These counties include: Sussex and Kent in Delaware: Accomack and Northampton in Virginia; and Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Annes, Somerset, Talbot,…

The primary purpose of this project was to identify and evaluate policies, practices, and other conditions relating to the supply of managerial personnel in the urban mass transit industry. The study, conducted during 1972-1973, sought to provide information concerning the following: an inventory of management, technical, and supervisory personnel…