Paper is continuation of an article on training within insurance and attempts to show the value of a systematic approach to on-the-job training and to prove that the methods discussed in this paper enable training to a high degree of accuracy to be effected in a short time. (Author)

A slowdown in U.S. population and economic growth portends fewer teaching and research jobs. (Editor)

The need in today's library for a middle career category between the professional and the clerical is stressed. The functions which could be performed by the library technical assistant are elaborated and programs for education and training are presented. (JN)

Describes an investigation to determine the effectiveness of an eight-month management training program for college graduates conducted by the American Management Association. Examines evaluation criteria, method, measurement instruments, data analysis and results. Charts, tables, references. (Author/RB)

Describes the use of self-instructional materials for teaching dental technology. Training Technology is issued twice yearly as a supplement to Educational Technology Magazine. (GB)

Identifies the need for animal technicians and describes a program designed to meet the manpower needs. (SB)

Knowledge of issues that include due process, discrimination, validity, reliability, and inference will assist school administrators in reworking evaluation systems to meet legal and ethical requirements. In so doing, systems become more research based, accurate, and of value in improving teacher effectiveness and providing defensible evidence for…

Examines the nature of the changing labor market. Focuses on the issue of youth unemployment (especially its effects on disadvantaged urban youth), the major causes of youth employment, and how educational and/or employment and training systems can better prepare disadvantaged urban young people for success in the work force. (Author/AOS)

Vocational educators must have good labor market information to make useful plans for vocational education, develop realistic curriculum, and counsel students effectively. There is little cooperation between coordinators and those who find work stations for training purposes. (Available from W. C. Publications Inc., P.O. Box 1578, Montclair, NJ…

This article examines some of the indicators that have been used to assess job commitment: statistical series on absence from work; quits; working part time by choice (phenomena generally associated with weak commitment); and multiple job-holding and overtime (often associated with strong commitment). (SSH)

Describes procedures used to design and conduct formative evaluation of a vocational planning process implemented by the Florida Division of Vocational Education. The rationale for using formative evaluation is discussed, as well as questions to be addressed, role of questionnaires and interviews, and implications for evaluators, planners,…

It is suggested that faculty, particularly in the liberal arts, use slack in their schedules to creatively develop new applications for college resources, design adaptations of existing programs and courses for new markets, and initiate change benefiting the college. (MSE)

Summarizes available labor market information on the library and information field, discusses some of the supply and demand issues related to the library job market, and explores the implications of present library labor market conditions for the future. A data table and a 46-entry reference list accompany the text. (Author/JL)

A 1977 survey of over 100 males in small-scale enterprises in Zaria (Nigeria) shows both formal education and apprenticeship are mechanisms distributing economic benefits. By avoiding viewing the informal sector of the economy as distinct and separate, apprenticeship becomes an extension of the formal educational system. (LC)