The new Greek law (309/1976) extends compulsory schooling from six to nine years, with full effect from school year 1980-81. The author traces the probable major economic implications of this legislation. (Author/RK)

Economic concepts and methods useful to a firm considering the allocation of resources to training workers are presented, with applicability where appropriate for industrial education teachers. The discussion includes goals of investment in training, determining human capital requirements, the training decision, and efficiency in training. (MF)

Corporations have become a significant part of the nation's educational system, the author states, and regard their education and training activities as necessary business functions. Employer-sponsored education, both in-house and at outside institutions, trains new employees, but most programs are for upgrading present personnel. (MF)

Discusses materials that teachers of English as a second language (ESL) can make use of to help their students compete effectively in the job market. (CFM)

Attempts to document how the women's movement has affected secretaries in the last several years. Organizations, persons involved in various movements, and statistical information are included. (WL)

A horticulture instructor outlines various methods of getting information from the horticulture industry for use in planning instructional programs to fill industry needs. He suggests that student learning packets to implement the program could be developed with the assistance of industry. (MF)

The nature of the responsibility for continuing education for environmental professionals that rests upon five groups is discussed. These groups are environmental health workers, educational institutions, public health agencies, governments, and professional associations. (MR)

Because of a shrinking demand for physical education teachers, students majoring in this subject at the University of Delaware are required to participate in activities to relate physical activities with other elements of the child's curriculum. (JD)

The Southeastern Michigan League of Community Colleges (SEMLCC) developed a system that would provide placement services for graduates by collecting local job market data and that would help the colleges evaluate curriculum against the needs of the business community. Development and operation of the computer-based service are described. (BM)

Evaluates the effectiveness of the process of supplying college graduates to the labor market, i.e., the extent to which graduates get jobs related to their training. (Author/RK)

Trends in vocational training in both higher education institutions and the business world are reviewed along with reports of changes in the job market and the role of the federal government. (LBH)

The Eastern Washington University Department of Education adopted an assurance program that guarantees that its graduates will perform to classroom expectations. If they do not, the university will provide remedial assistance free of charge to the hiring school district. Credibility, student marketability, accountability, and program feedback are…

The failure of education systems around the world to establish and exploit the crucial link between education and the labor market is examined. Suggestions are made for closing the gap by educational enhancement, redirection, balancing costs, and promoting school-industry links. (MSE)

The practical application of federal employment discrimination policy as fashioned and implemented by regulations under the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is assessed in this report designed as a practitioner's guide. To comply with the regulations, each facility must perform various statistical analyses…

Suggests that the Japanese educational system's lack of concern about vocationalism is related to low unemployment, lifetime employment patterns, and popular perceptions that the system produces literate students and rewards traditional Japanese values. Outlines academic and vocational elements in the formal education system. Includes 40…