An assessment was made of the degree to which a consistent, integrated, and coordinated effort is being made to provide vocational education services in Iowa. To assess the extent of cooperative relationships between selected human service agencies, five field visits were made to meet with representatives of local agencies and service centers…

The linkage between formal education and the development efforts of third world nations is examined. Consideration is given to the fields in which education may be most helpful, such as social, political, and cultural. The extent to which the development of education itself is a part of the total national development effort is also discussed. A…

Three hundred fifty representatives of agencies, business, the government, and labor met to address the issues and problems of youth employment and unemployment. Following opening addresses by Governor Joseph P. Teasdale (Missouri) and representatives of the Departments of Labor and Education, participants attended a keynote panel discussion of…

In this presentation, Craig D. Musick, director of training for the Graniteville Company in South Carolina and president of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), focuses on how research can contribute to a better understanding of the vocational training process. He states that only by working together with the schools can…

A study was conducted to determine the role of the older worker in the American labor force, to analyze reasons behind the changing role of the older worker, and to make recommendations for employers, unions, and the government on age-neutral personnel policies responsive to the needs of an increasingly older work force. Data on the demographic,…

A study of the potential of using older people as aides in child welfare services involved interviews with 467 older people and 95 social work professionals in New Jersey. Focus was on relationships among individual differences such as attitudes and beliefs, potential areas of conflict between staff and the elderly volunteer, and what roles and…

A program of research to determine the need for teachers to carry out programs of bilingual education is outlined. The first component of the program deals with the need for bilingual personnel and addresses such policy issues as eligibility for bilingual education, regional concentration of eligibles, participation of non-eligibles, and…

The papers and discussions in this volume report on the economic status of four minority groups during the middle 1970s. The problems of unemployment, underemployment, and poverty among American Indians, Asian Americans, blacks, and Chicanos are discussed. Emphasis is placed on social policy issues and contemporary economic problems, particularly…

Manpower forecasts, available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau, and the National Center for Education Statistics, indicate that from 1970 to 1990 there will be significant major shifts in the number of Americans in the prime-age group of 25-44 years of age. This…

About 80% of the 282 employees at a university-based educational research and development center completed questionnaires based on J.E. Grunig's theory of communication behavior in a study to define communication types, discover communication patterns, and make recommendations for improving the center's communication program. Grunig's theory…

A critical analysis of terminal vocational education reveals that its benefits may be modest, at best. Supporters argue that vocational education will reduce unemployment by preparing more students for upwardly-mobile "middle-level" jobs. They further contend that vocational education will reduce the number of four-year college graduates and bring…

This two-part document written for secondary school Canadian students analyzes Canadian government immigration policies. The first and major part of the booklet discusses forces such as ethnic origins, the economics of immigration, humanitarian immigration, public attitudes toward immigration, and the impact of immigration on economic growth. The…

THE REPORTS OF SIX SUBCOMMITTEES ARE INCLUDED--(1) PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, (2) PREPARING IN-SCHOOL YOUTH FOR WORK, (3) ROLE OF LABOR, MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION IN TRAINING OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH, (4) COUNSELING, GUIDANCE, AND MOTIVATION, (5) LAWS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT OF YOUTH, AND (6) PROBLEMS OF…

THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1963 BY PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY TO ANALYZE THE CONDITION OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY, REVIEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN IMPROVING THEIR STATUS, AND RECOMMEND MEANS OF OVERCOMING DISCRIMINATIONS IN EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICES THAT WILL HELP WOMEN CONTINUE THEIR ROLE AS WIVES AND…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEARN WHETHER THE HUMAN RELATIONS EMPHASIS IN A SERIES OF STUDY GROUPS INFLUENCED THE OPINIONS OF FARM OPERATOR PARTICIPANTS CONCERNING FARM LABOR, 61 OPERATORS WERE PRETESTED AND POSTTESTED WITH A 37 ITEM TEST ON WORK INCENTIVES AND MOTIVATION, PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDES, SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS, AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND…