This unusual Distributive Education program is designed specifically to rehabilitate ghetto dropouts with full-time jobs during the day and evening classes. (SB)

This series of articles cites a variety of sources and synthesizes a number of studies related to education and training efforts in both developing and developed nations. (SSH)

A rural school district in Calhoun, Georgia, employs a competitive employment training program for moderately retarded adolescents. The program stresses work habits, social skills, and money management in on-the-job preparation. The program is expected to benefit the students, school system, community, and employer. (CL)

Criticizes the Job-Training Partnership Act of 1982 (JTPA) for failing to provide an active role for young people in shaping, rather than simply consuming, its services. Describes ways in which youth can contribute to training programs and calls for elected officials and planning groups to encourage such participation. (GC)

Considers history of data archives, which preserve machine-readable data files (MRDF) for posterity and provide services to users, and current educational scene for data archive personnel. Pros and cons of current system, a 1980 survey of managers of MRDF collections, and alternatives for future are discussed. Twenty-three references are provided.…

Employers from 13 different health care settings in Illinois responded to a questionnaire to identify major issues affecting health occupations education. The five major concerns of employers were the need for improved communication between educational and service institutions, improved understanding of roles, overspecialization, lack of regional…

Reports that students learn to increase their productivity potential by increasing their confidence and proficiency in face-to-face dictation. (AEA)

Data presented and research reviewed here describe the scope of youth joblessness for policy analysis and consideration in career education. Necessary next steps are (1) clarification of career education's view of youth joblessness; (2) determination of the barriers to youth employment; and (3) consideration of the consequences of youth…

Proposes that sound working relationships between community colleges and business/industry are possible. Focuses on the causes of poor relationships, factors in devising training plans, principles for working with corporate representatives, and four benefits of providing training experiences for business and industry. (AYC)

Twenty-nine food service employers were provided with a behavioral description of either a handicapped or nonhandicapped worker and asked to state their acceptance of select training procedures. Results indicated employers differentially accepted the use of some training procedures based upon worker description. (Author/SB)

Provides an overview of U.S. Department of Labor efforts for refugees. Explores ways that agencies serving refugees can enter the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act system at the level of service delivery or policymaking. (Author/GC)

The economic growth of developing countries is closely related to the quality of their systems for educating and training human resources. Effective vocational education and manpower training programs are critical to increasing the rate of economic development and standard of living in the developing world. (Author)

At a time when property tax valuations and frozen mill levies can't keep pace with the rising costs of library operations, special employment workers at the Parmly Billings Public Library in Montana have helped sustain many programs and activities. This is one of the top five winners in American Libraries' competition to identify innovative…

A study was conducted to determine if three high school educable mentally retarded males could be prepared for employment in a high risk environment through a simulated training program. The study indicated that they can be properly trained for competitive employment in the metal processing industry. (JOW)

Details on the nature of the work of administrative support personnel, employment opportunities, qualifications, salaries, and preparation are given. Positions include word processing operator, secretary, executive secretary/administrative assistant, file clerk, clerk typist, and stenographer. (CT)