This 33-item interview guide was designed for use in a survey of the effectiveness of adult basic education programs. Questions cover class attendance, initial exposure to the program, reasons for enrolling, recent employment and salary history, program changes considered desirable, educational background, and other demographic variables. For…

This study is part of a manpower research project to analyze Negro employment patterns in the South and to suggest ways to improve them. Government is a major employer, especially during economic depressions when market forces have caused high unemployment in the private sector. Governments may be particularly important sources of jobs for Negroes…

This annual study was conducted to determine the national supply and demand for teachers of vocational agriculture for purposes of planning a nationwide recruitment program. A questionnaire was completed and returned by head state supervisors and teacher educators in all institutions preparing teachers of vocational agriculture. The number of…

In an attempt to provide some indication as to whether the recent employment trends among scientists is resulting in a drop of the ability of students entering scientific fields, GRE files were used to construct a history of aptitude test statistics for 1966-67, 1967-68, 1970-71, and 1971-72. For the latter three years, students were classified by…

A report on the placement status of engineering and technology graduates in 1972 is presented on the basis of survey data obtained from registrars and placement directors of institutions in the U. S. The numbers of graduates were: (1) 44,190 bachelor's, 17,003 master's, 353 engineer, and 3,774 doctorate degrees in engineering, and (2) 22,578…

Factors that differentiate between first-year teachers who remain for a second year and those who resign after 1 year of employment with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools were investigated in this 1969-70 study of BIA teachers working from the BIA area office in Gallup, New Mexico (n=78), and Aberdeen, South Dakota (n=49). Data were…

Findings from a three-year study to determine the ratio of male and female graduates employed in industrial-related jobs after completing industrial technology programs at Black Hawk College, Moline, Illinois, show no significant difference in the employability rate. Several factors may limit the study validity. (MF)

The author suggests that a "new will" is needed in restructuring the school system in England to meet the needs of the twenty-first century, especially for the 16 to 19 year old. She believes the job market will be sparse for teenagers, except for those who are highly skilled. (KC)

The educational system in the Caribbean Islands must be restructured to serve the socioeconomic needs of the community. Schools should approximate practical life situations by teaching agriculture and trades. (WI)

Uses cross national data to examine how economic, political and educational structures affect both the participation of women in the labor force and their employment in more powerful and well rewarded positions, and assesses the relevance of comparative studies of women as a status group to national public policy considerations. (Author/JM)

The authors present three interrelated problems facing correctional administrators in developing healthy employment and career development programs for the adult offender: (a) socioeconomic status of the offender; (b) general failure of typical educational and counseling programs; (c) the criminal label attached to the ex-offender. (Author)

Based on current employment trends and potential interactions among them, the author offers his views of organization, technological, management, labor, and education changes that will take place in the next twenty-three years. Among these are increasing service work, more worker mobility, management role changes, continual education, and…

A survey conducted by the Division of Teacher Education, Indiana University, found that 85 percent of beginning teachers prepared for ethnic minority settings were successful in finding jobs. (MM)

Three reports on the effects of high technology on the nature of work include (1) Stanton on applications and implications of computer-aided design for engineers, drafters, and architects; (2) Nardone on the outlook and training of numerical-control machine tool operators; and (3) Austin and Drake on the future of clerical occupations in automated…

An Australian study investigated male and female primary teachers' perceptions of the costs and benefits of introducing permanent part-time teaching as an employment option. The high degree of support among male teachers challenges the widely held stereotype that only females want such employment and demonstrates social and economic change. (MSE)