This report focuses on two programs launched by the U. S. Office of Education (USOE) for personnel development in vocational education. The two programs (section 552, Leadership Development Awards and section 553, State Systems for Personnel Development), created under part F of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA), are examined in 11…

This compilation of brief program descriptions is intended to provide information about current projects being supported by the Administration on Aging (AoA) under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Descriptions were prepared by staff from the Division of Manpower Resources, and generally are edited versions of project summaries…

At a time when demands on medical education institutions are changing and expanding, instructional development provides a problem solving approach which identifies student needs, determines an appropriate instructional process for satisfying those needs, and defines an evaluation process to measure outcomes. This requires a statement of existing…

A study was made to determine how many university level adult educators are likely to be needed by the organizations involved in adult education in Tanzania, and to determine the type of training desired by these organizations. Heads of 38 of the organizations were interviewed. It was found that the organizations are willing to release and sponsor…

Contained are the results of a survey designed to determine the demand for engineers and technicians in industry, education and government in June-July, 1968. Questionnaire returns from 926 organizations employing a total of 270,617 engineers and technicians constituted the basis for the analysis. Some of the major findings are that (1) large…

Guidance administrators in 70 school systems were surveyed concerning their perceived level of authority in 24 areas of the guidance program and their perceived needs satisfaction on a Maslow-type scale. School system size and the respondent's position in the administrative hierarchy were used as independent variables to test effects upon…

Anticipated junior college staffing problems for the years 1975 to 1980 were considered and discussed in a seminar setting. Several specific position papers were presented to start the discussion. They covered such topics as: modeling needs for long-term staff planning in the public comprehensive community college; need dimensions for staffing…

This paper has been written as a contribution to the resolution 2458 adopted at the 23rd session of the United Nations General Assembly entitled "International Cooperation with a view to the use of computers and computations techniques for development." It is written with a view to the Latin American situation, with the hope that the…

The project was conceived to examine the current manpower situation in research libraries and to develop a methodological model for projecting future personnel needs. Eight academic research libraries were selected for investigation and three instruments developed to gather data toward these ends. A personal interview format was used to interview…

The major purpose of the Conference was to bring together the persons who are primarily responsible for the development of library education and library service in the South to assess the programs of library education at all levels in terms of the educational, social, economic, scientific and technological changes in society which must be served…

This report highlights some strategic needs of research, development, dissemination, and evaluation training programs. The premises, facts, and trends in educational research and development are reviewed. Research options for RDD&E are described under three general categories: descriptive, prescriptive, and operational research. Descriptive…

Presents data on the educational requirements for middle managerial positions in academic libraries, and discusses the comments of middle managers and administrators concerning the management and administration courses offered by the schools of library and information science. (Author/JPF)

Although colloquium participants agreed that there are fundamental similarities in the process and basic methods of urban and rural social work practice, they placed greater emphasis on the effects on child welfare services delivery of environmental diversity among rural communities. (BR)

Distribution of federal student assistance reveals under-participation in campus-based programs by two-year colleges due to misperceptions of student costs, unavailability of aid to part-time students, and lack of adequate numbers of skilled staff. Failure to correct these faults will have major implications for future community college…

Early retirement program at Beloit College solves an age-old problem: How to handle teaching ineffectiveness of older faculty members. (Editor)