Concludes that a current direct expenditure program, improved in design and scope, is preferable to tax incentive grants. (Author/JF)

A retired air force colonel gives his views on the relationships between vocational education and society. (Editor)

The appraisal of community action is the focus of this report on the establishment of 14 community centers in Kentucky. (MF)

Considers the problem of developing job training programs for discharged Vietnam Medical Corpsmen. (SB)

A study relating agricultural work experience programs to the performance of academically handicapped youth presents the positive results and the problems of the program along with implications for planning and conducting future programs. (MU)

Discusses the theoretical foundation for experiential learning, provides an overview of cooperative education and experiential models, and identifies some professional resources for developing or expanding experience-based learning opportunities. (Available from W. C. Publications Inc., P.O. Box 1578, Montclair, NJ 07042.) (NJ)

A student work program at Adrian College in their Office of Publications and Information is described. Suggestions for generating quality performance from student staff include: seek talent, cover the basics, generate espirit de corps, provide a work space, establish a communication system, and be dependable and consistent. (MLW)

The article describes the development, curriculum, and implementation of Project WORTH (Workshops of Realistic Training for the Handicapped), a six-year, four-phase, community-school interaction program, beginning in junior high, to provide mildly handacapped students with responsible work behaviors for successful employment. (MC)

Presented are case studies of youth unemployment/employment in Ireland and Portugal. A common feature of the analyses is the role of training in realizing the national potential and eliminating the mismatch between young people and available jobs. Includes possible/desirable measures to improve employment situation in these two countries. (JN)

An approach to training new administrators is outlined that has four advantages: (1) identifying job responsibilities and matching them with available human, machine, or material resources; (2) compiling instructional units for each of those responsibilities; (3) presenting the units in logical order, allowing for discussion and assimilation; and…

Describes contract training whereby industries arrange with community colleges, technical institutes, and vocational schools to prepare employees for specific job assignments. Indicates that industrial training performed under contract with public institutions should be encouraged in favor of expansion of training that industry performs for…

Urges colleges to become knowledgeable about the needs of high technology industries to provide training programs for new occupations. Cautions of the high cost of programs and equipment and difficulties in securing qualified instructors. Inventories emerging fields, trends, and high priority issues for occupational education. Advocates…

Provides transcripts of interviews with various administrators at an insurance company that take into account management problems, needed communication skills, the use of role playing in business communication courses, and the reading/information needs of managers. (HOD)

A recent national survey suggests that women and Blacks receive less on-the-job training and training opportunities in their jobs than White males. This is especially true of young Black men. The factor of low wage does not seem to play a large part in this discrepancy. (CT)