Discusses engineering education at Harvey Mudd College including allocation of curricular elements, implementation of a five-year program, and preparation for various careers. Indicates that deepening ecological and urban problems leads to the demand for more engineering generalists sensitive to further effects of today's public decisions. (CC)

Describes the graduate management program conducted in Northwestern University, and encourages engineering graduates to study for graduate degrees in management. (CC)

Article proposes ways to perfect the art of management training through experimentation. One of the ways is to start training supervisors and managers at the lower end of the management hierarchy. (GB)

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

Describes a program which provided an unexpected opportunity for a group of poor elderly men to earn a decent living for the first time in years. (DM)

Focuses on the activities of an Oklahoma group which organized a corporation to help start small businesses in an eight-county area. (DM)

One of the most important things leadership can do in the seventies is to establish technical education for women. (Editor)

New York representatives Jack Kemp and Robert Garcia have introduced a bill in Congress that proposes to entice business to and create jobs in blighted urban areas by offering federal tax breaks. While the bill has gained some support, the suspicion remains that the plan will ultimately benefit business at the expense of the poor. (Author/MJL)

Discusses the Job Development Network Project designed to augment the job development efforts provided by the Florida Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Program results suggest that: counselors should use specialists more effectively, negative biases in hiring specialists with disabilities need to be changed, and proper groundwork must be laid.…

Having a labor pool of retirees available on an as-needed basis to meet temporary increases in work loads was especially appealing to 30 managers questioned in a study. The major obstacle in implementing options was managers' perceptions that older workers and supervisors were not interested in such alternatives. (Author/CT)

Elements of the individual education plan (IEP), developed to provide flexible and meaningful training for the handicapped child, are presented. Deals with awareness, exploration, evaluation, preparation, job development/job placement, employability skills, parents, community interests, and follow-up. An appropriate education strategy is also…

Reports how new professionals in one institution experienced the three first-year tasks--job mastery, social adjustment and professional development. (Author)

Describes the use of job enrichment techniques as tools for increased productivity and organizational change. The author's motivational work design model changes not only the job design but also structural elements such as physical layout, workflow, and organizational relationships. Behavior change is more important than job enrichment. (MF)

Many people involved in helping college students prepare for their entrance into the job market frequently give advice based on their own personal experiences or give intuitive responses to questions raised. How valid is such advice? Can the accuracy of such information-giving be increased? The article addressed these questions. (Author)