THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT EDUCATION PRESENTS ITS VIEWS ON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOR ADULTS IN CANADA. IT ARGUES FOR AN IMMEDIATE PLAN OF CHANNEL RESERVATIONS ENTIRELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT CANADA IN BOTH VHF AND UHF. IT CALLS FOR AN ALL-CHANNEL BILL REQUIRING THAT ALL SETS SOLD IN CANADA BE CAPABLE OF…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE A GUIDE TO STUDY FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN FEED SALES AND SERVICE. THE MATERIAL WAS DESIGNED BY SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS ON THE BASIS OF STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, TESTED IN OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND REFINED. UNITS IN THE COURSE…

THREE ASPECTS OF POLICY PLANNING FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN INDUSTRY ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER. THE FIRST ASPECT IS THE MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDUSTRY, WHICH NEEDS A PROPERLY ORIENTED NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN ORDER TO FLOURISH. THE SECOND ASPECT, INFORMATION…

THE SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND UAW LOCAL 1604 OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT JOINTLY SPONSORED A RETIREMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OVER 55 YEARS OF AGE, TRAINING LEADERSHIP FROM MANAGEMENT AND THE UNION TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS ON COOPERATIVE BASIS. THIRTEEN DISCUSSION LEADERS AND 13 COMPANY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE PERSONS TOOK PART IN…

IN THIS 1966 SEMINAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE NATURE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION WAS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF COMPANY PROGRAMS AND SUBSIDIZED PART TIME GRADUATE STUDY. PAST EXPERIENCES IN CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERS BY ENGINEERING SOCIETIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WERE REVIEWED, AND NEW PROGRAMS FOR ENGINEERS IN…

THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN A REHABILITATION CENTER AND THREE LARGE INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES. OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD, 56 WORKERS WHO HAD BEEN INJURED ON THE JOB AND HOSPITALIZED WERE ADMITTED TO THE REHABILITATION CENTER. OF THE 50 WORKERS STUDIED, THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN THE CENTER WAS 36 DAYS. A FOLLOWUP STUDY,…

This review of the impact of the microelectronic revolution on the Canadian telephone industry focuses on the prospect of dwindling job security for telephone workers. Technical advances that are cited as having reduced the industry's job market include the dial telephone, direct distance dialing, directory assistance computerization, and…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders to provide guidance in the performance of manpower services by public agencies to new or expanding private industries, this module contains three sequential learning activities on conducting a task analysis (review of the actual job content in the industry) as a…

The bibliography provides information on screening and assessment instruments and techniques appropriate for use with visually handicapped (VH), aurally handicapped (AH) or deaf blind children. Materials on VH populations (numbers indicated in parentheses) are organized according to the following categories: materials on visual screening…

This guidebook is designed to introduce management training into UNESCO's regional communication programs. The course material is intended for actual or potential managers of broadcasting and communication organizations. It presents relevant concepts, methods, and practices as they exist in business management. The guidebook is addressed to…

Based on data from a questionnaire mailed to about 235 identifiable Chicano media sources from February through May 1976, this directory presents the name and address of each media group; name of organization, if applicable; how long they have been in existence; their publication's focus, language and frequency; and subscription rates. The 190…

This is one of several papers presented at a Federal Trade Commission Symposium on Media Concentration. It describes one journalist's experience owning a free newspaper in the Richmond, Indiana, area and meeting competition when the local daily newspaper was purchased by a chain. It is suggested that methods of curtailing print competition in the…

Presented are 36 articles originally published in "Science" during 1973-75. The articles are divided into six sections entitled: (1) Policy Considerations; (2) Energy, Environment and Conservation; (3) Perspectives on Needs and Supplies of Resources; (4) Finding the Processing Minerals; (5) High Technology Materials; and (6) Wood and Plant…

This study conducted by the Stanford Research Institute under the direction of the Illinois Commerce Commission synthesizes plans, programs, and strategies to facilitate the implementation of statewide systems providing citizens with the single emergency telephone number 911, as directed by Illinois House Bill No. 911 PA 79-1092. The current…

Job title information from seven television stations is used in this paper to demonstrate that minorities and women continue to be underemployed in broadcasting industry positions that have power or policymaking authority. It is pointed out that although minorities and women constitute 42 percent of all reporters and anchors on the local news…