Value orientations measured through status orientations were analyzed in an attempt to predict which participants in a training relocation program stay in the receiving community and on the job in an aircraft industry. Data were taken from a study of the occupational and personal adjustment of retrained-relocated workers and their families.…

Phase I of a research and demonstration project was devoted to establishing, operating, and evaluating a demonstration nursery center to provide for the daytime care of 30 infants and toddlers ranging in age from 2 months through 3 years. During this phase, some emphasis was also given to recruiting and training the center's nursery assistants,…

This monograph is the sixth in a series summarizing the work progress of the Human Services Manpower Career Center, a special research and development project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. This report describes the human services generalist series of twelve steps of which four represent varying levels of entry position. The model…

The first three units of this twelve unit combination workbook and instruction manual which is designed for non-professional library personnel presents an introduction to basic reference works and with bibliographic tools. The first unit which introduces reference tools, discusses what reference work includes and the how to use such reference…

The reference tools discussed in these two units of the instructional package (other units are: LI004051 and LI004053 through 004055) are: General Technical Encyclopedias and Engineering Handbooks. The unit concerned with encyclopedias summarizes the basic features of a good encyclopedia and gives some general procedures which are helpful in…

A theoretical framework for integrating concepts of communication and institutional change based on experience with the Puebla Project in Mexico is given. The Puebla Project is a program to introduce high yield corn technology on a broad scale to 50,000 dry land corn farmers in Puebla, Mexico. The first part of the paper points out how…

The purpose of the study of Navy enlisted personnel specialized training is to determine, in as many ratings as possible: which major skills can be learned on the job; the learning curves for non-A-school grads and for A-school grads; and the relative costs of training Third-Class Petty Officers via formal training and on job training. (Author)

Describes the development of an on-the-job training program in the air conditioning and electrical shops of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The 1-year programs include a daily job training report, a formal one and one-half hour weekly training session using a correspondence course outline, and weekly 15-minute review sessions by…

After offering some possible explanations for the existing inadequacies in evaluating organizational training programs, the authors discuss several evaluation issues, particularly internal validity. Methods for overcoming evaluation inadequacies and the implications for better controlled evaluation designs are also covered. (EM)

The criteria identified may be applied in determining the training requirements for both the complete job and the individual tasks within the job. This study concluded that a combination of types of training can best satisfy the needs of the initial and continuing requirements. (HD)

Describes how an office simulation experience that combines a 2-quarter laboratory experience with an office internship in the local business community is being conducted by Everett Community College in Everett, Washington. (HD)

Discusses business communication problems and the development of communication skills in bank management personnel. (RL)

Two studies investigated the extent to which high school students (N=12 and N=6) with such handicaps as moderate mental retardation, learning handicaps, and deafness could learn work behaviors in a technological setting. After training, these students were judged by graduate students and high school students to be significantly more vocationally…

Describes two studies that confirm the applicability of a behavioral approach to safety in the workplace. Discusses the results and makes recommendations for workplace managers. (CH)

Reviews the introduction of personal computers (PC) into the Information Research Center at Bell Communications Research, Inc. Highlights include challenges for successfully integrating PC's into each manager's unique work style, training objectives, and strategies for successfully implementing microcomputers. Prototype training program is…