DURING THE EARLY 1960'S, THREE PRIMARY CHANGES OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH CALLED FOR A BASIC REORIENTATION IN ATTITUDES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS OF ACTION. INVOLVED WERE (1) AN ECONOMIC POLICY TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH (1964 REVENUE ACT), (2) AN ACTIVE MANPOWER POLICY TO PROVIDE A TRAINED LABOR SUPPLY (1965 MANPOWER…

This paper outlines the characteristics and needs of the small business owner and discusses recent developments in entrepreneurship education. Special mention is made of two programs funded by the Small Business Administration to support development of programs to train men and women in entrepreneurial skills. Although most programs do not focus…

This series of followup studies concerned mentally retarded rehabilitation clients of the Social and Rehabilitation Service research and development projects in the District of Columbia, and the Model Cities Project in Maryland. The clientele were primarily black, urban ghetto residents. The studies dealt with (1) vocational success of…

THIS REPORT OUTLINES A DEMONSTRATION-RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 600 DISADVANTAGED 17- 21-YEAR-OLD OUT-OF-SCHOOL, UNEMPLOYED, OR UNDEREMPLOYED MALES FROM THE PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO BEDFORD-STUYVESANT AREA OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. FUNDED JOINTLY BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE PROGRAM…

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR FARMERS, ORIGINALLY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO COMBINE ON THE JOB INSTRUCTION WITH CLASS ATTENDANCE. LOCATED IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING CONCENTRATIONS OF COMMERCIAL FARMS, MOST PROGRAMS STRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRAINING. INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION TAKES PLACE DURING FARM VISITS AND A…

Following a discussion of the historical background of the United Kingdom's education system and a brief description of its government department and agencies concerned with vocational education and training, this bulletin describes the United Kingdom's present vocational training provisions. Content is presented in 11 sections under the following…

The second year of a pilot internship program for the preservice and inservice professional development of vocational educators was undertaken to (1) provide potential leadership personnel on-the-job learning experiences, (2) provide relevant educational on-the-job experiences to vocational and technical education undergraduates at Colorado State…

Focusing on metalworking occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include blacksmiths, forge shop occupations, welders,…

Focusing on factory production occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include assemblers, blue collar worker…

Focusing on education and related occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include kindergarten and elementary school…

Focusing on small business occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include barbers, cosmetologists, funeral…

Representing a group effort by the author and the National Manpower Institute, the prospectus focuses on ways to improve the integration of the traditionally separate world of work and education--ways to break up the "time traps" of education for youth, and work for adults. It especially speaks for the 16-19 year old population, working women,…

The report contains an overall account of three annual evaluation studies (1971-73) of a project designed to demonstrate how four components supplemented the existing counseling system in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The components providing occupational information were: (1) a career orientation program for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades;…

This document, an addendum to the Day Care Survey 1970, describes day care-related federal programs. Each program, is described briefly in terms of: the nature of the program, day care services provided, authorizing legislation, the administering agency, and miscellaneous information (funding, recipients, etc.). Types of programs included are: (1)…

The overall goal of the 3M company in terms of the language training of its employees is to prepare individuals to be able to carry on everyday business on an international level and to develop employees who have both language skills and awareness of other cultures. The 3M Language Society consists basically of conversational language courses for…