This study sought to describe three groups of adult educators (Cooperative Extension Service, public schools, State University of New York system); find differences between groups on professional attitudes; identify relevant background factors; determine whether associations between attitudes and predictor variables vary in different…

In examining characteristics, attitudes, and opinions of the students in the College of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, in the Sudan, this study focused on eight independent variables: years in the College of Agriculture, location of permanent home, size of home town, length of hostel living experience, father's occupation, number of living…

Conducted during 1968, this study was primarily concerned with whether Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) enrollees became any more employable as a result of their work experience. It was also concerned with factors that induce enrollees to remain in NYC or to leave it. The study pioneered in a method of quantitative observation of enrollees and work…

A study of the selection of supervisors and of their formal training in Great Britain shows that lack of reliable methods to measure job performance causes difficulty in developing training programs. Qualities of the successful supervisor must be identified; this involves measuring knowledge in areas of technology, wage and production systems, as…

In January 1970, the Department of Labor restructured its Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) out-of-school program and made age limits for entering the program more restrictive. Education, skill training, and work experience were emphasized. The restructured NYC-2 program was carried out in urban or growth areas, but the original NYC-1 program was…

The annual report gives a synopsis of Arizona career education activities and reviews 1973 increases in career education activities relating to Senate Bill 5 (ARS 15-1199). These include high school enrollment, career testing and counseling, world of work educational materials, retraining teachers and counselors, providing teachers and curriculum,…

This report establishes a definition of the phenomenon of adolescence against which to consider research needs and reviews current research issues in adolescence. Research related to adolescence conducted by federal agencies in fiscal year 1973 is described in terms of both the overall research picture and the particular nature of the work of each…

The purpose of this document is to provide educational researchers and administrators with the material needed to replicate the study, Assessment of School-Supervised Work Education Programs, within a sphere of interest limited geographically, vocationally, or in other functional ways. The procedures used to carry out this study and produce its…

This guide is the result of a workshop effort directed toward planning a strategy for implementing career education within the Mesa Unified School District. It was developed to assist teachers in becoming familiar with career education and acquainting them with the instructional resources available to them. Comprehensive in scope, the guide sets…

San Mateo Union High School District staff members participated in a workshop for the purpose of identifying the minimum Terminal Performance Objectives for selected programs. The objectives were written in detail to indicate (1) the student performance expected, (2) the conditions under which the student will perform, and (3) the extent to which…

Eleven upper division psychology majors and two junior college personnel were enrolled at Fort Hays Kansas State College in a two-week, full participation practicum held at Larned State Hospital. A major feature of the program was the early opportunity for intensive sampling of occupational role behaviors and reinforcers in an institutional…

This study explores the characteristics of personnel in manpower training projects employed under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor. From the data collected, it was estimated that at the end of May 1970 about 47,000 manpower project staff members were being paid directly from contract funds, with a resultant annual cost for salaries and…

A course was designed to help students develop traits which have worthwhile carry-over values which will prove useful in the continuation or completion of their formal education. The proper methods used in wise money management, covering those areas of earnings, savings, spending, budgeting and calculations of deductions are discussed and…

This course outline has been developed as a guide for students who are enrolled in the senior high Work-Experience Program. The course is designed to help these students make realistic evaluations of themselves regarding their future vocational and personal goals and to motivate them to understand the nature of careful preparation for a plan of…

Based on the latest survey of work experience of the population, this article presents highlights of the survey, discusses the extent of employment, and analyzes the rise in unemployment with respect to age, sex, race, and other factors. Among the highlights noted were: (1) Over 95 million men and women 16 years old and above looked for work at…