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Valdez, Armando, Ed; And Others – 1983
Symposium organizers commissioned papers that examined existing Chicano research in studies of family, labor, and migration, three subjects continually recurring in Chicano research. The papers were organized in four sessions: historical and contemporary research on Chicano workers, foundations of research on Chicano families, Chicano domestic and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Family Characteristics, Immigrants, Labor Force
Hackett, Judith C., Ed.; McLemore, Lisa Ann, Ed. – 1988
The conference reported in this proceedings brought together states' rural development policymakers in an effort to identify the programs and research needed to establish successful state policies. Topics of papers presented at the conference and included in the proceedings covered: (1) telecommunications and computer technology as sources of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Change, Economic Development, Government Role
PDF pending restorationFurino, Antonio, Ed. – 1980
Conference speakers focused on three topics: Hispanics and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) policy and implementation issues; data sources; and research regarding Hispanic manpower. After introductory remarks by James W. Wagener, Eli Ginzberg and Tomas Rivera, Ernest Green discussed Hispanics and CETA. Harry Greenspan described…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Employment Programs, Hispanic Americans, Human Resources
Download full textBriggs, Vernon M., Jr., Ed.; Foltman, Felician F., Ed. – 1981
This conference sought to identify and evaluate critical developments within the contemporary apprenticeship training system. Input came from educators, scholars, federal officials, and persons from labor and management. Conference participants stated that more persons are in apprenticeships (395,000) in the United States than ever before, but…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Apprenticeships, Blacks
Oregon Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, Salem. – 1983
This booklet is a composite of the major presentations and activities that were included in three workshops for counselors in Oregon schools, community colleges, and social service agencies that dealt with occupational and educational trends for the 1990s. Provided first is a summary of a series of small group discussions that focused on projected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counselor Role, Economic Change, Economic Factors
National Organization for Migrant Children, Inc., New York, NY. – 1981
The report includes a conference summary, introductory remarks, keynote address, four conference papers and comments on each, and summary of major policy issues. The keynote address reviews policies and practices affecting migrant children, the roots of the migratory farm labor system, impact of migrancy on families; services for migrant children,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Blacks, Child Labor
Managing Diversity: A Key to Building a Quality Work Force. Research and Development Series No. 271.
Maxson, Judith; Hair, Billy – 1990
Economic changes create stress as U.S. businesses progress toward building a high quality work force for the year 2000. Skills such as critical literacy, communication, writing, math, and interpersonal competence are desired. Critical literacy involves the higher order thinking skills: the ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize. In addition,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
