A study of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education in the United States is summarized. Focus is on special challenges in providing ESL education and promising ways in which providers are meeting those challenges. An introductory section describes the context of current ESL instruction, including the nature of the learners' needs and…

An assessment of Australia's housing industry determined the level of management skills currently existing in the industry, identified current and future management skills required for the industry, and evaluated current management skill development strategies. Data were collected from the following activities: review of recent literature; study…

This paper presents a model for determining appropriate provider qualifications in a variety of adventure settings, in which adventure-based activities are used, but particularly the qualifications and training needs of adventure therapists. The model is based on the premise that the skill and educational needs of providers increase with the…

The Ohio Skill Gap Initiative was conducted to determine the following: (1) what foundational skills--and skill levels--do entry-level employees need to succeed in today's workplace and (2) whether the students graduating from Ohio's public schools possess the foundational skills that will permit them to acquire the knowledge and…

The impact of new technologies on occupational profiles in the banking sector was examined through case studies in four European countries: Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and France. In each country, three types of banking institutions were studied: merchant (Eurobank); "counter" (universal) bank; and telebank (bank…

Results of a survey of the 500 largest industrial corporations imply if the economy continues in a depressed state for one to three years, managers will expect more of beginning office workers both in specific skills and in attractive personal qualities; managers expect schools to be sensitive to these needs. (Author/BP)

Four major educational problems in Papua New Guinea are identified and examined in some depth: the quantity and quality of the teaching force, the curriculum, the clients, and school leavers and employment. (Editor)

University English departments are failing because of unclear goals concerning writing programs, an entrenchment of literature in the departments, and the hiring of untrained writing teachers. Many writing positions are nontenure track, require instructors to teach four sections of freshman composition, or require a Ph.D. in some aspect of…

Of various government-supported secondary school training programs, the employer-based model seems to hold the greatest potential for meeting society's present and future vocational requirements. Implementing the model will require a distinctly different staffing plan and one which transfers funds and staff allocations to the employing…

A DISCUSSION BY INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS ON ESTABLISHING MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROMPTED A SURVEY OF NINE MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA TO GATHER DATA CONCERNING ENTRY LEVEL JOBS FOR WHICH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND EMPLOYEES, THE GENERAL NATURE OF JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS,…

THIS SUPPLEMENT LISTS INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND TRAINING TIME DATA FOR EACH JOB DEFINED IN VOLUMES 1 AND 2 (VT 003 654 AND VT 003 655). IT WAS PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED WITH MANPOWER UTILIZATION WHO REQUIRE MORE SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS DATA THAN…

THE CHANGING NATURE AND PURPOSES OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE PROMPTED THIS STUDY OF OCCUPATIONS IN OFF-FARM AGRICULTURE. OBJECTIVES WERE TO DEVELOP INFORMATION IN REGARD TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, REQUIRED COMPETENCIES, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION NEEDS FOR JOB ENTRY AND ADVANCEMENT. REPRESENTING A 10 PERCENT RANDOM SAMPLE OF EACH OF 13…

Although children make up one third of the United States population, they receive only a small fraction of public resources. Our society's disregard for children is also manifested through television and through the court and educational systems. Asian and Pacific American children suffer disproportionately from the poverty and inadequate care…

SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR ENTRY INTO OCCUPATIONS ARE LISTED IN TABULAR FORM BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY, FOR 16-17 AND 18-22 AGE GROUPS IN EACH OF FOUR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA COUNTIES. THE STUDY FROM WHICH THE INFORMATION WAS DERIVED IS REPORTED IN VT 003 290. OTHER DATA ARE PRESENTED IN VT 003 288 AND VT 003 289. (WB)

THE COMBINED RESULTS OF THE STUDIES OF SEVEN METROPOLITAN CENTERS AND 90 SEMI-URBAN AND RURAL TOWNS IN LOUISIANA SHOWED (1) THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED, NUMBER NEEDING AGRICULTURAL COMPETENCIES, EXPECTED NUMBER TO BE HIRED, AND NUMBER OF JOB TITLES, (2) CHARACTERISTICS OF EMPLOYEES SUCH AS AGE, EDUCATION, BACKGROUND, AND SALARY, AND (3)…