This interdisciplinary conference was intended to make employment service personnel in two Appalachian states more aware of the social and psychological aspects of poverty and the training and employment needs of the poor. Papers are included by Robert J. Lampman, Frank H. Cassell, Louis A. Ferman, Charles C. Killingsworth, Robert C. Couthorn, and…

The problems which youth face in the transition from school to work are complex and challenging. Such problems have been conceptualized into a model which relates specific problems to dimensions of self and environment in three developmental stages: (1) pretransitional--the life period before an individual is activated to seeking his first…

The 1966 resident survey was conducted to gain definite information on the numbers and locations of Indian residents of Duluth, Minnesota. The report focuses on the socioeconomic conditions of the 160 Indian families surveyed. Lack of education was reported to be one of the main problems; only 7% of the city's Indian population had completed high…

The conference was arranged by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Manpower and Social Affairs Directorate to enable representatives of employers' associations, labor unions, senior civil servants and academics from member OECD countries to exchange views on more flexible arrangements of working time. The document…

Since the passage of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 (MDTA), the Department of Labor has funded over $30 million worth of experimental and demonstration (E and D) projects in an effort to discover some new directions for dealing with the unemployment problems of disadvantaged youth. To evaluate the effectiveness of these and…

This first annual report inventories the major state manpower programs during the past year and discusses the objectives of comprehensive manpower planning, with emphasis on a series of legislative and administrative recommendations. The contributions of various manpower systems are discussed, including the Cooperative Area Manpower Planning…

This speech outlines factors that preclude the reform of teacher tenure laws, describes improvement for these laws, and sets forth conditions under which they should be abolished. Some of the suggested improvements include (1) provisions for genuine probationary periods for teachers, (2) implementation of adequate teacher evaluation programs, (3)…

Stressors created by social change were studied in the Appalachian community of Blue Ridge, West Virginia. Data were gathered through open-ended interviews of community informants. Informants invariably described 3 distinct ways of life; data analysis therefore provided for the possibility of different crises in each stratum. Interview topics…

The civil rights of American Indians, guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights, are discussed in this handbook. The 3 kinds of rights discussed are (1) the freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly; (2) the right to due process of law; and (3) the guarantee of equal protection under the laws, or freedom from…

The struggle against racism today takes place in the context of severe national economic problems. Civil rights activists must participate in and help all efforts that are addressing these economic problems. The experiences of the sixties can guide these efforts and thus advance the struggle for de facto civil equality. (Author/MC)

Based on data collected to measure work values and perceptions of problems by married women, aged twenty to thirty-four, in the dual role of homemaker and clerical employee, the author presents findings from analyses of the relationships among work values, demographic and biographical variables, and problem perceptions. (MF)

Notes that two groups of black men appear to have made the most substantial economic gains since 1964: the better educated and more skilled, especially the increasing number of highly qualified young black men who have entered colleges and universities; and those from more advantaged family backgrounds. (Author/AM)

Deals with some of the problems (and reasons for the problems) which school-leavers and young workers encounter in their search for jobs or training places. Measures taken or envisaged in a number of countries to alleviate the problems are also reviewed. (SH)

Traces some of the evidence that supports the full employment minority advancement thesis, and discusses some additional measures required to assist full employment in achieving racial equality. Most of the discussion focuses on black workers. (Author/AM)

Suggests that an atmosphere of full employment, of expansiveness, of opportunity, would be a favorable atmosphere for the achievement of many other issues that women consider essential such as day care and health care. (Author/AM)