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Download full textEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1979
This document is responsive to requirements in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to report on findings from research and evaluation activities conducted in fiscal 1979 and plans for fiscal 1980 by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Evaluation, and Research…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Evaluation
Washington State Dept. of Employment Security, Olympia. – 1973
The annual report of the Rural Manpower Program, Employment Service Division, contains narrative and statistical data that describe important developments in Washington State during 1973. In terms of man-months of labor, rural counties provided less than 25% of the total seasonal farm employment in 1973, while urban Yakima County alone provided…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Community Development, Economic Development
Cargill, B. F. – 1972
The fruit and vegetable industry is on the road to total mechanization. The scientific and social communities need to collaborate as technological innovations influence manpower development and utilization. An awareness of the implications of technological advancement and manpower problems is required so that the U. S. fruit and vegetable grower…
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Automation, Career Development, Farm Labor
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1972
To provide full opportunity for all workers, efforts are underway to reform manpower programs and improve their effectiveness, and to develop a broader national manpower policy integrated into the overall economic policy for achieving the nation's economic and social objectives. This 10th annual report describes manpower problems and issues and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1982
The United States requires a coordinated, national approach to human resource development that will result in the establishment of priorities, detailed planning, and the full use of public and private resources backed by adequate state and federal funding. Problems of unemployment, underemployment, skilled worker shortages, national defense needs…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Federal Legislation
BISHOP, CHARLES E. – 1967
SEVEN ESSAYS EXAMINE THE REASONS AND PRESENT TABLEAUS OF DATA RELATIVE TO THE LOW PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALL FARMS COMPARED WITH LARGE FARMS, THE LOW FINANCIAL RETURNS OF FARM LABOR, AND THE MASS EXODUS OF FARM MANPOWER. THE CHARACTERISTICS, TRENDS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATION OF HIRED FARM LABOR DURING THE PERIOD 1947-1964 ARE PRESENTED. THE CHANGING…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture
Kaufman, Jacob J. – 1975
Certain structural changes which are taking place in the labor market and in society are examined in an effort to identify the areas of research in human resources to which vocational education could make a contribution. It is suggested that with improved research knowledge, social and behavioral scientists are beginning to recognize that there is…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Employee Attitudes, Human Resources, Interdisciplinary Approach
Werner, Heinz – 2001
In the 1960s, German industry experienced a greater need for labor. Recruitment agreements for "guestworkers" were concluded with a number of Mediterranean countries, with the opinion at the time being that temporary immigration would be in the interests of all involved: German firms would get cheap labor, the "guestworkers"…
Descriptors: Adults, Developed Nations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedKalachek, Edward D.; And Others – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1979
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey for men aged 45 through 59, the paper develops a model of labor supply change or adjustment to estimate the speed of worker response to changes in desired labor supply and to constraints on hours and wages. (MF)
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employee Attitudes, Employment Level, Labor Market
PDF pending restorationMcGrath, Catherine H., Ed. – IFG Policy Notes, 1983
The major issues surrounding the relationship between work and education now concentrate on the effects of education on productivity, on the effects of technology on the changing demand for education, and on the value of vocational education. In replacing the human capital theory of the value of education in the workplace, some recent theories…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (DOL/ETA), Washington, DC. – 1981
This training package, consisting of information concerning the content, use, and applications of the Occupational Information System (OIS), is designed for use in a training presentation conducted for administrators, trainers, counselors, job placement specialists, and economic development staff who will be working with the OIS. Included in the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Definitions, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Fein, Rashi; Bishop, Christine – 1976
This eleventh special report of the National Commission for Manpower Policy examines the manpower, employment, and training implications of policy developments in the health care industry. Section 1 describes the health care industry setting, including health sector characteristics and health expenditure growth. Sections 2 and 3 deal with the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes, Costs, Employment Patterns
PDF pending restorationBielby, William T.; And Others – 1978
A review and evaluation were conducted of social science research that has been based upon the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) of Labor Market Experience. First, a comprehensive survey was undertaken of the labor market research that has used NLS data: (1) labor supply and the factors of female and male labor, child care and welfare, and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Human Capital, Job Search Methods, Labor Demands
Morton, J. B.; And Others – 1975
The purpose of the report is to enumerate current (for the year ending June 30, 1975) data on manpower supply and demand on selected occupations and training programs in Oklahoma. An introduction explains how the data were acquired. The tables list occupations, the number of workers in demand for each occupation, and the number of workers…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Demand Occupations, Educational Programs
Webster, Maureen M. – 1970
This report seeks to clarify the advantages and disadvantages of three approaches to educational planning, and suggests that an eclectic approach is necessary to deal successfully with the problems and prospects of future planning. Each approach is examined to determine its methodology, its alleged shortcomings, and its application in selected…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Educational Benefits, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
