Data from 133 students using university career services were subjected to multidimensional scaling. Analysis showed that class level, occupational status, career development classes, and experiences with career counseling contributed to different perceptions of services. All participants preferred direct interaction with the workplace, such as…

Reports findings from a survey of 385 supported employment agencies on their use of natural supports in time-lined and extended services. Eighty-five percent reported that their agencies emphasize natural supports and that these supports have been successful. Resistance to natural supports by employers and coworkers is discussed. (Author/CR)

Immediately following natural disasters, basic needs are provided; however, the long-term needs of individuals are neglected. The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to explore the comprehensive and long-term impact of a natural disaster on vocationally displaced adults, and second, to explore the benefits of using the narrative career…

This document provides descriptions of employment interventions as a resource for use in initiating or expanding employment services for individuals with disabilities. The document presents abstracts of 40 employability/employment interventions and practices currently in use by independent living programs throughout the United States. The…

This study identifies problems encountered by state employment service agencies and other organizations in the delivery of equitable manpower and supportive services to rural and migrant workers and recommends solutions to these problems. (Author)

Implementation of section 13(b)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act pertaining to referrals of Employment Service applicants to private agencies was examined. It was found that the statute's language did not specifically require states, but only the U.S. Department of Labor, to make referrals. This study also determined whether additional actions might be…

This document contains four Congressional hearings to review proposed legislation to revise certain youth employment provisions of Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act. This series of hearings looks into the whole question of how to improve the Federal Government's efforts to educate, train, and improve employment opportunities for the…

In addressing the BACIE (British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education) national conference, May 8, 1974, the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State, Department of Employment, discussed the work ahead for the newly-established Manpower Services Commission. Efforts of the Employment Service Agency and the Training Service Agency will…

This report is addressed to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) sponsors to familiarize them with the issues concerning adolescent pregnancy, highlight innovative approaches in working with young parents, and offer suggestions on how to reach and serve young parents with CETA. The report focuses on the problems of young parents, both…

This monograph is one of 12 that address various topics in the area of CETA/education linkages. They were designed to provide those individuals interested in the development and implementation of CETA/education linkages with information that will serve to enhance the quality of existing programs and facilitate the efficient and effective…

A PILOT PROJECT IN SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS CONDUCTED BY THE BISHOPS' COMMITTEE FOR THE SPANISH-SPEAKING (BCSS) IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF THE MIGRANT. OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE COUNSEL FOR THE MIGRANT BEFORE HE BEGINS HIS ANNUAL MIGRATION, TO HELP WORKERS LEAVING THE MIGRANT STREAM TO MAKE ORDERLY TRANSITION TO INDUSTRIAL…

This report, part of Rand's Labor and Population Studies Program, delves into sources of black/white income differentials. This report has as its purpose, the use of employment quotas as an analytical device for devising a priori notions of what the effects of government attempts to reduce employment discrimination might be. Following a formal…

The detailed study deals with the two basic types of computer-assisted placement mechanisms now operating as components of the United State Employment Service (USTES). Job banks receive job orders, organize, edit, and display; job-matching systems perform similar functions but in addition attempt to screen and match jobs and job applicants. The…