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Download full textBergman, Roberta L. – 1987
Child Care Dallas planned and implemented a project aiming to produce an employer-assisted family day care system which would meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers, increase the community supply of infant/toddler care, be affordable for parents and employers, demonstrate effective methods for recruiting and training competent…
Descriptors: Business, Child Caregivers, Corporate Support, Cost Effectiveness
Bishop, John, Ed. – 1985
This collection includes eight reports of findings from a series of employer surveys designed to assess the effectiveness of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC). The following papers are included: "Introduction," by John Bishop; "Utilization of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit," by John Bishop and Susan Ashbrook; "Multivariate…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Peterson, Norman G., Ed. – 1987
As part of the United States Army's Project A, research has been conducted to develop and field test a battery of experimental tests to complement the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery in predicting soldiers' job performance. Project A is the United States Army's large-scale manpower effort to improve selection, classification, and…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Classification, Cognitive Measurement, Computer Assisted Testing
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1984
This study was conducted to describe and to analyze how employers respond to information presented to them on application forms and interviews when they make hiring decisions for entry-level jobs. The approach of the study was to observe the responses of 56 employers in the Columbus, Ohio, area to simulated hiring settings concerning youthful…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews
California State Board of Corrections, Sacramento. – 1987
In response to a mandate from the California State Legislature, the California Board of Corrections conducted a three-phase research study in preparation for the revision and standardization of the current state standards for hiring and training corrections personnel. The primary focus of the second phase of the project was on the development and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criterion Referenced Tests, Employment Practices
DeGideo, Sharon; Swanson, Richard A. – 1985
This annotated bibliography represents the core literature of the human resource development profession. An introduction describes the process by which the core literature was identified, annotated, and published for dissemination. The approximately 111 documents are categorized by the nine professional areas: training and development,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Compensation (Remuneration)
Babcock, William – 1974
Book II of a 5-book day camp manual focuses on staff selection and training. Following the philosophy that developing an effective staff is the responsibility of the camp director, the book contains major sections on staff recruitment (sources of staff, problems, selection procedures, job descriptions, personnel practices); guidelines for job…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Day Camp Programs, Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications
Polit, Denise; And Others – 1979
To expand the use of women in nontraditional industrial careers, the U.S. Air Force examined the questions of recruiting, selecting, and training women for traditionally male blue collar work. An extensive review of the literature revealed that little empirical data on the effectiveness of various administrative policies had been collected. The…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Annotated Bibliographies, Blue Collar Occupations, Change Strategies
Thornberry, Mary – 1978
A study was conducted to determine the effect of affirmative action on faculty hiring practices. Difficulties in looking for relevant data are outlined, and stories of some hiring decisions are explored in depth to provide concrete illustrations of the pitfalls. Data gathered from department heads on their perceptions of affirmative action in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Ministry of Labour, London (England). – 1966
THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARDS' MAIN TASKS UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT ARE TO (1) ASSESS THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF EACH INDUSTRY (BASED ON FORECASTS OF GROWTH OR CONTRACTION OF INDUSTRY, TECHNICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, AND CHANGES IN THE LEVEL AND DIRECTION OF DEMAND FOR GOODS AND SERVICES), (2) DRAW UP…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, General Education, Industrial Training, Industry
TEXTOR, ROBERT B., ED. – 1966
THE PRESENT WORK CONTAINS ANALYSES OF PEACE CORPS PROGRAMS IN SELECTED HOST COUNTRIES (THE PHILIPPINES, MALAYA, THAILAND, PERU, BOLIVIA, AFGHANISTAN, SOMALIA, NIGERIA, TANGANYIKA, SIERRA LEONE, TUNISIA, MOROCCO, AND JAMAICA) WRITTEN BY AN AUTHORITY ON EACH COUNTRY. COVERAGE OF DOMESTIC OPERATIONS OF THE PEACE CORPS IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO WHAT IS…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrative Problems, Change Agents, Cross Cultural Training
Air Force Human Resources Lab., Lackland AFB, TX. – 1968
Events of this conference on military testing centered on (1) an open panel meeting and discussion on the testing of Project 100,000 personnel (potential rejectees accepted under new standards); and (2) over two dozen papers dealing with specific aptitude and proficiency tests, a comparison of marginal and control Naval personnel on biographical…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Behavior Change, Data Collection
Moore, Harold E.; Stout, Irving W. – 1968
This "source report" presents the research, process, and findings involved in developing a program for a parent-child educational center for the new city of Litchfield Park, Arizona. The center is intended to be a basic neighborhood unit of the public school system and will serve both parents and children; the latter, from infancy…
Descriptors: Activities, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Resources, Educational Specifications
Young, Peter Adams – 1975
Random polygons were used as stimuli in a two-choice multiple discrimination learning paradigm designed to test individual learning ability. A nonverbal test was developed in order to avoid the cultural and racial bias which, according to the author, is inherent in verbal tests. Information processing rate (IPR) was used as the measure of learning…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Cognitive Processes, Culture Fair Tests
Schroeder, Oliver, Jr. – 1977
The place and function of forensic sciences personnel in American criminal law and court procedure, and the criteria used by criminal trial judges and lawyers to assess the value of forensic sciences personnel were investigated. Federal, state, Virgin Island, and Puerto Rican laws were examined, and a search of the medical and legal literature…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Consultants, Courts, Criminal Law
