THIS REPORT ON THE HARLEM ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY TEAMS, INC. (ACT) AFTER-SCHOOLS PROGRAM FOR INSCHOOL YOUTH DESCRIBES THE PROJECT'S REMEDIAL, TUTORIAL, AND STUDY PROGRAMS. OTHER PROGRAMS HAD ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT FEATURES, AND SOME CONCENTRATED ON INTERGROUP RELATIONS, NEGRO HERITAGE, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, AND PARENT EDUCATION. YOUTH…

BY 1964 THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO) TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PRODUCTIVITY AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INVOLVED ABOUT 130 EXPERT POSTS IN ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES. THE ILO SENDS CHIEFS OF PROJECTS TO WORK WITH LOCAL DIRECTORS OF CENTERS IN EACH COUNTRY TO INTRODUCE GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ENSURE THEIR…

This guide to interviewing and selecting high school teachers and administrators covers evaluating resumes, establishing rapport with job applicants, considering the legal aspects of interviewing, controlling the interview, evaluating the applicant, closing the interview, checking references, and maintaining interview records. Job-related…

Based on the experiences of several community colleges, this report examines successful and unsuccessful strategies utilized in the formation of lay advisory committees for the humanities. The report first presents brief descriptions of successful committee organization efforts at five institutions: Clark College (Vancouver, WA), Brevard Community…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SUCCESS OF FOUR-H ORGANIZATION LEADERS AND CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS, ROLES PERFORMED, AND ATTITUDES HELD TOWARD LEADER ROLES AND TO APPLY THE FINDINGS IN SUGGESTING LEADER SELECTION CRITERIA. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM 282 ORGANIZATION LEADERS LIVING IN 30 IOWA COUNTIES. ALL…

Thirty-five representatives of local, state, and federal youth-work programs attended a workshop which focused on issues related to planning a youth-work program, identifying the target population, designing a comprehensive program, and recruiting, screening, and selecting youth. Its agenda was established following field visits to a dozen…

To demonstrate the value of employing "indigenous" adults as semi-professional workers in youth employment programs or agencies, this program was conducted between November 1964 and December 1965 in New York City. Sixty male and female adults aged 22 or older were carefully selected, to participate in 12 weeks of training with no guarantee of…

The author reviews recent legislation concerning sex discrimination and examines the courts' views of discriminatory employment practices and discriminatory practices against students. The legislation covered includes the following: Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Order 11375; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by…

Research which resulted in the development of the United States Employment Service Specific Aptitude Test Battery for use in selecting inexperienced and untrained individuals for training as nurse aids is described. Occupational norms were established in terms of each significant aptitude measure which when combined, predict job performance.…

Addressed to those in the manpower field (manpower program planners, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers) currently engaged in work requiring knowledge of labor market functions, this report utilizes data synthesized from a decade of research studies and development projects sponsored by the Office of Manpower Research and Development…

This is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. Human Development in Organizations is a course for nonmanagement majors which surveys the developmental process of employees in complex organizations both from managerial and psychological…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights prepared this report on the extent of equal employment opportunity for minority group members in State and local government pursuant to Public Law 85-315. 628 jurisdictions in seven Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas were surveyed since they contain substantial and varied minority group populations, are…

To provide information on educational modifications for physically disabled children, a review of over 800 documents was evaluated, extensive interviews were conducted, and correspondence was gathered. The information was compiled and evaluated by the Human Resources Center and presented in five monographs dealing with school design, educational…

The "First Annual Report by the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) to the United States Congress" is presented in two parts. Recommendations in Part 1 cover: (1) Self Determination and Management Know-How; (2) A Master Plan for Indian Education Personnel; (3) Language Deprived Indian Children--A Solution; (4) The…

This brochure presents regulatory guidelines on sex discrimination with sections devoted to: general principles; sex as a bona fide occupational qualification; separate lines of progression and seniority systems; discrimination against married women; advertising job opportunities; employment agencies; pre-employment inquiries as to sex; the…