Arizona Job Colleges, Inc. attempts to ease the transition to nonfarm employment for seasonal farmworkers by motivating entire families to achieve economic self-sufficiency. (MS)

Summarizes available labor market information on the library and information field, discusses some of the supply and demand issues related to the library job market, and explores the implications of present library labor market conditions for the future. A data table and a 46-entry reference list accompany the text. (Author/JL)

The Canadian educational system has tended to reinforce the idea that white-collar jobs are more desirable than blue-collar jobs. A study examined various organizational factors which have implications for industrial training, and indicated that the benefits of industrial training and employment in the skilled trades should be more widely…

The author states that the task of overcoming skill shortages, retooling the workforce and training new workers will be difficult and expensive, but it must be done, and done quickly. A chart listing projected demands for skilled workers by 1987 is included. (CT)

The history of forecasting in dentistry is explored with a focus on several major forecasting techniques, briefly examining the basic assumptions, data requirements, and strengths and weaknesses of each. Three perspectives held by forecasters are isolated: health status, social need, and economic. (Author/MLW)

Vocational education is a must if the United States wishes to compete with the Europeans and Japanese. It cannot be relegated to secondary status in schools. The federal government must play a major role in seeing to a balanced approach to the economic and social goals of vocational education. (CT)

Argues that the Women's Liberation movement was interconnected to contraceptive technology and a shift in the ratio of males to females at marriageable age. These changes influenced the proportion of married women, divorce rate, marital fertility rate, illegitimacy ratio, and male-female differences in education and labor-force participation.…

Reports on the Dreyfus Foundation Conference held in Boston at Northeastern University. The proceedings are outlined and some statistics are presented on the supply and demand for chemistry graduates. (Author/SA)

Recent research on the physician workforce in the United States suggests that the projected supply of generalist physicians will be adequate. However, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recommendation for training of more generalists is still valid, because more physicians will be needed to maintain an adequate generalist…

Describes activities that industrial/organizational psychologists engage in as they seek to improve the competitiveness of organizations through effective human resource planning. Presents a model for describing human resource short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term planning. (JS)

Vocational training often fails to provide what employers need and students want. To correct supply/demand mismatches requires improving feedback from employers, increasing the flow of information, bringing schools closer to businesses, rewarding institutions for successful employment of graduates, and providing incentives for entrepreneurs. (SK)

In response to declining dental hygiene education enrollments, the only dental school in Virginia plans to increase recruitment and expand use of existing programs. Strategies include hiring a statewide recruitment officer, establishing a forgivable loan program, increasing program capacity, and starting new programs when funding is available.…

Training policy should try to match changing demand for skills with a labor supply that is changing qualitatively and quantitatively. Infrastructural reform involves establishing closer links between education, training, and the workplace and redirecting funds to new training priorities. (Author/JOW)

A study of British students in Years 6, 10, and 12 found that they base their understanding of careers and work on images from personal experience, adults, and the media. Career decisions are based on pragmatic, opportunistic factors, not well matched with supply and demand. A divergent, holistic approach to guidance should challenge their…

Discusses growth of North America's 40 largest for- profit child care centers. Identifies current threats, including staffing shortage and increasing competition from public schools and among chains. Identifies current opportunities to include employer and franchise child care, upscale child care, elementary school services, and flexible hours.…