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Battelle, Peter E. – 1973
The most difficult problem in the financial management of a program of Public Service Employment (or subsidized work-training experience) is the over-obligation of funds. Some training slots are never filled, some trainees drop out early from the program, and others complete their training early. All of these factors "free" funds which…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Finance, Employment Programs, Financial Problems
Willmart Services, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1969
A total of 108 women from low-income families who were underemployed and unemployed and who needed to develop marketable skills were selected for a 9-week training course offered by an agency which was established to upgrade the economic and social status of the household worker. The experimental program combined attitudinal training with training…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Females, Household Workers, Job Training
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1976
This pamphlet lists the occupations discussed in the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" for which a high school education is preferred, but not essential. Occupational information is presented in a three-column format which includes job title, highlights of job qualifications and training, and employment opportunities and trends through 1985.…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, High School Graduates

Kahalas, Harvey; Groves, David L. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1977
Recently, occupational researchers have emphasized the need to examine both work and leisure activities as complementary components for total individual selffulfillment. This research examined the complementary relationships between vocational and avocational pursuits in a study of a single occupation. (Author)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Individual Development, Leisure Time, Research Projects

Lee, Dalton S.; Cayer, N. Joseph – Public Administration Review, 1987
A study examined efforts of National Association of Schools of Public Affairs Administration member graduate programs to recruit and prepare Black and Hispanic students for government careers. Findings revealed a need for further efforts to enhance educational opportunities for minorities. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Public Administration Education

Mahler, Julianne G. – Public Administration Review, 1987
Case studies of the use of Nominal Group Technique are analyzed, and an exercise with public administration students is reported suggesting that perceived levels of participation are higher in interacting than in nominal groups. Assumptions about the politics behind such methods are explored. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Group Activities, Public Administration Education
Martin, Sandy D. – Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, 1986
This historical look at black women mission workers focuses on some organizers and supporters of the missions and on some missionaries. Females were allowed to do these jobs but the ministry remained off limits to them. The leadership capabilities shown by these women support efforts to purge sexism from the contemporary church. (Author/VM)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females

Wolf, James F.; And Others – Public Administration Review, 1987
Presents results of an empirical study of the effects of demographic trends on a local government occupational group--public welfare workers. Considers effects of these trends on managers' abilities to foster new ideas, to achieve affirmative action goals, and to ensure employee motivation, performance, and productivity. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Aging (Individuals), Demography, Employees

Olve, Nils-Goran – Management Education and Development, 1986
Long residential courses for professional managers are a very special type of service industry, presenting peculiar problems for the course organizer to manage. This article deals with the choices the course organizer faces. It is argued that the role of course organizer or program director will benefit by being seen as "service management."…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Experiential Learning, Management Development, Professional Development

Stevenson, Olive – Oxford Review of Education, 1976
A discussion of both theory and practice of social work points out two problems: (1) social service departments are seen as a residual service and (2) public anxiety exists about nonaccidental injury to children. (ND)
Descriptors: Child Care, Public Facilities, Public Opinion, Public Service Occupations
Bartlett, Kenneth R. – National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, 2004
The continued high visibility of occupational certification programs and their increasing presence in secondary and postsecondary educational institutions raises questions about the value of these credentials for those seeking entry into the workforce. Of note is the message or signal an occupational certification sends to employers of entry-level…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Technical Education, Service Occupations, Information Technology
Holman, Diane R. – Today's Speech, 1973
A review of the communicational duties of a practicing city ombudsman. (CH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement, Governance, Government Employees

Hales, Loyde W.; Fenner, Bradford J. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1973
Sixth grade pupils from a junior high school in Southeastern Ohio were given the OWVI. No significant differences among social classes were found in work values. Significant differences were found between boys and girls in three work values--Altruism, Object Orientation, and Solitude. However, similarities outweighed differences between the value…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Object Manipulation, Security, Self Actualization
Hough, Stephen – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Career Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications, Human Services
Khankin, Leonid – ILO Panorama, 1972
An account of training opportunities in Russia for the physically handicapped. (SP)
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Guidance, Deafness, Handicapped Students