This document is a presentation of primary and secondary information collected by the President's Commission on Olympic Sports and used as the basis for their recommendations on improving U.S. performance capabilities in international competition. The document is divided into three sections: (1) a sport-by-sport analysis of thirty Olympic sports,…

This document contains the oral and written statements of persons whose testimony was presented before a Congressional hearing on training lessons learned from recent military conflicts. Principal witness was Mark E. Gebicke, Director of Military Operations and Capabilities Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, U.S. General…

Discusses principles of law library management and presents three problem solving exercises for law librarianship training. American Bar Association standards for law school libraries are presented, with interpretations, and appendices provide a job description for an assistant law librarian and bylaws of the American Law Schools concerning…

In order to prevent trainers from running afoul of federal and state laws and regulations when setting up a training program, the author presents specific issues of importance to trainers. These concern copyright, idea ownership, comparable worth, access to training, and privacy. (CT)

This report on a hearing held in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the development and impact of the electronics, computer, and telecommunications industries on the United States economy and the role of the federal government in developing these industries, including the relationship between technology and educated individuals. An opening statement by…

This report intends to clarify and strengthen the position of the Texas Regional Education Service Centers by providing a structure to improve the quality of their services. The regional education service centers primarily deliver training and technical assistance to help school districts implement statewide initiatives for school improvement. The…

The Job Training Partnership Act is intended to establish programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to afford job training to those economically disadvantaged individuals who are in special need of such training to obtain productive employment. The act is organized into five titles. Title I prescribes the…

Discussion of growing diversity in learners' language and communication skills and increasing use of video in instruction focuses on the use of captioning in instructional video and the implications for educational and industrial training. Federal legislation that affects video courseware developers is reviewed, and the use of closed captioned…

The Job Training Partnership Act is intended to establish programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to afford job training to those economically disadvantaged individuals who are in special need of such training to obtain productive employment. The act is organized into five titles. This document contains an…

The Job Training Partnership Act is intended to establish programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to afford job training to those economically disadvantaged individuals who are in special need of such training to obtain productive employment. The act is organized into five titles. This document contains…

This document consists of transcripts of testimony presented at Congressional hearings concerning Title II of the Youth Act of 1980. The provisions of the act include extending the authorization of youth training and employment programs and improving such programs; extending the authorization of the private sector initiative program; and…