The manual provides supervisors with both a reference as they assist employees in writing descriptions and developing performance indicators and with a guide for conducting performance appraisal interviews with employees. It contains the basic guidelines for the operation of the performance appraisal system, discussing such matters as how often…

This paper summarizes the findings of a study investigating the beliefs and attitudes of six key respondent groups regarding issues surrounding television advertising and children. The six groups included in the study are spokesmen for Action for Children's Television (ACT); the presidents and top executive officers of advertising agencies…

This study was designed to discover whether a university or a group of universities in the Southwest should establish a teaching and research center concerned with governmental management. The study focused on: (1) means for solving problems of federal officials at the regional level; (2) possible and feasible activities of Southern Methodist…

An examination of the varied approaches to educate and assimilate the American Indian into the mainstream of American life by the Federal Government from 1928 through 1964 is presented in this thesis which provides background regarding programs initiated by each Federal administration in office during this period. Notable changes occurring during…

Course designers and teachers of English as a second or foreign language need a pedagogical grammar, that is, a collection of linguistic statements about English which specifies the linguistic behaviors that an ESL/EFL learner will need to acquire and which can easily be used in the preparation of materials and lessons. Pedagogical grammars…

This final volume of a four-volume study considers the need for personnel for traffic control, police traffic services, pedestrian safety, school bus safety, and debris hazard control and cleanup. Training requirements to meet national objectives are discussed, in terms of curriculum, staffing, student recruitment, facilities, equipment and…

The purpose of this project was to investigate some of the difficulties the deaf have in obtaining employment, and to implement techniques to overcome some of these barriers, particularly in Civil Service. Different services were provided to each of five groups of clients, including training in computer operations, language skill training,…

This pamphlet is designed to help science and engineering managers in Government laboratories understand the relevant features and flexibilities of the Federal personnel system. The various sections deal with staff recruitment procedures, academic qualifications for each entering grade, short term appointments, the Federal pay system, position…

This report provides a foundation for a practical action program to open meaningful employment opportunities for the culturally disadvantaged in state and local government employment. The first part of the report describes the problem and the existing legislation to give public policy makers and administrators an overview of the need for…

This manual describes a program for training extension service employees and states the general policies, requirements and procedures governing the training and development programs for USDA Extension Service staff. The topics covered are: (1) extension service training program--responsibility for training, kinds of training to be carried out; (2)…

Information on the Interagency Auditor Training Center is presented. Background includes data on establishing the center, organization, funding, training facilities, and State and local government auditors' participation. General course information includes who may attend, list of courses offered, tuition costs, prerequisites, and additional…

Conducted as part of a part of the overall equal employment opportunity program under Executive Order 11478, this report contains data based on a world-wide census of minority group employment in the Federal Government as of November 30, 1970. Intended primarily for use by those who manage the Federal civilian work force, data are included for…

The purpose of this study was to identify consensus or conflict in the perceptions of the role of provincial school superintendent in Thailand held by (1) provincial school superintendents, (2) provincial governors, and (3) senior administrators of the Ministry of Education. Administrator respondents were asked in a questionnaire to indicate the…

A questionnaire given to 450 cartographic technicians at U.S. Army TOPOCOM is provided. A few questions from the preliminary questionnaire (see TM 001 465) were included, such as sex, age, and GS level. Additional questions deal with parents' education and occupation, technicians' English language facility, level of education reached, and several…

This collection of papers is the third of three volumes presenting the proceedings of the United Nations Interregional Seminar on the Employment, Development and Role of Scientists and Technical Personnel in the Public Service of Developing Countries (Volume I, Report of the Seminar; Volume II, Country Papers; and Volume III, Technical Papers).…