Prepared by Goodwill Industries as part of a Federal research and demonstration grant, the series of 12 handbooks is designed to assist with the organization and administration of volunteer programs in rehabilitation facilities serving handicapped and disadvantaged persons. The handbooks, ranging in length from 20 to 60 pages, cover various…

This contractual agreement is for the period July 1, 1973 through December 15, 1975. The agreement covers: purpose and intent of the agreement, nondiscrimination, rights of the employer, no-strike guarantee, recognition, union security, union dues and initiation fees, seniority definitions and loss of seniority, probationary employees, union…

Articles of the agreement cover a definition of terms; fair employment practices; probationary employees; uniforms; working hours; compensation rate schedules; overtime; absences; leaves of absence with and without pay; break in service; insurance benefit programs; educational assistance program; longevity pay; retirement benefit programs; filling…

This survey reports recent experience of Midwestern colleges in recruiting and enrolling minority students. Results were based upon responses of a representative group of 129 4-year institutions. The principal findings were: (1) 3 out of 5 senior institutions were working actively to enroll minority students. The gross number of minority freshmen…

Prepared under authority of the Economic Opportunity Act, this New Careers report offers suggestions on how police departments can improve relations with inner city disadvantaged residents (usually minority groups) by using hard core unemployed community members to close the information gap on both sides, provide community services, relieve the…

This document reports a conference attended by 137 representatives of institutions awarding the doctorate in education. They were invited to 1) study the findings of a research study ("An Inquiry into Conditions Affecting the Pursuit of the Doctoral Degree in the Field of Education"; see SP 004 600 and SP 004 601); 2) to draw their own conclusions…

The critical shortage of trained personnel for rehabilitation work can be alleviated by careful selection of non-professionals to fill the existing positions. Research suggests that certain personal characteristics of counselors contribute substantially to the effectiveness of changing the behavior of clients. Traits of genuineness, empathy and…

American business has received a challenge from the federal government in a national experiment to find jobs for 500,000 "unemployables." The major purpose of this descriptive report was to develop hard facts for use by business men in making decisions concerning participation in the program. The content includes sections on: (1) Who Are the…

There is a growing need for supportive personnel with technical preparation in water and wastewater purification and water resource conservation. A curriculum and program guide was developed in 1965-66 by Fayetteville Technical Institute for use by institutions interested in establishing a program to educate technicians. Meeting the need for…

This study evaluated the reported airline pilot shortage in relation to certified air carriers; recruitment needs for qualified applicants; training requirements as recommended by air carriers, airline captains, and flight officers; and airline pilot supply and demand during 1968-79. A literature review on foreign and domestic pilot shortages was…

Black high school seniors were administered a questionnaire asking them to evaluate the importance of 25 job-related factors in their decisions to take a job. They also received an adjective check list which was designed to assess the students' self-concepts. Navy recruiters also received the job factor questionnaire and were asked to predict how…

The Education Professional Development Act inaugurated, in 1971, a Pupil Personnel Services Program to encourage recruitment, training, and program development for more versatile pupil personnel service workers. The program established seven three-year regional projects, each with a center providing leadership to smaller satellite settings. A…

Employing a process model of political recruitment, this study investigated the relative impact of a school system's social, economic, and political structure on school board member recruitment. Process data were collected by means of structured interviews with school board cnadidates in a stratified sample of systems. Structural data were drawn…

A problem currently facing many advertising agencies is the recruitment of top quality business school graduates as potential account managers. Viewing the problem from a marketing perspective, a career in advertising is seen as a product competing with other careers for the market of new graduates. Then it is possible to use one of the…

Current issues in engineering education and supply and demand information on engineering personnel in the Southern region are summed up in this report. Highlights of the report include the following: (1) Although changes in national priorities make it difficult to forecast the demand for engineers, projections are in agreement that the national…