This report summarizes innovations being developed in seven special adult basic education (ABE) projects: the Washington, D.C. ABE Demonstration Center; Opportunities Industrialization Center pupil recruitment and Adult Armchair Education projects in Philadelphia; Laborers' International Union participation in ABE in Columbus, Ohio; Southwest…

Intended as a guide to staff training and administration in the British distributive trades, this book begins by considering the special managerial needs and problems of retailers. It goes on to discuss job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, job analysis, recruitment and reception of new employees, management development (including the evaluation…

The Task Force on Social Work Education and Manpower found that theory, practice, and administration within the social work field and public sanctions converge to identify the social worker as a person who, through knowledge, skill, and professional commitment, is equipped to assist individuals and groups enhance their social functioning or cope…

The annotated bibliography dealing with counseling and personnel services in adult education contains 94 indexed and abstracted entries arranged under four headings: student personnel services, counseling services; admissions and selection; and retention and dropout, and financial assistance. Topics covered in these abstracts include general…

This report of entry level training in the better known community programs for the hardcore unemployed covers prevocational, on the job, and skill training. Many of the programs are financed in part, or in full, under the Manpower Development and Training Act; others, such as the Detroit Skill Center, depend on several governmental sources for…

Using interviews and a questionnaire, this study investigated administrative procedures used in graduate extension education by 60 members of the National University Extension Association (NUEA). Attention was given to program structure; residence requirements for off-campus graduate programs; counseling and guidance services; the reimbursement of…

This was a study of screening and training programs for beginning office employees in business and industry, and of how these programs complement what is being done in public high schools. Data were obtained from current professional literature and from interviews with 60 training directors belonging to the American Society of Training Directors.…

The focus of this guide is on training those who are already teachers to work in the adult education field. Discussions are presented of the following points: Teachers Are Made--Not Born; What Is So Different about Teaching Adults; Setting the Goals for Teacher Training; Getting Underway with Planning; What Is a Training Design?; Where to Go from…

This survey is aimed at examining the manner in which school and university authorities have responded to the need for greater numbers of teachers occasioned by the continuous growth in school enrollments in the 22 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The first part of the study provides a statistical…

This manual describes procedures for conducting a program to train personnel for educational research and development (R & D). It is intended as a guide for any institution planning to administer such a training program. The program may be utilized in several ways. They are: (1) for training various types of personnel for educational R & D; (2) as…

In view of changing expectations about fair practice, a variety of voluntary initiatives are now needed, and the American Council on Education urges that all institutions systematically review their current procedures and, where necessary, improve them to ensure fair treatment for students. This document is intended to help institutions review…

Affirmative action programs in the area of intramural-recreational sports department employment policies may be instituted in a number of areas. In recruiting and hiring of new personnel, a survey of present employees with regard to the status of women and minorities in respect to numbers, types of job, and level of employment will give an idea of…

Recent West German surveys reveal five indicators (recruitment, age, marital and family status, jobs, and housing) that suggest the university is losing its central role in student life. (MSE)

Minority professionals serve as role models for minority children; however, a decline has occurred in the number of minority teachers over the past decade. In New Orleans, Louisiana, "Educators 2000," a cooperative effort between the schools, colleges, and the Urban League, focuses on recruiting students into education careers. (MLF)

Describes the number and types of incentives offered to teachers in 67 rural schools in Virginia and examines effect on teacher recruitment and retention. Finds success in recruitment/retention directly related to the range of incentives and rewards. Notes most school districts offer no rewards to superior teachers. (LFL)