This publication provides an introduction to manpower education and presents a summary report on a 2-year res"arch and curriculum development project for manpower and economic education at the junior high school level. The introduction includes "The Meaning of Manpower Education" and "Major Themes for A Manpower Education Course" which outlines and illustrates 78 important concepts in the course. Objectives of the project were to identify content and placement level, to develop materials and field test them, and to disseminate the results. A text, a teacher manual, and tests of knowledge and attitude changes were developed and tested. The text and manual titled "Manpower and Economic Education" are available from the Interstate Printers and Publishers for $3.50 and $1.50 respectively. Evaluation results indicated a knowledge gain of 39.6 percent for the experimental group and 6.2 percent for the control group and attitude changes on 21 out of 62 items for the experimental group while the control group only changed 11 items. (EM)