Article presented strengths and potential troubles of career education in community colleges, as viewed by the editor, who imbibes the scientific spirit while surveying occupational education as a scholar. (Editor/RK)

This paper surveys the state of newspaper technology, with special reference to its impact on editorial quality. Examples of financial savings resulting from electronic editing and typesetting are cited, along with a complete budget for a paper of around 100,000 circulation before and after automation. Studies of newsroom salary and employment…

Data on employment-related variables of youths (ages 16-21) gathered during the Current Population Survey (CPS) were examined for accuracy by comparing CPS estimates with those of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Behavior (NLS). Compared were levels and rates of labor force participation, employment, and unemployment; the number of…

Environmental standards and programs, rather than eliminating jobs, are currently significant sources of employment and will become major generators of new jobs in the next few years. The number of jobs created to renew and protect the environment topped one million in 1975 and may double by 1976. (BT)

The article compares unemployment, employment, and other labor market indicators in the United States with the available indicators of the eight nations of Canada, Australia, Japan, France, West Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, and Italy. (Author)

Staffing needs planning, as distinct from workforce planning, is the systematic estimation of the actions personnel managers must take to provide the required workforce in an organization. This handbook focuses on the pivotal aspects of staffing needs planning, including estimation of future vacancies and analysis and projection of employee…

From 1880 to 1977, the overall picture of employment in New York State has been one of reasonable stability. Within this general stability there have been great changes in sectors of employment. Agricultural employment has declined steadily and dramatically. The level of manufacturing employment has increased from 1880 to 1910 and has remained…

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CAN BE EMPLOYED BY EDUCATION AS ONE MEANS OF EFFECTING SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT TO INDUSTRIAL CHANGE. THE 115 RECENT (1960 - 1966) STUDIES REVIEWED IN THIS PUBLICATION HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE. FIVE PROJECTIONS OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH INDICATE FUTURE JOB NEEDS ARE REVIEWED. STUDIES OF VOCATIONAL CHOICE ARE CLASSIFIED ON…

The information reported in this paper is based on data from the Professional Personnel Register for the school years 1967-68 through 1974-75. The paper presents a comparison of the employment patterns by curriculum for all teachers employed in the public schools of Michigan during these periods. It illustrates patterns of employment of all…

Directed towards designers of vocational education training programs, the document presents statistical data and discussion concerning employment trends in Indiana for various industries in the wholesale and retail trade sector. Data are based on a survey conducted in 1973-74, covering 5,986 establishments and 202,070 employees, with a usable…

This paper examines the causes and effects of the 1973 oil embargo imposed by OPEC. The author notes that since the embargo, little positive action has been taken to reduce American dependence upon a very limited and very expensive energy source. In order to achieve any degree of independence, it will be necessary to repidly expand coal and…

Data indicate the growth trends that have taken place in the past 5.5 years in the number of university administrators, faculty members, and full-time students in the California State University at Long Beach campus. The greatest percentage of growth during the 5.5-year study took place in the university administration. The percentage increase in…

The data in this report are based on information supplied annually by the U.S. Civil Service Commission. A full report containing more detailed information on employment and occupational trends, work activities, and educational characteristics is prepared by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. The mean average salary…

Described is employment in four branches of earth science: geology, geophysics, meteorology, and oceanography. Considered for each employment area is the nature of the work, places of employment, type of training and qualifications for advancement, employment outlook, and earnings and working conditions. The demand for specialists in these four…

The purpose of this study was to provide some basic facts about postdoctoral study in the United States. The report begins with a review of the history of postdoctoral education since its beginning more than 50 years ago. Succeeding chapters consider in detail the composition and distribution of the postdoctoral population; the significance of…