Priority Planning Pierces the Personpower Puzzle: Facing the Facts in Forecasting.

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Title: Priority Planning Pierces the Personpower Puzzle: Facing the Facts in Forecasting.
Authors: Johnson, Carole
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 50
Publication Date: 1976
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Research, Educational Problems, Educational Trends, Human Resources, Job Satisfaction, Labor Force Development, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Prediction, Program Development, Vocational Education
Abstract: One of a series of papers on critical issues in vocational-technical education, this paper presents an overview of (1) manpower supply and demand factors, (2) techniques for geographic allocation of resources, and (3) strategies for curricular prioritization and determination as they relate to program planning for vocational education. Emphasis is on the components needed for correlating vocational education with present and future labor market trends, four specific methods of demand forecasting, the ingredients of supply analysis, and the utilization of job satisfaction data as related to labor supply and demand. (HD)
Notes: Paper presented at the Southern Region Vocational Education Leadership Development Conference (Atlanta, Georgia, April 4-7, 1976). For related papers see CE 008 557-570
Journal Code: RIEMAR1977
Entry Date: 1977
Accession Number: ED130099
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:One of a series of papers on critical issues in vocational-technical education, this paper presents an overview of (1) manpower supply and demand factors, (2) techniques for geographic allocation of resources, and (3) strategies for curricular prioritization and determination as they relate to program planning for vocational education. Emphasis is on the components needed for correlating vocational education with present and future labor market trends, four specific methods of demand forecasting, the ingredients of supply analysis, and the utilization of job satisfaction data as related to labor supply and demand. (HD)