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Experiences in self-selection of disadvantaged people into a computer operator training program

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Gilbert, Jean P. Mayer, David B.
Abstract	This paper describes the experiences of both the authors and the special group of disadvantaged people who entered a computer operator training course in New York City in the fall of 1968. The course was sponsored by a group of computer professionals on a volunteer basis, from various institutions and companies, in collaboration with local community groups. The project attempted a unique approach to selection of potential candidates as students: it allowed them to pass through a structured entrance experience during or after which they made their own decision to select themselves in or select themselves out of the next phase, namely, training. No selection tests were used or given. This resulted in a group of students who had a higher level of interest in computer operating entry level jobs, with a consequently higher level of motivation. It thus allowed men of the most minimal level of comprehension capabilities, ninth grade approximately, to enter into a presumably complex occupational training course and complete it effectively. That they then went forth and actually obtained jobs in their new vocation, despite their educational deficiencies, rounded out our project's experience. Details of the structured experience are given, as well as a description of the group, the training course and the role of counselors in remediation and in the decision-making processes, along with statistical results.
Starting Page	79
Ending Page	90
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.1145/800163.805183
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	1969-06-19
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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