ceptual, methodological, and physical aspects of data processing and in policy application. This team will conduct research, teach, and provide community services in the manpower field.

Grant No. 91-49-66-66

Institution: Virginia State College at Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia

Principal Staff: Dr. James H. Gadson, Jr.

Major School or Dept.: Departments of Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, and Psychology

Research Objectives: Scholars from the various disciplines of the college will be organized into an in

terdisciplinary manpower research team. The group will examine manpower losses resulting from underutilization of human resources in the Tidewater area of Virginia, and determine to what extent remedial programs can be devised to remedy this problem.

Developmental Activities: A Manpower Utilization Institute will be established. The institute will offer undergraduates in the social sciences training in laboratory techniques usually available only to graduate students at large universities. Institute studies will offer a framework within which to orient individual study by students who are required to do a senior research project. New courses structured around the findings of the proposed study will be added to the curriculum, and courses relating to manpower utilization will be increased at the evening college. The institute will also encourage research by faculty members seeking advanced degrees.