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Download full textPalubinsky, Beth Z.; Watson, Bernardine H. – 1997
Research has shown that three main barriers impede the ability of inner-city, low-income job seekers to find employment in the suburbs: an administrative or information barrier, a physical barrier, and a social barrier. The Bridges to Work demonstration program was designed to test the idea that improved access to suburban jobs can significantly…
Descriptors: Adults, Demonstration Programs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
PDF pending restorationGaret, Michael S. – 1973
A study of underemployment, written as part of the development of a management information project (MISOE) for the Division of Occupational Education of the Department of Education in Massachusetts, the work represents the beginning of an effort to bring systematic, empirically based policy analysis to bear on problems of occupational education.…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Demonstration Programs, Employment Problems, Employment Projections
Sabota, Roger A. – 1978
A project involving three vocational technical and adult education (VTAE) districts in Wisconsin was undertaken to develop and field test a model for improving the bridge between school, cultures, and the world of work for American Indians. Each of the districts had unique needs which necessitated differing methodologies to achieve the project…
Descriptors: American Indians, Ancillary Services, Career Development, Career Guidance
Franklin, David S. – 1975
The project worked closely and supportively with California welfare mothers, helping them find suitable employment which meshed with their parenting functions, to demonstrate and test the impact of flexible work schedules and to determine whether business and industry could provide flexibly scheduled work (part-time, temporary, or intermittent).…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Coordination, Counseling Services
Aller, Curtis C.; And Others – 1978
An experimental and demonstration project was conducted over a five-year period in California to test the concept of lay-off time training to enable workers to qualify for promotion and increase their earnings. The canning industry was found to be a suitable area for this type of training since it had annual lay-offs followed by assured recalls to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Demonstration Programs
Richards, Carla J.; Herranz, Joaquin, Jr. – 2001
As policymakers have begun reorienting the U.S. work force development system's priorities, a common theme has been the importance of work and training tied to real employment prospects. Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) was created to test and advance the idea that local employer organizations can play important, productive roles in helping…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Delivery Systems
