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| Cost Effectiveness | 1 |
| Employment | 1 |
| Federal Programs | 1 |
| Job Training | 1 |
| Outcomes of Education | 1 |
| Poverty Programs | 1 |
| Program Effectiveness | 1 |
| Program Evaluation | 1 |
| Summer Programs | 1 |
| Youth Programs | 1 |
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| Bovard, James | 1 |
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| Job Training Partnership Act… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBovard, James – Society, 1989
Examines the development of Federal job training programs, including the Job Corps, the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Argues that these programs have actually harmed participants and wasted millions of tax dollars. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment, Federal Programs, Job Training
