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Brown, Larry – 1984
The advent of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) has not been favorable to community-based organizations (CBOs) serving unemployed young people. The overall decline in the amount of money available for employment training is one reason for the reduction in services, but it is not the sole reason. The transition to the new act itself is also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
Download full textOhio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1981
This competency booklet for individualized competency-based instruction is the third of five in the Job Search Skills package. (Instructor program and guides are available separately as CE 031 965 and 966, the other booklets as CE 031 967-971.) It contains four operational units related to the job search competency of applying for jobs. (The…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Check Lists
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1981
This competency booklet for individualized competency-based instruction is the fourth of five in the Job Search Skills package. (Instructor program and guides are available separately as CE 031 965 and 966, the other booklets as CE 031 967-971.) It contains 13 operational units related to the job search competency of interviewing for the job. (The…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Check Lists
Ginzberg, Eli – 1980
This monograph by educator-philosopher Eli Ginzberg, commisioned by the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, examines the transition from school to work, exploring why the transition is so hard for some groups of young people, relatively easy for others. The point of the book is not to add one more research report to the literature dealing with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged Youth
Mallar, Charles; And Others – 1980
This study is one of the "knowledge development" activities mounted in conjunction with research, evaluation, and development activities funded under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA). It focuses on the impacts of Job Corps participation on a large group of participants after 18 months to two years.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Briggs, Vernon M., Jr. – 1980
This report presents planning, implementation, and first-year operational phases of Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) programs by prime sponsors in the Southwest. The prime sponsors were the city of Albuquerque and the encompassing county of Bernalillo, New Mexico; the Coastal Bend Manpower Consortium Area in Texas…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, City Government, Disadvantaged Youth
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Committee on Evaluation of Employment and Training Programs. – 1978
This document presents the principal findings and recommendations of a study conducted by the Committee on Evaluation of Employment and Training Program to assess the impact of CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) on manpower programs. This report is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides an overview of CETA's history, summarizes…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Factors
PDF pending restorationFazio, Ernest J., Jr.; Kelly, Patricia F. – 1978
Field study and analysis of program documents were undertaken in the first phase of a multi-phased research effort to improve and strengthen the relationships between CETA programs and economic development activities on Indian reservations. Exploratory in nature, the study examined the approaches developed by 24 Indian reservations and Native…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Urban Inst., Washington, DC. – 1978
This last of a three-volume report of a study done to assess the feasibility of large-scale, countercyclical public job creation covers the findings regarding the priorities among projects, indirect employment effects, skill imbalances, and administrative issues; and summarizes the overall findings, conclusions, and recommendations. (Volume 1,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Bailey, C. J., Comp. – 1973
This handbook was prepared for the Adult Basic Education (ABE) teacher to provide information on the public services and programs administered by Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, including private, civic, and community organizations through which the needs of ABE students may be met. A cross-index is provided, including the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Organizations, Community Resources, Directories
Buck, Maria L. – 2002
This report highlights issues for policymakers and provides guidance to states and localities implementing the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) by describing the successes and struggles of five cities implementing the new legislation. It presents WIA's basic framework and discusses its impact on these four major audiences: employment and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Certification, Dislocated Workers
PDF pending restorationKirsch, Irwin S.; And Others – 1992
A comprehensive assessment of the literacy proficiencies of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) participants was conducted by the Department of Labor. The survey responses of a sample of 2,501 JTPA applicants and 3,277 ES/UI participants were scored, weighted, analyzed, and used to develop a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Collection
Connecticut State Council on Vocational-Technical Education, Hartford. – 1993
The Connecticut State Council on Vocational-Technical Education made recommendations to improve education that would help students prepare for the work force. The council evaluated the following: its belief statement; the Connecticut economy; the state's ability to support technical jobs; and education and training for work in Connecticut,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Development
Leach, Lynda N. – 1991
This directory describes current and newly expired projects funded under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' Secondary Education and Transition Initiative. An introduction describes the Transition Initiative and the role of the Transition Institute at the University of Illinois. A series of one-page case studies describes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document reports on a proposal from the Job Corps community that would create 50 new centers around the country by the year 2000 and increase participation by 50 percent. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from a former Secretary of Education; delegates and representatives to Congress;…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged
