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Direct linkChapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2010
Within the City of Chicago, a wide variety of public and private programs are geared towards preparing adults and youth for the workforce. This report of workforce development programs provides an overview of federal, state, and city workforce development programs within the City of Chicago through a detailed inventory table of the programs…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Public Agencies, Labor Force Development, Federal Programs
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
A Congressional staff study was undertaken to analyze the Literacy Management Information Project Report (LMIPR), released by the U.S. Department of Education in May 1986, and to determine whether its findings were valid. The LMIPR found that there are 79 literacy-related programs administered by 14 federal agencies and that $347.6 million was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Federal Aid
PDF pending restorationUrban Management Consultants of San Francisco, Inc., CA. – 1976
Written for education administrators, primarily for those dealing with Federally funded adult education and vocational education programs at State and local levels, this guide is intended to serve four major purposes: (1) Explain the Comprehensive Employment and Training ACT (CETA) and how it works, (2) point out potential areas for coordination…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1983
Information is provided for educators concerning the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), a federal training-for-employment act replacing the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. The bill is reviewed, and its major provisions and titles are listed. Common terms of the JTPA are provided. Discussion follows of the governance structure at the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Herrnstadt, Irwin L.; And Others – 1977
A case study of the introduction of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Boston was conducted (1) to chronicle and analyze the changes in employment and training planning and programs as the federal policy changes from a centralized and categorical policy to a decentralized and decategorized one, (2) to examine the impact of…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, City Government
Young, Malcolm B.; And Others – 1980
A study assessed the operation of the Adult Education Act State Grant Program to provide an analytic description of the state-administered program with emphasis on program participants, and to identify a set of impact measures that can be studied in a longitudinal design. A core study was conducted based on data from site visits, and seven survey…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Data Collection
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1975
Adult basic education programs in California, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia were reviewed to assess the progress made by the programs in reducing illiteracy. The programs' management was also evaluated. It was found that although some positive achievements have been made, the program successfully reaches only a small fraction of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. – 1973
The purpose of the study was to compare the operation of the post-Korean conflict program of educational assistance currently being carried out by the Veterans Administration with similar programs and educational assistance that the Veterans Administration made available to veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict. The highlights of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. Office of Indian Education Programs. – 1991
"Tribal Consultation Booklets" are the records and background materials of the meetings between Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) staff and tribal representatives, parents, school boards, and other interested parties in ten states, concerning potential changes or issues relating to Indian Education Programs. Such consultation meetings are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
Bartell, Ted; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this report is to describe the services of Title I programs currently operating in State institutions for neglected or delinquent youth across the country. Demographic and social characteristics of Title I students and staff, program characteristics, objectives and funding status, and institutional environment are discussed. It is…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education, Correctional Institutions
