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Owen, Walter L. – Manpower, 1971
New promotional material reflects attitudes of Corps members in words and pictures. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Audiovisual Aids, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
BENJAMIN, JUDITH G.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE HIRING AND TRAINING POLICIES OF VARIOUS MANPOWER PROGRAMS ARE REVIEWED. THE MANPOWER OBJECTIVES OF EMPLOYING NONPROFESSIONALS IN ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS POSE SPECIAL PROBLEMS NOT NORMALLY FACED BY EMPLOYERS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT, RESTRICTING EMPLOYMENT TO RESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL PROGRAM TARGET AREAS, IMPOSES GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS ON THE…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employment Problems, Indigenous Personnel, Job Training
Download full textLewis, Morgan V.; And Others – 1971
Members of the target population that came in contact with the Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) in Columbus, Ohio were studied. Virtually all were black and most were young males. Their employment histories fit the "hard-core unemployed" label, but their attitudes did not match this discouraged and alienated stereotype. Many were…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Disadvantaged, Dropout Attitudes, Economic Climate
Crook, William H.; Thomas, Ross – 1969
This volume relates the origins of Volunteers in Service To America (VISTA), its problems and achievements. Originating in President Kennedy's proposal for a national service corps (1963), VISTA reached concrete form with the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. While white middle class youth constitute the bulk of the volunteers, the organization…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Development, Indigenous Personnel, Migrant Workers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1983
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the passage of the Community Volunteer Service Act of 1983. This bill would amend the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program to provide a more concrete mandate for the program; would have VISTA volunteers recruited locally and assigned to projects to alleviate poverty and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Programs, Federal Legislation, Hearings
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1965
IN A STUDY COMPLETED IN 1964 BY THE NORFOLK DIVISION OF VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE DECISIONS OF 224 UNEMPLOYED, UNSKILLED MEN IN THE NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH METROPOLITAN LABOR MARKET AREA TO FOREGO RETRAINING UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 1962. THE MAJOR DETERRENTS WERE AN…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Attitudes, Family Status, Individual Characteristics
TRAINING PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY AIDES FOR ADULT EDUCATION IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY. EVALUATION REPORT.
TURNER, LA FAYETTE – 1966
IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, WHERE THE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED LIVE IN HIGH DENSITY HOUSING, SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES INCORPORATED RECRUITED AND TRAINED EIGHT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO SERVE AS ADULT EDUCATIONAL AIDES IN A 6-MONTH PROJECT DESIGNED FOR THE NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY ACTION TRAINING INSTITUTE. SIX AIDES, AGED FROM 18 TO 48 WITH NINTH-GRADE TO COLLEGE…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Programs, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics
MILLER, HARRY L. – 1967
IN 1966-1967, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CONDUCTED DISCUSSION GROUPS IN HARLEM IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CONSUMER AND EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS, AND NEGRO HISTORY, TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING UNIVERSITY INFORMAL ADULT EDUCATION INTO THE POVERTY AREAS OF NEW YORK. THE INSTRUCTORS (FOUR NEGROES AND TWO WHITES, ALL WITH…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Black History, Black Leadership
JOHNSON, LOUISE A. – 1967
AN EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR 180 NEGRO MALES WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1964, AND MAY 31, 1965, AT TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, A PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO PRIVATE COLLEGE IN ALABAMA. THE TRAINEES WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 50, RURAL RESIDENTS, HEADS OF…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Blacks, Career Counseling
CARO, FRANCIS G. – 1966
TWO APPROACHES WERE USED IN STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (NYC) ON MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN -- (1) IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OPERATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN ITS WORK FLOW, AND (2) IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PROBLEMS IN THE YOUTH AND POVERTY AREAS (SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY,…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Study, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Experience
