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Download full textKazis, Richard; Molina, Frieda – MDRC, 2016
WorkAdvance is a sectoral workforce development program designed to meet the needs of workers and employers alike. For unemployed and low-wage working adults, the program provides skills training in targeted sectors that have good-quality job openings with room for advancement within established career pathways. For employers in those sectors,…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Employment Programs, Job Skills, Skill Development
Walker, Robert A.; And Others – 1990
This document describes the 1988 Search for Excellence in Vocational Programs, which identifies excellence in vocational service programs for persons with disabilities. The three steps of a management strategy to help administrators make changes in programs to achieve excellence are explained: (1) develop an "Excellence Plan": (2) develop a system…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
Mathews, David, Ed. – 1985
This report contains four case studies on "skill ownership" demonstration projects that were conducted in Great Britain as part of the Youth Training Scheme (YTS) initiative. The aim of YTS is to develop a work force that is competent, flexible, and capable of adapting its skills to new and changing types of employment. The case studies…
Descriptors: Competence, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
Owen, Sharon K.; And Others – 1981
The purpose of the study described here was to determine if Project School to Work, which involved funding (through Title IV of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) a team of facilitators to help a consortium of schools plan and implement career education programs, could be replicated. Three things were looked at: (1) what had taken…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consortia, Demonstration Programs, Job Skills
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 1980
A review was conducted to assess early initiatives by Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors in knowledge development under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. The review was based on two waves of site visits to a total of 19 prime sponsors, in May-June, 1979, and in November-January, 1979-80. From…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Simply placing young people in workplaces does not guarantee they will learn. This article discusses seven effectiveness principles (governing technical competence, breadth, personal/social competence, expectations and feedback, teaching roles, academic achievement, and career paths) and recommendations derived from a youth apprenticeship program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Dream, Apprenticeships, Demonstration Programs
O'Shea, Daniel P.; Long, Donald W. – 1995
An evaluation was conducted of the Better Opportunities for New Directions (BOND) demonstration that tested the conformance between the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) programs. The research design was a longitudinal panel approach. First-round interviews with 54 individuals probed…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
O'Shea, Daniel P. – 1996
A process evaluation was conducted of the Better Opportunities for New Directions (BOND) demonstration that tested the conformance between the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) programs. JOBS policies and procedures were applied to eligible Food Stamp recipients; staff serving the two…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
Weber, James M. – 1986
In an effort to identify the kinds of vocational experiences that appear to be the most promising in reducing the dropout rate, two distinct research strategies were used. The first strategy involved analysis of data available from the High School and Beyond Project, a nationally representative sample of students and schools surveyed in 1980 (when…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Hargrove, Ann Hughes; Faucett, Jan E. – 1978
This report describes a demonstration project conducted by Wider Opportunities for Women in which women who had been found guilty of criminal offenses, child abuse, or child neglect were trained and placed in nontraditional jobs. The project was carried out from mid-summer, 1974, to spring, 1977, in the Washington, D.C., area. The report is…
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals, Demonstration Programs
Zaleski, Henry F. – 1972
Summarized in this report are the efforts, accomplishments, and recommendations of personnel involved in a pilot program designed to teach educable mentally retarded (EMR) students key punch operation. Participating in the study initially were 18 high school students from Platt and Maloney High Schools. Instruction was given to each group by a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Data Processing Occupations, Demonstration Programs, Educational Programs
Heitzeg, Howard; Jeter, Kaye – 1976
The Pontiac Adult-Student Learning (PALS) Program's three years of operation are described in this report. (The primary goal of the project was to broaden the career horizons and aspirations of students in Pontiac's (Michigan) two high schools through an instructional program which would include student work experience through cooperative efforts…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Data Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Bloom, Howard S. – 1990
This monograph presents results from a study of the Texas Worker Adjustment Demonstration, a 2,192-person randomized experimental evaluation of reemployment programs for displaced workers conducted at three Texas sites during 1984-85. It describes in detail: (1) the background, design, conduct, and content of the programs at each demonstration…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Hollenbeck, Kevin; And Others – 1990
This document is the first annual report of findings for the process analysis component of an evaluation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS) in Ohio. Chapter I reviews the legislative history of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related programs and describes work programs and work program evaluations in Ohio.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Formative Evaluation
Lewis, Morgan V.; And Others – 1991
This second annual report describes implementation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program in Ohio. Part I is a synthesis of findings, conclusions, and recommendations based on information obtained in 15 demonstration counties. Chapter 1 provides background on the historical development of assistance programs in the United States…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Formative Evaluation
