Indicates that the program has been somewhat successful as an emergency measure to fight rising unemployment. (BH)

At a time when many manpower programs have been charged with gimmickry and refunded without adequate assessment of impact and techniques, this volume attempts to develop a broad base of factual and analytical knowledge by which some judgement can be made of the gaps in manpower programs and policies as well as needed inputs. Part 1 traces…

This review of the Job Corps, the Neighborhood Youth Corps, and the Work Experience and Training Programs, all established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, was part of National Manpower Policy Task Force report requested by the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty. It was believed appropriate to examine, after nearly…

After reviewing the strengths and shortcomings of current programs, the authors conclude that the key to a humane and reasonable system lies in the recognition and exploitation of the interdependence of work and welfare. (Editor)

One year's experience (through June 1972) suggests that the Emergency Employment Act is a very effective, if limited, tool in countering downturns in the economy. (MF)

Gives the background of the creation of the Emergency Employment Act and assesses its impact. (DM)

On-site assessments were made of the 12 schools currently active in the Manpower Administration's Institutional Grant (IG) program. The schools received 4-year grants in August 1970; each grant was for $37,500 the first year and $75,000 annually for the remaining three. This report of the assessment appraises the individual and collective…

This paper explores the impact that the evaluation industry has had on the development and implementation of social policy and programs, primarily as carried out by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services. In addition, major tools evaluators have developed and used, and the institutional arrangements through which they have…

This study of the federal government's evaluation of social programs indicates that it is virtually impossible to establish a bias-free, valid, and reliable system of inquiry to determine the effects of social programs. Divided into five chapters, the document examines the aspirations and limitations of evaluations, methodology, evaluation in the…