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Monthly Labor Review

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Levitan, Sar A.	2
Killingsworth, Charles C.	1
Taggart, Robert	1

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The Emergency Employment Act: An Interim Assessment

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Levitan, Sar A.; Taggart, Robert – Monthly Labor Review, 1972

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

Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Government Employees, Program Evaluation

Job Corps Experience With Manpower Training

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Levitan, Sar A. – Monthly Labor Review, 1975

Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs, Federal Programs

Manpower Evaluations: Vulnerable but Useful

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Killingsworth, Charles C. – Monthly Labor Review, 1975

Most of the evaluations of institutional training under the Manpower Development and Training Act are highly favorable. Negative criticisms, however, emphasize the uncertainties in these studies and displacement effects of the programs. The article answers these criticisms. (MW)

Descriptors: Career Development, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Job Training