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The Public Employment Program: An Evaluation by the National Urban Coalition.
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National Urban Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1972
The National Urban Coalition conducted this evaluation to determine the manner in which the provisions of the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 have been carried out, the problems raised by legislative and administrative guidelines, and the difficulties experienced in implementing projects locally. Some major findings were: (1) The Labor Department…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Recommendations, Findings, and Open Issues--Job Creation through Public Service Employment.
Thrust: The Journal for Employment and Training Professionals, 1979
The National Commission for Manpower Policy assesses the effectiveness of public service employment (PSE) programs. Reports on numbers of jobs created, types of PSE workers, and the amount and effects of job displacement caused by the policy of "fiscal substitution" in local jurisdictions. Recommendations include strengthening PSE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Financial Policy
Public Service Employment: A Field Evaluation.
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Nathan, Richard P.; And Others – 1981
A field study examined the Public Service Employment (PSE) Program's intergovernmental effects. Addressed during the study were such questions as whether the program creates jobs in local government, whether local governments give preference to disadvantaged persons, and what kinds of services are provided. To collect these data, a network of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Field Studies
Public Service Employment. The Experience of a Decade.
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Cook, Robert F.; And Others – 1985
A study examined the experiences of local governments throughout the United States in implementing the public service employment (PSE) component of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The study involved four rounds of observations (in July and December 1977, December 1979, and December 1980) of programs in 40 State and local…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Employment Programs
Public Employment and Training Assistance: Alternative Federal Approaches.
Hobbie, Richard A.; Fein, Alan – 1977
An analysis of the structural elements of the employment situation was done in 1977 to provide congressional members with pertinent information for their use in making policy decisions about federal role and budget in employment and training programs. It was concluded that the Federal Government can implement four basic budget strategies: create…
Descriptors: Budgets, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
Jobs for the Hard-to-Employ. New Directions for a Public-Private Partnership. A Statement on National Policy by the Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development.
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. Research and Policy Committee. – 1978
This policy statement focuses on ways of overcoming unemployment and underemployment for groups (young, old, disadvantaged) that typically experience high or prolonged joblessness, and on increasing incentives for productive work. Recommendations resulting from the CED study focus on these areas: new and expanded use on a nationwide basis of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agency Role, Business, Change Strategies