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Implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act: A Field Network Process Evaluation.
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Cook, Robert F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
This two-year study is a field network evaluation of the operation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Program in 20 randomly selected states and 40 Service Delivery Areas within those states. Methodology is also discussed. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Evaluating Employment and Training Programs.
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Barnow, Burt S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
An overview of the methods and problems in evaluating employment and training programs is presented. Process and impact evaluation are compared in relation to the Job Training Partnership Act. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Assessment, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Employment and Training: A Special Issue.
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Kelley, John M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
An introduction is presented to three articles introducing readers to evaluation in the employment and training field. (LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Assessment, Employment Programs, Job Training
Longer Term Impacts of Pre-Employment Services on the Earnings of Disadvantaged Youth.
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Lah, David; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
The results of long-term follow-up evaluations of two youth pre-employment programs: 70,001 Ltd. and Jobs for Youth. Participant outcomes were analyzed using data from two follow-up waves. Results indicated that participants demonstrated initial earnings gains from these programs. Over time the initial positive effects decayed. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Services to Teenage Parents.
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Marsh, Jeanne C., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Eight papers discuss current ideas about what can be accomplished when services are provided for adolescent parents. Topics include programs for high-risk adolescents, services and employment opportunities for pregnant and parenting adolescents, school-based clinics, evaluation of a teen pregnancy program, costs/benefits of deferred teenage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Clinics, Cost Effectiveness
The Dangers of Political Naivete and Excessive Complexity in Evaluating Delinquency Prevention Programs.
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Hackler, James C. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1978
The traditional experimental-control group method for evaluating delinquency prevention programs is questioned. It is contended that the method harms the intervention and exacerbates the deliquency problem. (JKS)
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs