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PDF pending restorationManpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Job Corps. – 1983
As part of a multiphase evaluation of Job Corps vocational training in fiscal year 1982, the cost of Job Corps operations was analyzed. Because Job Corps is a social program that encompasses more than just vocational training, its costs exceed those of most other vocational education programs. The total Job Corps costs for operating 106 centers…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1994
The General Accounting Office examined the spending, outcomes, and performance of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Federal expenditure data were analyzed, legislation and regulations specifying data collection/reporting requirements and performance standards for the programs were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
PDF pending restorationNorris, Dave N.; King, Christopher T. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Hawaii Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSE&T)/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program Conformance Demonstration, known as PRIDE (Positive Response in Developing Employment). The cost component determined impact of the demonstration on costs of administering and providing activity components and support…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
O'Shea, Daniel P.; Norris, Dave N. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training(E&T)/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program Conformance Demonstration. The cost analysis determined the impact of the demonstration, the BOND (Better Opportunities for New Directions) program, on costs of administering and providing activity components and support…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
PDF pending restorationManpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Job Corps. – 1983
As part of a multiphased evaluation of vocational training provided by the Job Corps in fiscal year 1982, an assessment was made of the relative effectiveness of current Job Corps training operations. To arrive at an estimate of overall effectiveness, the researchers weighed the following factors: job-placement percentage, average wage of job,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demand Occupations, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
