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| BJORKQUIST, DAVID C., ED. | 1 |
| BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. | 1 |
| Clawson, Augusta H. | 1 |
| Gubins, Samuel | 1 |
| O'Neill, Dave M. | 1 |
| Trumble, Robert Roy | 1 |
| WIRTZ, W. WILLARD | 1 |
| Weisbrod, Burton A. | 1 |
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Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1966
FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM IN MARCH 1962 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1964, THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE ISSUED VIRTUALLY NO GUIDELINES TO STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING TRAINEE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE ATTENDANCE RECORDS OF 2,902 TRAINEES PREPARED BY TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS IN…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Programs, Federal Programs, Labor Force Development
Harris (Sam) Associates, Ltd., Washington, DC. – 1973
The study was undertaken for the purpose of developing and testing a methodology for measuring the relative cost-effectiveness of MDTA training conducted within public vocational schools, community colleges and private training institutions. The three principal objectives of the study were: to compare the cost-effectiveness of each type of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correlation, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Programs
Clawson, Augusta H. – American Vocational Journal, 1970
How the experimental manpower programs served disadvantaged women and girls. (Editor)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Programs, Females, Labor Force Development
BJORKQUIST, DAVID C., ED. – 1968
THE TECHNICAL MANPOWER CONFERENCE, HELD AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ON JANUARY 24 AND 25, 1968, WAS THE FIRST PHASE IN THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT, "EFFECTS OF FIELD AND JOB ORIENTED TECHNICAL RETRAINING ON MANPOWER UTILIZATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED." THE PRESENTATIONS IN PART I, INTENDED TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Programs, Information Dissemination, Labor Force Development
O'Neill, Dave M. – 1973
The available evidence suggests the MDTA-Institutional program should be revamped with more reliance on the private sector for production and delivery of institutional training. In his review of eleven studies of Federal manpower programs, O'Neill finds that the MDTA-Institutional program, the oldest of the Federal training approaches, has…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Trumble, Robert Roy – 1971
Eight models for manpower utilization programs were developed that can indicate variables which differentiate successful Manpower Development and Training Act trainees from unsuccessful ones and that suggest program modifications in selection, placement, or services. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Job Placement, Labor Force Development, Labor Utilization
Peer reviewedWeisbrod, Burton A. – Monthly Labor Review, 1966
The specification of framework for evaluation of training programs should include a statement of program objectives allowing considerations relative to the total context within which the program operates and providing a sound basis for evaluating program outputs. Principal objectives of manpower training programs include increased rate of pay,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs, Employment Experience
Gubins, Samuel – 1970
The study examines the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) institutional training of the unemployed using benefit cost analysis to determine the impact of a changing clientele on the economic efficiency of training and the effects of age and previous education on the benefits and costs of training. Using a sample of trainees selected from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1964
THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION IDENTIFIED AND CONTACTED 314 MEN FOR ENROLLMENT IN RETRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE MEN, AGES 21 TO 65, WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS WERE (1) A 52-WEEK COURSE IN BRICK MASONRY, AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS, SHEET METAL WORK, ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, OR…
Descriptors: Age, Attitude Measures, Communication Problems, Educational Attitudes
WIRTZ, W. WILLARD – 1966
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1965, THE PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED, AND THE NEW DIRECTIONS THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS ARE TAKING TO MEET THE MANPOWER CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD ARE THE SUBSTANCES OF THIS REPORT. CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, (2) EXAMPLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Correctional Institutions, Demonstration Programs
