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Bjorkquist, David C. – 1968
A job-oriented program emphasizing application to the specific occupation of tool design was compared with a field-oriented program intended to give a broad basic preparation for a variety of jobs in the field of mechanical technology. Both programs were conducted under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) for a period of 52 weeks.…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Programs, Federal Programs
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Weisbrod, 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
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1968
Four conferences on manpower development and training in correctional institutions were sponsored by the Manpower Administration to bring together the basic groups of people charged with responsibility in prisoner rehabilitation and to disseminate to them the significant results of experimental, demonstration, and research projects engaged in…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Role, Conference Reports, Correctional Education
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