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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1965
THE APPLICATION OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAM PROCEDURES AND POLICIES IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IS EXPLAINED IN DETAIL BY PRESENTING SAMPLE FORMS AND PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS FROM THIS FIELD. THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS ARE DISCUSSED.…
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum, Labor Force Development, Program Development
Goldstein, Jon H. – 1972
This study reviews the evidence on the impact that manpower training programs have had on the earnings of the poor, in order to assess the likely success that greatly expanded training programs would have in reducing the amount of public assistance payments and the size of welfare roles. Between 1963 and 1971, the Federal Government obligated 6.8…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Job Development
Peer reviewedKillingsworth, Charles C. – Monthly Labor Review, 1975
Most of the evaluations of institutional training under the Manpower Development and Training Act are highly favorable. Negative criticisms, however, emphasize the uncertainties in these studies and displacement effects of the programs. The article answers these criticisms. (MW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Job Training
Hamburger, Martin; LoCascio, Ralph – 1969
A study of the process and product of Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs was conducted from May 1968 to June 1969. Data were collected by surveying the multi-centers, extensive staff reviews, mail followup, a review of related literature, and consultations. Results of the study include: (1) a survey of the feasibility and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Olympus Research Corp., Salt Lake City, UT. – 1971
Skills centers represent a fairly new and different component of national manpower policy. The 70 Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) Skills Centers are designed to provide comprehensive manpower services for the disadvantaged, including training, basic education, communication skills, counseling, placement, and follow-up. Based on visits…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged
Mangum, Garth L.; Walsh, John – Manpower, 1973
Shift in emphasis to career objectives rather than immediate placement urged. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Opportunities
North American Rockwell Information Systems Co., Anaheim, CA. – 1971
An industrial study group was contracted to perform a systems analysis of institutional training conducted under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962, as amended, in order to: (1) illuminate management decisions in the areas of program priorities, alternative methods of administration, and allocation of resources, and (2)…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Employment Programs, Labor Force Development, Program Administration
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1969
The capabilities of Title I of the Manpower Development and Training Act have been used for several years to fund experimental and demonstration projects for the prerelease training of prisoners. Four conferences on Manpower Development and Training in correctional institutions were sponsored to bring together the basic groups of people charged…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Conference Reports, Correctional Rehabilitation
AUSTIN, JOHN J.; SOMMERFELD, DONALD A. – 1967
OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO ASSESS THE OVERALL EFFECT OF VOCATIONAL AND BASIC EDUCATION ON DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AND TO IDENTIFY THE PATTERNS OF CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF DISADVANTAGED TRAINEES. AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 189 TRAINEES IN THE MUSKEGON AREA SKILL TRAINING CENTER WAS COMPARED WITH A CONTROL GROUP OF 89…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills
Iowa State Manpower Development Council, Des Moines. – 1968
The Iowa State Manpower Development Council was established as an experiment in local coordination of federal, state and community manpower programs. Shifts in the occupational and industrial attachment of workers and heavy out-migrations of workers from rural to urban areas underscored the importance of human resource development. The major goal…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
GADDIS, G. WARREN – 1968
BECAUSE LITTLE RELATED EXPERIENCE WAS AVAILABLE UPON WHICH TO FABRICATE THE MOST EFFICIENT PROGRAMS OF THE TWO FIRST MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) SPONSORED SCHOOLS OPENED IN UTAH IN 1965, THIS STUDY PROPOSED TO ASSESS THE PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES, AND TO MAKE A SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE CURRICULAR STRENGTHS…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Program Administration, Program Evaluation, Vocational Education
Levitan, Sar A.; Mangum, Garth L. – 1969
At a time when many manpower programs have been charged with gimmickry and refunded without adequate assessment of impact and techniques, this volume attempts to develop a broad base of factual and analytical knowledge by which some judgement can be made of the gaps in manpower programs and policies as well as needed inputs. Part 1 traces…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Needs, Employment Services
Bush, Steven J.; Karas, Shawky F. – 1971
The Waterbury Board of Education is currently operating a Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) project. It includes the Adult Basic Education Program and Occupational Skill Training. The program provides basic elementary education to individuals functioning at or below the third grade level in arithmetic and English, as well as those who…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Analysis of Covariance, Arithmetic
Olympus Research Corp., Salt Lake City, UT. – 1972
Reasons for the failure of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962 to meet its major objective of alleviating skills shortages are recorded and analyzed. The lack of skills shortages was admitted to be the main reason for the shortcomings in performance, although the term "skills shortage" had yet to be defined and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Development, Demand Occupations, Employer Attitudes
Stallard, John J. – American Vocational Journal, 1973
Most Manpower educators will be attracted to the last paragraph where the author offers an evaluation model on request. (Editor)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Evaluation Needs, Labor Force Development, Labor Utilization
