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…

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…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY WAS TO EVALUATE THE "IMPACT" MADE ON COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS BY THE EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION (E AND D) YOUTH PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF MANPOWER POLICY, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH (OMPER). THE PROJECTS WERE DIRECTED TOWARD DEVELOPING AND DEMONSTRATING NEW…

THE NATURE OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF 56 PROJECTS WAS REVIEWED TO FIND WHY USEFUL NEW KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROBLEMS WAS NOT RESULTING FROM THE PROGRAMS. ALSO ANALYZED WAS THE UTILITY OF FOLLOWUP STUDIES FOR GAINING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECTS. BOTH SUBJECTS OF INQUIRY WERE CONSIDERED AGAINST THE…