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Download full textGADDIS, 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
Peer reviewedHardin, Einer; Borus, Michael E. – Industrial Relations, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
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
Utah Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, Salt Lake City. – 1970
To evaluate the effectiveness of Manpower Development and Training Act programs in Utah in terms of graduates' job success and employer and trainee attitudes, 105 graduates and their employers were surveyed. Usable responses from a third of the graduates and half the employers proved the training to be quite effective. Because of inadequate…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employer Attitudes, Federal Programs, Graduate Surveys
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1969
Evaluation of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs has been casual and nonconforming, making program improvement difficult. To develop appropriate evaluation techniques, consultants reviewed the objectives and process of MDTA and identified five overlapping and dependent functions, namely administration, counseling,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
Solomon, Herman S. – 1969
A survey of 825 Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) graduates was made to evaluate MDTA programs. A total of 569 responded, representing 69 percent of the sample. The responses indicated that 80 percent of the graduates were employed and over two-thirds held training-related jobs. Sixty percent were between 22 and 45 years of age. A…
Descriptors: Charts, Disadvantaged, Employment, Federal Programs
Nightingale, Demetra Smith – Youth Policy, 1986
Examines the shift from the Manpower Development and Training Act to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and the difference between these programs and the Job Training Partnership Act. Also discusses the training of welfare recipients and setting priorities for the future of such programs. (CT)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Job Training
Fulton, Richard A.; Davis, Eugene W. – Nat Bus Educ Assn Yearbook, 1969
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Legislation, Educational Philosophy, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationSquires, Carl E.
This instrument and procedure was developed expressly for the evaluation of Manpower Development and Training Programs. It was developed within the State Department of Vocational Education to assist federal administrators appraise such programs and to assist operational level decision making. It provides for quantitative reporting, qualitative…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Business Education. – 1964
Over 47 percent of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) projects have been in the field of business. This report reviews progress in developing these training programs in California over the past two years and identifies characteristics of some of the procedures involved in organizing, supervising, and evaluating such training. By June…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Business Education, Followup Studies, Job Placement
Roomkin, Myron – 1970
The study focuses on the effectiveness of adult basic education under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA). The investigation is a case study of the MDTA adult basic education program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Background material on basic education for adults is provided as well as a short history of the federal government's involvement…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Legislation, Labor Force Development
California 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
Bureau of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1971
This annual report of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Congress describes training activities instituted under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) through 1970. With major emphasis on fiscal year 1970, the report includes descriptions of programs and participants. Evaluation activities designed to measure increases…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
Bureau of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1970
This annual report of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Congress describes training activities instituted under the Manpower Development and Training Act through 1969. With major emphasis on fiscal year 1969, the report includes descriptions of programs and participants with supportive data tables. Program success is measured in…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Federal Programs, Participant Characteristics
McDonnell, John C. – 1971
This third volume of a three part study evaluating vocational training provided in correctional institutions, focuses on the rehabilitation program's impact on offender post-release performance, evaluated in terms of recidivism and employment status. Data were obtained through post-release questionnaires distributed at selected intervals to…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Criminology, Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
