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Download full textSnyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2015
The 2013 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 49th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Dropouts, Educational Finance
Wurzburg, Gregory – Thrust: The Journal for Employment and Training Professionals, 1980
Discusses how the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Project Act (YEDPA) communicates with local school systems. The dropout issue has been one point of conflict. CETA agencies tend to blame the school systems, and school administrators argue that CETA is a way by which people who have left the system can return. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropouts, Employment Programs, School Districts
Peer reviewedHahn, Andrew B. – Youth and Society, 1979
Describes youth unemployment in the United States and outlines major aspects of the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Project Act of 1977. Cites illustrations of demonstrations authorized by the program and discusses the role that research, evaluation, and experimentation play in youth initiatives. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training, Public Policy
Peer reviewedTaylor, Ronald L. – Youth and Society, 1990
Reviews youth employment and training programs since 1962. Concludes that successful programs share the following characteristics: (1) a focus on chronic unemployment; (2) comprehensive remedial programs and human services; (3) early intervention; and (4) connections to mainstream institutions. (FMW)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training, Program Effectiveness
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1978
Summarizing the first eight months of the planning, design, and implementation of the new federal youth programs created by the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA) and the efforts for expansion and enrichment of the Job Corps, this report explains the charters of the two projects and their initial successes in and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Fratoe, Frank A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1980
Efforts to determine the effectiveness of federal youth employment training programs have indicated that positive results are accompanied by persistent problems. Available from: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rm. 456 GHI Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20250. (JD)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Smith, Thomas J. – 1993
For 30 years, the following programming strategies have become the backbone of public policy regarding youth employment: work experience, labor market preparation, job placement, on-the-job training, and occupational training. Three sources were used to analyze the effects of these core employment strategies on youth: a 1985 comprehensive study of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Research
Peer reviewedWurzburg, Gregory K. – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
Past employment and training policy has been conducted largely outside the educational establishment; however, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act marks some new complementary roles for schools and is forcing schools to provide services to groups of students that have been previously ignored. (BM)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Job Training
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1978
Five Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)/Local Education Agency (LEA) programs designed to provide youth with employment-related services were reviewed. Onsite visits were conducted to assess program development and implementation in Houston, Worcester (Massachusetts), Minnesota, Fairfax County (Virginia), and Los Angeles. (Each area…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies
Schneider, Debra; And Others – 1977
This is a handbook designed for educators, manpower planners, and other officials interested in taking advantage of new legislation for creating youth employment programs. In the first part of the book major provisions of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 are explained. Good planning is stressed as crucial to the success…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, On the Job Training
Brandeis Univ., Waltham, MA. Center for Public Service. – 1980
This study reports on one of the knowledge development activities conducted under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of l977 (YEDPA). The report contains findings of an analysis of nine YEDPA projects and the factors that contributed to effective implementation of these programs. The study compares discrete projects with different…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Case Studies, Demonstration Programs
Polhemus, Craig; Mounts, Gregory J. – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1978
Reviews several youth employment programs set up by the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. Two programs examined are the Young Adult Conservation Corps and the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects. Program participants receive job experience, at least minimum wages, and may receive academic credit. (CSS)
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Development, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation
Hashian, J. T. – Worklife, 1978
Reviews various youth employment programs and demonstration projects authorized by federal legislation. (MF)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1977
Enacted by Congress in August 1977 to provide employment and training opportunities for youth and to provide for other improvements in employment and training programs, this act is cited as the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. It has three titles. Title I--Young Adult Conservation Corps--amends the Comprehensive Employment…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1980
This publication is a product of the knowledge development effort implemented under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. It is the second volume of an assessment of the Job Corps, which found that, overall, the Job Corps experience of training young men and women for employment has been beneficial to society, although there…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs
