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O'Leary, Christopher J.; Eberts, Randall W. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2009
This paper examines labor market conditions and public employment policies in the United States during what some are calling the Great Recession. We document the dramatic labor market changes that rapidly unfolded when the rate of gross domestic product growth turned negative, from the end of 2007 through early 2009. The paper reviews the…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Financial Problems, Economic Factors, Human Capital
Neill, Shirley Boes – Worklife, 1977
One of the biggest changes in the Job Corps program has been the conversion of many single-sex centers to coeducational facilities. Interviews with program administrators at the national and center levels indicate that "coeding," the catchword for the conversion, is both popular and effective. (WL)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Federal Programs, Job Training, Program Improvement
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1976
One of five booklets designed to help vocational education teachers and Commission for Manpower Policy reported here reflect the Commission's concern that, classrooms, this booklet discusses the role of medical, social, educational, and unemployment are expected to continue for some time. This booklet's content is presented in four sections. The…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Experimental Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1975
This report of the National Commission for Manpower Policy summarizes the findings and recommendations on Public Service Employment (PSE) along with considering other responses to continuing unemployment. This booklet's content is presented in two sections. Section 1 summarizes the findings and makes twenty-one recommendations pertaining to PSE,…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
Vineberg, Robert; Joyner, John N. – 1980
Instructional System Development (ISD) methodologies and practices were examined in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, each of which prescribes the ISD system involving rigorous derivation of training requirements from job requirements, selection of instructional strategies to maximize training efficiency, and revision of instruction…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Systems, Job Analysis
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1975
This first interim report of the National Commission for Manpower Policy on the manpower challenges of 1975 was developed to (1) assess the extent to which federal manpower and manpower-related programs provide a structure capable of responding to the current unemployment problems and (2) consider some of the long-run critical manpower issues that…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Improvement is needed in services offered by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and the U.S. Employment Service programs to give designated classes of Armed Forces veterans special treatment. This finding is based on reviews of six city programs and national program data. "Special treatment," although required, was not…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Reported here is the oversight hearing on the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Projects Act to examine the problem of youth unemployment and the extent to which existing federal programs are addressing the problem. Major content is the testimony of four witnesses: Leon Anderson, Division of Human Resources, U.S. Forest Service, Department of…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Foley, John P., Jr. – 1980
A study was conducted to refine and coordinate occupational analysis, job performance aids, and elements of the instructional systems development process for task specific Air Force maintenance training. Techniques for task identification and analysis (TI & A) and data gathering techniques for occupational analysis were related. While TI &…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Competence, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
A study was conducted to examine federally assisted employment and training programs in the Tidewater, Virginia, area during fiscal year 1977. The General Accounting Office found forty-four programs with similar goals attempting to assist virtually the same people. These were authorized through sixteen separate legislative authorities, creating a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Hayes, Chris – 1986
A comparison of the vocational education and training (VET) offered in Japan, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United States revealed that programs in all three nations emphasized the following aims: competence at work, commitment of all to achieve excellence, and capacity to contribute to change. Organizations in all three nations were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Curry, Thomas F., Jr.; And Others – 1978
This report addresses the selection, training, and utilization of Navy Recruit Company Commanders (Recruit Training Instructors). It represents one in a series of reports concerning the optimization of Navy Recruit Training to meet the needs of the post-1980 period. The report provides a comprehensive review of the Navy's Recruit Company Commander…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Armed Forces, Comparative Analysis
Bleyer, Dorothy R.; And Others – 1986
The explosive technological advances of recent years have created a need to incorporate technical education into curricula at all levels from elementary through and including higher education. This in turn has led to the necessity of articulation among the various levels of technical education, including articulation between postsecondary…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Delivery Systems
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