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Download full textCrawford, Clarence C. – 1995
Today, 163 federal programs scattered across 15 federal agencies provide employment training assistance. Although they frequently target the same clients, share the same goals, compete for funds, and provide similar services, agencies maintain separate administrative structures that devote staff and other resources to administer, monitor, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
There has been increasing concern about the accountability of federal programs in complying with laws and regulations and in achieving desired results. At the request of Congress, the Government Accounting Office examined how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ensures Head Start accountability. Data were collected by means of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Early Childhood Education
Office of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
The fiscal year (FY) 1984 annual report on executive agency actions to assist historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is presented by the Secretary of Education in accordance with Executive Order 12320. The report is a compilation and comparison of actual dollar amounts obligated by the 27 designated federal agencies to the nation's…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Annual Reports, Black Colleges, Comparative Analysis
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1999
A study examined research conducted on the effectiveness of different welfare-to-work approaches. Five evaluations begun in the 1980s with five-year results indicated that programs focusing on rapid employment and job search activities combined with education and training activities more often increased employment and earnings and reduced welfare…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1999
Research on effectiveness of welfare-to-work approaches shows programs that combine approaches--job search assistance and education and training--have better employment and earnings outcomes than either approach alone. Consistent with findings and the work focus of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, states have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. – 1973
The purpose of the study was to compare the operation of the post-Korean conflict program of educational assistance currently being carried out by the Veterans Administration with similar programs and educational assistance that the Veterans Administration made available to veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict. The highlights of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2001
The General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the performance measurement system of the Department of Labor's (DOL's) Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), which administers programs and activities designed to help veterans obtain employment and training assistance. The GAO review focused on the following items: VETS' proposed…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Employment Services
Syfrett, Evelyn E. – 1984
Florida state legislation has mandated the evaluation of its compensatory education programs. The Florida Accountability Act of 1976 called for minimum basic skills testing in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (subsequently amended to grade 10). In 1977, the Florida Compensatory Education Act mandated remedial programs for students performing below the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1994
These Congressional hearings contain testimony regarding options for restructuring the federal employment and training system. Representatives of the following agencies and organizations provided testimony at the hearings: National Commission on Employment Policy; Health, Education and Human Services Division, Education and Employment Issues, U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
