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Peer reviewedKlepinger, Daniel H.; Johnson, Terry R.; Joesch, Jutta M. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2002
Evaluation of changes in Maryland's unemployment insurance (UI) program found that duration and amount of UI receipt were reduced by requiring additional employer contacts or a job-search workshop; these requirements did not affect employment and earnings. However, eliminating employer contact requirements increased UI receipt and subsequent…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Job Application, Job Search Methods, Salary Wage Differentials
Download full textFreedman, Stephen; Knab, Jean Tansey; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Navarro, David – 2000
A large-scale evaluation was conducted of Jobs-First GAIN, a strongly employment-focused mandatory welfare-to-work program. Its main features were an unusually intensive program orientation; high quality job clubs; job development activities; strong encouragement to take entry-level jobs and combine work and welfare in the short-term; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1992
An assessment was made of the initial efforts of the states to implement the Aid to Families with Dependent Children--Unemployed Parent (AFDC-UP) program in accordance with the requirements of the Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988. A mail survey was conducted of each of the 50 state welfare departments. Results indicated that, nationwide,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Services, Evaluation Criteria, Job Placement
Stuiber, Paul; Lecoanet, Robin; Lathrop, Jessica; Miller, David; Russell, Matthew; Schoenbrunn, Rob; Smith, Joshua; Specht, Christine – 2001
Wisconsin Works (W-2) is a time-limited employment assistance program that, in September 1997, replaced cash entitlements provided to low-income families under Aid to Families with Dependent Children. W-2 provides subsidized or unsubsidized placements for participants, based upon their level of preparedness for employment. Participants in both…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Mangie, Bernadette A.; Goberish, John S. – PASSAGE, 1994
The 1993-94 PASSAGE newsletter was established to create a customized educational/career-development/work-related informational publication for Pennsylvania's adult learners and educators. The project's main objective was to provide timely workplace and job skills information to Pennsylvania's adult learners, unemployed/underemployed individuals,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Career Counseling
Riccio, James; And Others – 1986
This report updates the interim Virginia Employment Services Program (ESP) participation patterns and examines program success in mandating job search participation. Following an introductory chapter, chapter 2 discusses research design, sample, and data sources. (The sample contained 1,287 Work Incentive Program applicants and 1,897 recipients.)…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
Decker, Paul T.; Olsen, Robert B.; Freeman, Lance; Klepinger, Daniel H. – 2000
In order to measure their effectiveness in promoting rapid re-employment and shorter spells during which claimants are entitled to collect unemployment insurance (UI), the U.S. Department of Labor tested these three assistance strategies in the District of Columbia (8,071 claimants selected during June 1995-June 1996) and Florida (12,042 claimants…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1996
This report highlights the Washington State work force training system's initiatives from July 1995 to June 1996 in the following areas: Performance Management and Accountability, School-to-Work Transition, competency-based education, linking training with economic development, public awareness, and one-stop career center system/collection of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Development, Career Education, Competency Based Education
