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Direct linkStephens, Simon – Industry and Higher Education, 2012
This paper explores the experiences of graduates who participated in a range of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) in Ireland. The paper uses narrative structuring to provide an enhanced understanding of the graduates' experiences. A review of the literature indicates that most empirical studies of the effects of ALMPs are quantitative.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Programs, Labor Market
Download full textNational Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1993
A number of findings and recommendations regarding the mission of Private Industry Councils (PICs) under the Job Training Partnership ACT (JTPA) were developed based on information collected in several ways: a focus group of PICs, roundtable discussions held nationwide with staff from nearly 100 PICs in 45 states, and canvasses of more than 200…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Institutional Mission
Merrifield, Juliet; And Others – 1991
A case study was done on the effects of training programs sponsored by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) on 835 women textile workers dislocated by a plant closing in Blount County, Tennessee. Data were gathered by former workers through structured interviews with 100 women typical by age (about 45-years-old) and length of service (14-16…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Females
Brock, Thomas; And Others – 1993
The history of unpaid work experience shows that work requirements for welfare recipients have often been proposed and attempted. The consistent trend has been to place greater emphasis on employability services. Studies of nine welfare-to-work programs providing unpaid work experience indicate that the level of participation is limited by factors…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs, Participant Satisfaction, Program Attitudes
Coker, Charles C.; Flynn, Mary; Menz, Fredrick E.; McAlees, Daniel C. – 1998
This report details the outcomes of a study conducted in response to concerns about the impact of workforce development and welfare reform upon persons with disabilities being served by community rehabilitation programs. Twenty-three focus groups involving over 200 individuals were held in 13 different cities across eight states. Participants came…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Programs, Disabilities
Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1984
This paper summarizes the results of a National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of community-based organizations (CBOs) about the effects of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Findings are summarized in these areas: (1) changes in funding for training disadvantaged youth, (2) changes in service to youth, (3) the role of CBOs in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
