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Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, Inc., IN. – 1981
An Indiana study was conducted to research adequacy of employment and training programs to displaced homemakers, assess characteristics of displaced homemakers, assess effectiveness of past and current programs, and make recommendations. Information on characteristics of displaced homemakers was gained from 280 respondents at six workshops, 146…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Download full textMontgomery, Robert L.; Haemmerlie, Frances M. – 1981
The creation of Title XX of the Social Security Administration in 1975 has led to a tremendous increase in homemaker, task, and home management services to the frail elderly. Several needs assessments of the rural elderly have pointed to discrepancies between services rendered and services actually wanted or needed by clients. The Senior Services…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Helping Relationship, Home Management, Home Programs
Jones, Mary Ann; And Others – 1976
This document presents an evaluation of the New York State Preventive Services Demonstration Project, which provides services to families in distress to shorten or prevent the placement of children in foster care. A total of 549 cases, involving 992 children, were involved in the 1-year study. The experimental group of 373 cases received services…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1986
This report concentrates on problems of displaced blue-collar and nonprofessional white-collar workers. Chapter 1 is a summary. Chapter 2 discusses policy issues and options focused on helping people prepare for worklife changes and helping workers to cope if displacement occurs. A definition and description of worker displacement are offered in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Competition, Dislocated Workers
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
A study of the implementation of the Perkins Act in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin was conducted by women's education and employment advocates. State officials, service providers, and program participants involved in the sex equity provisions were interviewed and reports were reviewed. Among the findings were the following: (1) in all three…
Descriptors: Community Education, Displaced Homemakers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center. – 1991
A 5-year (1986-91) follow-up needs assessment was conducted to evaluate current single parent and displaced homemaker programs in New Jersey. Suggestions were offered to help them continue effectively helping the changing target population attain long-term economic self-sufficiency. Recommendations made in response to specific findings included…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Displaced Homemakers
Leo, Robert J.; And Others – 1980
After a brief summary of the findings of a 1979 study of Personal and Family Financial Planning (PFFP) programs at member institutions of the League for Innovation in the Community College (LICC), this two-part monograph provides information on selected PFFP programs. Part I presents in-depth descriptions of the implementation, subject coverage,…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
