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Evaluating Child Welfare Training in Public Agencies: Status and Prospects
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Collins, Mary Elizabeth – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
Although staff training in public child welfare agencies is thought to be a critical component of effective practice, little is known about the delivery and effectiveness of training interventions. Few evaluations are published in the literature and it is uncertain how much evaluation activity is being conducted and utilized. This study collected…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Public Agencies, Welfare Services, Job Training
Employment and Training: A Special Issue.
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Kelley, John M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
An introduction is presented to three articles introducing readers to evaluation in the employment and training field. (LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Assessment, Employment Programs, Job Training
What Matters More: The Job Training Program or the Background of the Participant? An HLM Analysis of the Influence of Program and Client Characteristics on the Wages of Inner-City Youth Who Have Completed JTPA Job Training.
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Lundgren, Lena; Rankin, Bruce – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
This study examined the extent to which wages received by graduates of the Chicago Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) youth programs are more closely correlated with the program in which the client participated or the client's personal history. Results found that program type was a particularly critical factor for the wages of African American…
Descriptors: Background, Blacks, Income, Individual Characteristics
Evaluating Employment and Training Programs.
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Barnow, Burt S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
An overview of the methods and problems in evaluating employment and training programs is presented. Process and impact evaluation are compared in relation to the Job Training Partnership Act. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Assessment, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Training Women on Welfare for "High-Tech" Jobs: Results from a Demonstration Program.
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Weidman, John C.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1988
Findings are reported from the evaluation of the Work Incentive Program which trains women welfare recipients as electronic technicians. The participants completed the training in numbers consistent with expectations, and most graduates were placed in training-related jobs. The importance of support services is noted. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Electronic Technicians
Implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act: A Field Network Process Evaluation.
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Cook, Robert F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
This two-year study is a field network evaluation of the operation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Program in 20 randomly selected states and 40 Service Delivery Areas within those states. Methodology is also discussed. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Implementing Performance-Based Contracting in the JTPA Older Worker Program: Issues and Recommendations.
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Latting, Jean Kantambu; Jackson, Russell H. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
Issues that program planners should consider in developing performance standards for the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) older worker programs (OWPs) are reviewed. Using goal-setting theory and the results of a two-year evaluation of OWPs in Texas, the discussion covers approaches to developing standards for programs other states. (TJH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Job Training