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Download full textHaase, Ann Marie Bernazza – 1981
Conditions of illiteracy and functional illiteracy frustrate the intent of laws like the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) that provide job training and employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged, unemployed, or underemployed. The Adult Education Act of 1978 should provide the basic educational skills needed by CETA…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Peer reviewedHohenshil, Thomas H. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
The emerging role of vocational school psychologists is explored, particularly with the expansion of adult and continuing education programs. Implications of federal funding, especially the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), for vocational school psychologists, are discussed. (MH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedBloom, Howard S. – Evaluation Review, 1987
Participants in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act-sponsored classroom training, on the job-training, and subsidized work experience were compared to a Current Population Survey sample. Female participants in all types of training had increased earnings (primarily due to increased employment), while males did not. (GDC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Income
PDF pending restorationUrban Management Consultants of San Francisco, Inc., CA. – 1976
Written for education administrators, primarily for those dealing with Federally funded adult education and vocational education programs at State and local levels, this guide is intended to serve four major purposes: (1) Explain the Comprehensive Employment and Training ACT (CETA) and how it works, (2) point out potential areas for coordination…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Peer reviewedHayward, Becky Jon; Orland, Martin E. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1986
Argues that a typical model for vocational rehabilitation of handicapped individuals can also be used with economically disadvantaged youth to help them become employed. Presents two case studies of programs that have implemented such a model. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This is a report of a field hearing held in Brattleboro, Vermont, on November 2, 1981, to provide the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, with information regarding Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) reauthorization. The report includes testimony and prepared…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedDickinson, Katherine P.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1987
Net impact estimates of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs vary widely and can be explained by the different evaluation methodologies used. Estimates are sensitive to the inclusion of recently unemployed persons in the comparison sample and assumptions about the time of decision to enroll in CETA. (GDC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Effect Size, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedStromsdorfer, Ernst W. – Evaluation Review, 1987
Seven studies commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor measuring the net market impacts of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act are reviewed. Their purpose was to generate informed debate on the efficacy of quasi-experimental designs and structural economic models to evaluate federally subsidized employment and training programs. (BS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods, Job Training
Gowdey, Christine E.; Turnbull, George C., Jr. – 1978
This second of two volumes reporting a study of employment and training programs for adult felony offenders is divided into two sections: (1) an inventory of employment and training resources and (2) program descriptions. Section 1, Inventory of Employment and Training Assistance Resources, is an annotated list of resources and organizations in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Community Programs
Peer reviewedMiller, Bruce G. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1990
Among Coast Salish and other Washington tribes, federal War on Poverty programs produced important unintended consequences, providing income that enabled family networks to distribute moral and financial support and providing training opportunities for new leaders now instrumental in attracting funding for mental health programs. Contains 42…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Community Leaders
Peer reviewedBassi, Laurie J. – Evaluation Review, 1987
The cost effectiveness of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act was evaluated in terms of moving economically disadvantaged individuals toward financial independence. Data analysis indicated small savings in welfare payments for female recipients, but not males. Data deficiencies in the Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey were also…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedFinifter, David H. – Evaluation Review, 1987
Estimates are presented for net earnings impact of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act programs. Net impact was linked to the human capital model and estimated for numerous subgroups. The matching procedure and the use of quasiexperimental versus experimental design are also discussed. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Effect Size, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedDickinson, Katherine P.; And Others – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1987
The authors examine the effects of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program participation on post-program earnings. Results show that CETA participation had a significant negative effect on men's earnings and hours worked per week. However, the same experience had a positive effect on women's earnings and hours worked. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Level, Experiential Learning, Followup Studies
Colombo, Louis; Cantwell, Glo – 1981
The Albuquerque Office of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Administration (OCETA) contracted with the Albuquerque Urban Observatory to conduct a study of employability skills needed by OCETA participants, to identify training programs that might be available to teach these skills, and to suggest a new model for OCETA job preparation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Educational Needs
Eppley, George; Mackie, Laurence – 1979
Cuyahoga Community College has proposed to create a Manpower Training Program, within its Lifelong Learning Institute, that will offer academic and practical courses in all aspects of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) planning, administration, and operations for CETA program staff. The program is to be organized around a set of core…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
