Descriptor
| Blacks | 13 |
| Females | 10 |
| Federal Programs | 8 |
| Job Training | 7 |
| Employment Programs | 6 |
| Program Effectiveness | 6 |
| Secondary Education | 6 |
| Vocational Education | 6 |
| Whites | 5 |
| Disadvantaged | 4 |
| Education Work Relationship | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Thrust: The Journal for… | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Comprehensive Employment and… | 13 |
| Bakke v Regents of University… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Moody, Ferman B., Ed.; Jordan, Joseph, Ed. – 1979
These conference proceedings present an overview of significant activities that took place at the National Association for the Advancement of Black Americans in Vocational Education (NAABAVE) forum during the American Vocational Association Convention in Dallas, December 1-4, 1978. The document is organized in two major sections: (1) the public…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Education, Black Influences, Black Students
Tuckman, Barbara H.; And Others – Thrust: The Journal for Employment and Training Professionals, 1981
Compares pre-CETA and post-CETA earnings and income for racial and sexual categories, controlling for age and education. It was found that White gains exceed those for Blacks but that the White income distribution appears to converge with that of Blacks after CETA. (CT)
Descriptors: Blacks, Females, Racial Differences, Salary Wage Differentials
Friedman, Nathalie; Flam, Helena – 1980
Project Citywork was a demonstration project to provide employment for disadvantaged youth, and at the same time to determine which kinds of programs tend to work, and which do not. The program included work experience in nonprofit agencies; on-the-job training in the private sector; supportive services including counseling and classroom training,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Blacks, Demonstration Programs
Download full textRowe, Gene; Smith, Leslie Whitener – 1976
The report contains data pertaining to the number and distribution of U.S. farm wageworkers and their dependents who were eligible in 1973 for the national farmworker program under the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) Title III, Section 303 (a). Information is given by migratory status, ethnic group, earning, and region.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Statistics
Waite, Linda J.; Berryman, Sue E. – 1982
The occupational distributions in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs and the wage implications of these for men and women of different racial and ethnic origins were examined. Data came from two projects on CETA, both using Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey data. One assessed the nature and equity of men's and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Noble, Elizabeth – 1981
This study compares the effects of human capital variables (education, training, etc.) and labor market variables (location, transportation, industry type) in influencing the employment success among a selected group of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) trainees. Employment success was defined by initial wage rates of employment and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Harlan, Sharon; Hackett, Edward J. – 1984
A study examined the effects of participation in three types of federal job programs--classroom training, on-the-job training, and work experience--on the postparticipation employment records of black and white men and women. Using data from the Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey, researchers examined the employment records of 3,420 black and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1980
This document records testimony on youth employment and welfare reform jobs given before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in March, 1980. The testimony concerns the Carter Administration's proposed legislation for youth employment programs for Fiscal Years 1981-82. Issues raised include funding; effectiveness of current programs, such as the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Blacks, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Ockerman-Garza, Janet; And Others – 1982
An analysis was made of the case histories of two Georgia State University (GSU) "cooperative models" for the delivery of career education and formal academic services to economically disadvantaged groups. One of the models served primarily black, primarily female Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants by providing…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Blacks, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1980
According to this annual report, the National Commission for Employment Policy concentrated on two primary areas during 1980. Much of its efforts were directed to exploring how the coordination between federally funded economic development programs and employment and training programs could be improved in order to expand employment opportunities…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Career Change, Cooperative Programs
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1981
The National Commission for Employment Policy has examined ways that the United States federal government could improve the economic situation of disadvantaged women. In particular, the Commission examined, during 1980, the role of education and employment and training programs in helping women to prepare for better paying occupations, and then…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Apprenticeships, Blacks
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1981
This report on secondary school dropouts consists of an analysis of the scope and nature of the dropout problem, a discussion of successful programs and activities for dropouts, a description of a pilot study involving Minnesota public secondary schools and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) agencies, and presentation of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, American Indians, Blacks, Change Strategies
Greenwood, Katy B., Ed. – 1981
This yearbook contains 24 reports concerning the following seven challenges currently facing vocational education: new needs for job training, reexamining value bases, a growing network of vocational educators, reflecting on past effectiveness, the continuing challenge to meet individual and special needs, strengthening curricula and instruction,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Blacks, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
