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Berk, Jillian; Kahn-Lang Spitzer, Ariella; Stein, Jillian; Needels, Karen; Geckeler, Christian; Paprocki, Anne; Gutierrez, Ivette; Millenky, Megan – Mathematica, 2020
Many youth in America are not on track for labor market success. One factor that increases the risk of poor labor market outcomes among these youth is dropping out of school (Rumberger 2020). Youth who drop out of school are at greater risk for job instability and for lower longterm earnings (Hair et al. 2009). They are also more likely to…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Youth Programs, Armed Forces, Residential Programs

Davies, Gwenda – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1996
Describes an employment strategy designed for displaced workers. Gives the program's background, its conceptual framework, pilot design, features, the facilitator's role, and program evaluation. Argues that as clients confront the new economy, the familiar job search model no longer applies. Program emphasizes renewing clients' hope and building…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Dislocated Workers, Employment Services
Glassboro State Coll., NJ. – 1978
A project was conducted to adapt and apply a model to train counselors in techniques that combine the principles of peer counseling and career counseling. The effectiveness of this model was studied by monitoring the applications of those techniques by the participating counselors in their counseling settings. Thirty counselors participated in a…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Community Organizations
Hicks, Laurabeth H. – 1983
The Mobility Assistance Program (MAP) was established to assist U.S. Department of Education employees affected by the reduction in force (RIF). MAP's mission was to provide career transition and outplacement job search assistance to RIF-affected employees. It provided these services: job search, personnel support, training, and professional…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Career Counseling, Career Education
Three Year Report, 1975-1978. Exemplary Project.. Lewiston Job Development, Placement and Follow-Up.
Lewiston School District, ME. – 1978
Addressed in this report are the major proposal objectives, activities, and accomplishments of the Lewiston High School job placement program. Particular attention is given to the employment opportunities, pre-employment skill training, and career-related supportive services provided by the project for Lewiston's day students, adult education…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Community Cooperation, Employment Opportunities
Stevens, Hilary – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of an evaluative case study that used an electronic portfolio to enhance the employability of older adults. The evaluation sought to identify programme effects and highlight the factors that were instrumental in generating them. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative inquiry methods…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Employment Potential, Mentors, Adults
King-Fitch, Catherine C. – 1982
This manual provides a set of guidelines and suggested practices for implementing a follow-through services component in conjunction with an employment and training program. It is based in part on a 1980 study conducted by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education in which Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Sanders, Jo Shuchat – 1986
This book shows the coordinator of a nontraditional occupations (NTO) program for women in a public postsecondary vocational-technical school how to run the program from planning through followup. Chapter 1 describes the benefits of an NTO program. Chapter 2 on planning and evaluation highlights groundwork to ensure that the program is needed and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling, Career Education
Burks, Bonnie J.; And Others – 1981
This guide is designed to provide the vocational teacher, vocational counselor, and placement coordinator with resource materials for planning a comprehensive placement program. It is divided into six sections which represent a systematic approach to placement services. They are (1) Planning (goals and benefits, resource coordination, rural and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Career Counseling, Career Education, Coordinators

Baltimore County Board of Education, MD. Western Vocational-Technical Center. – 1976
Covering a 2-year period (1974-76), this project conducted in Baltimore County, Maryland, demonstrated that an area-coordinated placement service should be part of the educational program of a school system. Project objectives were to serve as a job locating service to junior and senior high school students, to provide employers with a single…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Employment Services
Hahn, Andrew; Friedman, Barry – 1981
Two job search assistance programs for disadvantaged youth, funded under the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Project Act, were evaluated for both operation and impact. The two programs were the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Job Factory, which paid youths a stipend for doing the "job" of finding a job, while providing group activities,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Role
Campbell, Robert E.; And Others – 1981
This report presents findings of a study that sought to identify the degree to which employment and training programs, especially Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs, provide follow-through services to disadvantaged and nontraditional graduates and the current barriers and facilitators to their delivery. It first describes…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Disadvantaged
Storlie, Rebecca; Park, Rosemarie – 1986
This document proposes an Area Vocational-Technical Institute (AVTI) based model for service delivery to dislocated workers in Minnesota. The need for such a model arises from the consistent duplication of problem-solving measures and service delivery statewide in attempting to solve the problems of various groups of dislocated workers. The model…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Role, Career Counseling
Beaumont, Andre G.; And Others – 1978
Developed as a guide for college administrators for establishing, improving, and evaluating career counseling and placement programs, this document describes specific activities for such programs under two categories: student-oriented activities and administrative and managerial activities. The student-oriented activities (Part I) cover the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Career Counseling, Career Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1984
Designed to provide information about projects funded by States under Section 310 of the Adult Education Act, this catalog lists 400 projects. It is the eighth in a series of annual listings of special projects and staff development programs. The 400 projects are divided into 18 categories or subject areas. These categories are administration,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Literacy