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The Design and Implementation of the National JTPA Study. A Summary.

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Doolittle, Fred; And Others – 1993

This report summarizes the National Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Study, which examined the impact of Title IIA of JTPA on participants' employment, earnings, and welfare receipt. Between 1987 and 1989, more than 20,000 adults and out-of-school youths who applied for JTPA services in 16 areas across the country were randomly assigned to a…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Data Collection, Employment Programs

JTPA Evaluation at the State and Local Level. Volume VII: Issues Related to Net Impact Evaluations. A. Issues in Evaluating Costs and Benefits. B. The Debate over Experimental vs. Quasi-Experimental Approaches.

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Stromsdorfer, Ernst; Blalock, Ann Bonar – 1986

This guide is intended to assist states and service delivery areas (SDAs) in addressing the new oversight responsibilities and opportunities stipulated by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) with respect to net impact evaluations. It is divided into two main parts. The first part, which deals with issues in evaluating costs and benefits,…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Educational Benefits

Profiling the Literacy Proficiencies of JTPA and ES/UI Populations. Final Report to the Department of Labor.

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Kirsch, Irwin S.; And Others – 1992

A comprehensive assessment of the literacy proficiencies of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) participants was conducted by the Department of Labor. The survey responses of a sample of 2,501 JTPA applicants and 3,277 ES/UI participants were scored, weighted, analyzed, and used to develop a…

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Collection