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Download full textPhelps, L. Allen, Ed. – 1986
Eight papers presented at a September, 1985 forum concerned with the school to work transition of handicapped youth are presented. Papers were developed as part of a project, "Transitional Programming for Handicapped Youth: Interdisciplinary Leadership Preparation Program at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). An introductory…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Federal Legislation
Smith, R. C. – 1983
A study of the employment problems facing physically and mentally handicapped youth is reported. To illustrate the main points, results of extensive interviews with seven handicapped youth are juxtaposed with statistics and findings. The study looks at tne continuum of services offered to handicapped individuals, including understanding the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedGetzel, Elizabeth Evans – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1987
The author reviews two studies relating to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and its service to disabled individuals. Results showed that high school dropouts and welfare recipients are targeted often by the Service Delivery Areas and that 92 percent of the participants are economically disadvantaged. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Individual Needs
National Association of Private Industry Councils, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report presents data revealing the participation rates of people with disabilities in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs for the program year July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988. Four charts are included in the paper. The charts display state-by-state participation rates for: both adults and youth with disabilities in the JTPA's Title…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Alegria, Fernando L., Jr.; And Others – 1988
A study investigated the characteristics of 43,307 participants 55 years and older in the 3 percent set-aside program of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during program year 1987. Information sources included 37 states, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Council on Aging, and state and community-based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Middle Aged Adults
Burns, Jim; Thomas, Sandra Hutton – 1989
This document describes the activities at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Illinois, to recruit and train special needs students in academic and vocational programs. The final objective of the activities, begun in June 1988 and funded by a Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) grant, was that the students would leave the educational program…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Tindall, Lloyd W.; Hedberg, Sally B. – 1986
Benefits to disabled participants of programs funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) are summarized and several JTPA programs highlighted. Common services included vocational assessment, work experience, career exploration, on-the-job training, vocational training, job placement, job counseling, job seeking, and job keeping. The Special…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
This report is an analysis of available data on the participation of people with disabilities in the nation's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Covering program year 1989, this report includes information about people with disabilities served by JTPA in every service delivery area (SDA) in the country. The narrative section briefly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1987
This document evaluates Eight Percent Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Programs operated in North Carolina's public schools during the 1986-87 school year. Data were received from local education agencies (LEAs) operating 13 Extended School Day Programs, 5 Spring Start-Up Extended School Day Programs, and 3 Dropout Youth Projects. Data on the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Dropout Programs
National Association of Private Industry Councils, Washington, DC. – 1987
This paper contains four charts that describe the participation of people with disabilities in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs for program year 1986. The first chart displays the state-by-state participation rates for both youth and adults with disabilities in JTPA Title II-A programs. Chart 2 lists the state-by-state participation…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
PDF pending restorationNational Council on the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
As part of a series of topic papers assessing federal laws and programs affecting persons with disabilities, this paper focuses on employment programs and initiatives. Described are (1) the transition model of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), which emphasizes a solid educational foundation and adequate…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This booklet contains 13 one-page vignettes describing the experiences of persons who have successfully completed Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs and gone on to success in various fields or in further education. Many of the persons profiled are members of minority groups, high school dropouts, dislocated workers, disabled persons,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1991
This report addresses key elements that are part of the responsibilities of state councils on vocational education as required by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. A core of requirements known as "common elements" provide compatible information from all states and territories. The report is organized in three sections…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Delivery Systems
North Dakota State Council on Vocational Education, Bismarck. – 1989
North Dakota's vocational-technical education (VTE) system was evaluated in order to determine (1) the effectiveness and adequacy of the delivery system in carrying out the purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and (2) the effectiveness and adequacy of the coordination between the two…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs, Coordination
National Council on Employment Policy, Washington, DC. – 1987
The National Council on Employment Policy found that there are small but substantial groups of older persons who are experiencing labor market problems--the working poor, the displaced unemployed, persons with health limitations, and groups of women who have been out of the labor force for large blocks of time. The problems of this generation, now…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Displaced Homemakers
