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Download full textMacro Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1980
This executive summary presents the major conclusions of the initial feasibility and design phase of a two-phase study to determine the outcome of referrals and placements and the actual wage and job duration of selected employment service placements. The first chapter details the study scope and activities and describes the study design for each…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Services
Quets, Gail; Robins, Philip K.; Pan, Elsie C.; Michalopoulos, Charles; Card, David – 1999
In 1992, Human Resources Development Canada launched the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP), which was a research and demonstration effort involving long-term, single-parent Income Assistance (IA) recipients in New Brunswick and British Columbia. Under SSP, IA recipients who left IA and worked at least 30 hours per week were offered a generous but…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Employment Level
Wurbacher and Associates, Takoma Park, MD. – 1993
This report describes results and conclusions of a third-party evaluation of a 1-year demonstration project in Alexandria (Virginia) to develop "safety nets" for 12 people with disabilities who were either unemployed or with a history of unemployment. An Employment Security Specialist worked with these individuals and their families to:…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Career Planning
Lei, Ying; Michalopoulos, Charles – 2001
A study examined effects of the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) Plus program. A small group of long-term income assistance (IA) recipients in New Brunswick was offered an earnings supplement and employment services (SSP Plus); a second group was offered the regular SSP earnings supplement only; and a third group was offered neither supplement nor…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Planning, Demonstration Programs, Developed Nations
Decker, Paul T.; Olsen, Robert B.; Freeman, Lance; Klepinger, Daniel H. – 2000
In order to measure their effectiveness in promoting rapid re-employment and shorter spells during which claimants are entitled to collect unemployment insurance (UI), the U.S. Department of Labor tested these three assistance strategies in the District of Columbia (8,071 claimants selected during June 1995-June 1996) and Florida (12,042 claimants…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
PDF pending restorationEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1986
This book summarizes the projects funded by the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Development of the Employment and Training Administration. It includes projects completed between 1978 and December 31, 1986. Report entries are arranged by National Technical Information Service order number. Each entry includes the following: title, corporate…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development
The Employment Experiences of Public Housing Residents: Findings from the Jobs-Plus Baseline Survey.
Martinez, John M. – 2002
A survey collected baseline data about public housing communities and residents just prior to the start of the Jobs-Plus program. The data were from all working-age, nondisabled heads of households in eight public housing developments in seven cities with customarily high rates of joblessness and reliance on welfare. The developments were part of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Community Support
Relave, Nanette – Issue Notes, 2000
This document examines policy and program issues related to promoting employment retention among recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) who have moved from welfare into employment. The document begins with background information about the work requirements and time limits affecting TANF recipients. The second section…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Career Counseling
