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Iowa Department of Education, 2018
The Pathways for Academic Career and Employment (PACE) program is established to provide funding to community colleges for the development of programs that will lead to gainful, quality, in-state employment for members of target populations by providing them with both effective academic and employment training to ensure gainful employment and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Job Training, Employment Programs, State Programs
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2017
The pathways for academic career and employment program (PACE) is established to provide funding to community colleges for the development of projects that will lead to gainful, quality, in-state employment for members of target populations by providing them with both effective academic and employment training to ensure gain. This is the fourth…
Descriptors: Career Education, Job Training, Outreach Programs, State Programs
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2016
The pathways for academic career and employment program (PACE) is established to provide funding to community colleges for the development of projects that will lead to gainful, quality, in-state employment for members of target populations by providing them with both effective academic and employment training to ensure gain. This is the third…
Descriptors: Career Education, Job Training, Outreach Programs, State Programs
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Gassman-Pines, Anna; Godfrey, Erin B.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu – Child Development, 2013
Grounded in person-environment fit theory, this study examined whether low-income mothers' preferences for education moderated the effects of employment- and education-focused welfare programs on children's positive and problem behaviors. The sample included 1,365 families with children between ages 3 and 5 years at study entry. Results 5 years…
Descriptors: Mothers, Preferences, Low Income Groups, Welfare Services
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Hill, Heather D.; Morris, Pamela A.; Castells, Nina; Walker, Jessica Thornton – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
This study uses data from an experimental employment program and instrumental variables (IV) estimation to examine the effects of maternal job loss on child classroom behavior. Random assignment to the treatment at one of three program sites is an exogenous predictor of employment patterns. Cross-site variation in treatment-control differences is…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Employment Level, Social Behavior, Employment Programs
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Capella-McDonnall, Michele – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
Using Social Security Administration data, the author evaluated the characteristics of beneficiaries who were blind and visually impaired and who assigned their tickets, the characteristics of beneficiaries who assigned their tickets to employment networks (ENs), and preliminary employment outcomes. The characteristics that predicted assignment of…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Vocational Rehabilitation, Minority Groups, Age Differences
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Wehman, Paul; And Others – Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 1988
Described is an individual-placement supported-employment program for persons with traumatic brain injury. A referral pool of 32 persons is analyzed in terms of demographics, neuropsychological test performance, occupational history, occupational status, etc. Also described are program procedures, data management systems, and the role of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Employment Level, Employment Programs, Injuries
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Shafer, Michael S.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
This 24-month study of 302 supported employees with mental retardation found that approximately 30 percent continued to be employed in their original employment situation; 20 percent were employed in subsequent employment situations; over 31 percent had lost their employment and were awaiting replacement; 4 percent no longer needed services; and…
Descriptors: Adults, Dismissal (Personnel), Employment Level, Employment Programs
California State Employment Training Panel, Sacramento. – 1986
The Employment Training Panel consists of seven representatives of business and labor who were appointed by the Governor of California and the state's legislature to administer funds transferred from the state unemployment insurance fund for job training. The panel is authorized to contract with employers and schools to conduct training that puts…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Job Training
CARDON, BARTELL W.; FRENCH, JOSEPH L. – 1966
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS OF HIGH ABILITY WERE STUDIED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SEGMENT OF THE DROPOUT POPULATION. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) DETERMINE THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS, (2) DETERMINE THEIR PATTERN OF INTEREST AND PERSONALITY, (3) SUGGEST OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS FOR WHICH TRAINING PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED, AND (4) PROVIDE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Educational Programs
Robertson, Robert E. – US Government Accountability Office, 2005
GAO prepared this report under the Comptroller General's authority as part of an effort to assist policy makers in determining how federal disability programs could more effectively meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and addressed it to each committee of jurisdiction. In this report, GAO assesses: (1) the extent to which state…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation, Program Effectiveness
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1979
This paper examines the administration of funds under Title III of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act by the Department of Labor (DOL) with respect to women workers. (Title III funds are discretionary funds administered by DOL's Employment and Training Administration, Division of National Programs (DNP), to provide additional services…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
National Analysts, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1974
The study consists of a followup survey of about 4,000 recipients of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services in six States over a three year period (1967-69). The objectives were (1) to describe employment levels of VR cases after closure, (2) to conduct cost/benefit analyses of services provided, and (3) to identify salient characteristics…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Level, Employment Programs
Wilson, Philip G.; And Others – 1990
This study investigated potential differences between nonminority and minority groups of individuals with disabilities, in terms of employment placement approach utilized and employment outcomes achieved. The 173 minority status individuals represented four subgroups: Black, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian. Dependent variables analyzed…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Cohen, Malcolm S. – J Hum Resources, 1969
Descriptors: Community Action, Economic Research, Employment Level, Employment Programs
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