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Download full textHolloway, Wilfred B. – 1980
Through a study, strategies were investigated to increase the role of in-school youth in creating job opportunities. Drawing upon qualitative data provided by the Youthwork National Policy Study, researchers examined four youth-operated employment projects in order to isolate those factors that either hinder or facilitate the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
The amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act refine the existing statute without disrupting basic program operations. The major provisions make adjustments in the following areas: (1) definition of economically disadvantaged; (2) designation of service delivery area; (3) the Literacy and Dropout Prevention Program; (4) protection for the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Rosen, Howard, Ed. – 1986
These five papers underscore the fact that the labor market policies of Japan, West Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia are similar in many ways. The papers are "Japanese Labor Market Policies" (Koji Taira), "The Labor Market Policies of West Germany" (Deborah R. Cichon), "The Management of the U.K. Labour…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Blau, Ruth S.; Holmes, Deborah A. – Worklife, 1978
Overviews four demonstration programs developed out of a recently enacted federal youth employment act: The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC), The Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Projects, The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects, and Youth Employment and Training Programs. (EM)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Williams, Shirley; And Others – 1981
Results of examinations of youth employment policies are presented for three countries--Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United States. Part 1 is a report by Shirley Williams with conclusions on the broad social and economic issues as they relate to problems of youth employment and unemployment. Parts 2 through 4 are the three…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1979
This report describes twenty federally funded youth employment program models and innovations. Each four-page description includes the following: program title, name of operating agency, project costs, source of funds, number of participants, unique program features, duration of grant, major program goals and objectives, prime sponsor, contact…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1992
This document contains written statements and oral testimony of witnesses who testified at a U.S. Senate hearing on the proposed Community Works Progress Act of 1992. The testimony centered on the United States' massive unemployment problem and the need to provide jobs and hope for many people. Sentiment was strong for passage of the Community…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Boys' Clubs of America, New York, NY. – 1982
This report is a synthesis of interviews conducted during the youth employment survey to determine the most appropriate role for Boys Clubs in responding to the employment needs of youths. Quotes and anecdotes are provided from the interviews with 360 young people, Boys Club staff, board members, business people, educators, community leaders,…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Job Development
Holmes, Marion B. W. – 1988
The Education for Employment Initiative is a cooperative effort of the School District of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Office of Employment Security, and the Private Industry Council to increase the employment opportunities for students and assist them in making the transition from school to work. In the 1987-88 school year, two locations were…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Organizations, Dropout Prevention, Employment Programs
Gilsinan, James F.; Tomey, E. Allan – 1980
A study compared the effectiveness of public and private sector work experience programs. In five locations equal numbers of jobs were developed in the private and public/nonprofit sectors. To equalize the incentives relative to the public sector, full wage subsidies were provided on an experimental basis in the private sector. Youth were matched…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged
Proscio, Tony; Elliott, Mark – 1999
This practitioner's guide to helping employment program clients find, retain, and advance in jobs is based on the experiences of Moving Up, an employment program operated by New York's Vocational Foundation, Inc. (VFI). The guide begins with an overview of Moving Up, which has become a national model for helping disadvantaged minority youths…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counselor Client Relationship, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship
Chome, Gesa, Ed. – CEDEFOP Flash, 1993
Some 180 experts from 10 European countries met at the University of Trier (Germany) to exchange information about youth assistance projects and hear views about the extent of unemployment among disadvantaged youth and development of innovative solutions. "The Failure of Young People to Cope with Life When Unemployed" (Bohnisch) showed…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Developed Nations, Disadvantaged
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
This book offers interested organizations suggestions, tips, and ideas to stimulate thinking for developing summer jobs programs in the community. It is a collection of workable summer youth jobs programs that are drawn from the over 100 locations in which National Alliance of Business (NAB) regional services offices provided technical assistance…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Business, Career Education, Community Programs
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
This guide offers a practical approach for operating summer youth employment programs that involves cooperation among private businesses and local organizations. A timetable provides a month-by-month schedule. Seven sections discuss management responsibilities. Program Planning covers scope, goals, and coordination. Program Management addresses…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Business, Career Education, Community Programs
Connors, Tad – 1983
A policy that addresses youth unemployment with monetary expansion for similar fiscal policies is criticized as compounding the problem, and alternative solutions are offered. Accordingly, a brief look at youth labor market characteristics, pertinent labor market theory, and the present industrial distribution of employed youth is offered. A…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
