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Download full textFreedman, Stephen; And Others – 1988
A study analyzed the implementation, impact, and cost-effectiveness of an on-the-job training (OJT) program for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in New Jersey, operated as part of the state's Work Incentive (WIN) Demonstration system. Enrollees in the program, mostly female single heads of household, were placed with…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Mothers, On the Job Training
Thompson, Velma M. – 1976
In periods of nonrecessionary activity, United States government policymakers should subsidize retraining as they subsidize job search by way of the unemployment compensation system. The retraining subsidy to a person who is faced with a reduced demand for his services from his current job should be about the same order of magnitude as the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1992
A hearing was held on education, training, and service programs that serve disadvantaged teens. Testimony was presented on recent research findings concerning these programs and on their implementation. The major lessons learned from the Summer Training and Employment (STEP) program were presented, including those of implementation and impact. A…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Parenthood, Economically Disadvantaged
Kagan, Sharon L.; And Others – 1992
This report presents the results of the first year of a 5-year project designed to investigate the impact of child care training programs on the employability of low-income women and assess the impact of such training on these women's parenting skills. The first year of the project was spent reviewing the literature. This report of the project and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1984
Testimony from a congressional hearing on the dual role women play as wage earners and as mothers is presented. Other focuses of the hearing include what is being done and what needs to be done by the public and private sectors to facilitate the entry of women into a broad range of occupations, including higher paid nontraditional areas.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Day Care
Kagan, Sharon L.; And Others – 1993
This report provides an overview of the second year of the Family Education and Training Program, a project constructed to: (1) investigate the impact of a comprehensive child care training program on the employability of low-income mothers; and (2) assess the effect of training and support in parenting and job readiness on parenting skills and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Vocational Education, Career Development
