Describes alternative staff and participant perceptions regarding the goals of the CETA program in Tennessee. The perceptions regarded the relative importance of the economic, personal development, and social outcomes of participating in a CETA program. It was concluded that avoidance of staff stereotyping of clientele would benefit the program.…

It was found that in Memphis there are major differences in how CETA professional staff perceive the goals of the program participants and in how these participants perceive their own goals. To get better CETA programs of any type, the authors recommend that more input be sought from the clients. (CT)

A comparative study of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) students, special needs students, and office occupations students on attainment of occupational survival skills and career attitudes maturity found that CETA students have attained a greater level of occupational survival skills than both cooperative office occupations and…

By combining resources, experience, and expertise, vocational educators and CETA sponsors can better develop a total human development system that can more effectively serve America's young people. The author discusses such topics as the problem of image, training cost-benefit ratios, and the changing employment picture. (CT)

In order to meet the educational needs of the hard-core unemployed, an instructional program known as the "Alternative Career Center" was designed at Iowa Lakes Community College to prepare those identified by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act for employment. After reviewing the literature on educational programs for the…