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Connor, William A. – 1984
Northampton County Area Community College implemented a program of tuition waiver for unemployed adult residents of its sponsor area on a space-available basis in credit courses only. In addition to providing relief and a positive interventionary program to aid the unemployed, the project tested certain hypotheses concerning the nature of training…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Community Colleges, Credit Courses
Bloom, Howard S. – 1990
This monograph presents results from a study of the Texas Worker Adjustment Demonstration, a 2,192-person randomized experimental evaluation of reemployment programs for displaced workers conducted at three Texas sites during 1984-85. It describes in detail: (1) the background, design, conduct, and content of the programs at each demonstration…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
United Steelworkers of America (AFL-CIO), Pittsburgh, PA. – 1986
This report describes job training and placement programs offered by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) for members dislocated by plant closings and job reductions. The first part of the booklet provides general information about the Steelworkers' worker assistance programs, including program summary, program principles, the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
NAB Clearinghouse Quarterly, 1984
This document is the first issue of a National Alliance of Business publication designed to present proven solutions, cutting-edge strategies, and comprehensive reference materials and to examine in depth in each issue a critical issue related to public/private employment and training partnerships. This first issue addresses one of the most…
Descriptors: Adults, Citations (References), Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Ashley, William L.; Zahniser, Gale L. – 1984
This report, one in a series of three publications for vocational program developers and others to use in planning and developing a community-based response to worker dislocation, deals with programs for dislocated workers that have been developed and supported by private sector and local community efforts and resources. Reviewed in the first…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Case Studies, Community Education, Community Programs
Henry, Ann; Teschendorf, JoAnn – 1984
The Older Worker Project was conducted to provide employment services to unemployed persons aged 45 and older who live in the western part of the Hennepin County (Minneapolis, Minnesota) area. Although the expected result was permanent employment of the participants, the intention of this demonstration project was to refine service approaches…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Attitude Change, Career Change, Career Counseling
Connell, Janie B.; Ashley, William L. – 1984
This compilation, one in a series of three publications for vocational program developers and others to use in planning and developing a community-based response to worker dislocation, describes various assessment resources, references, and technical assistance materials. Included in the volume are citations describing the following materials:…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This report presents the testimony and submissions presented at the first of a series of Congressional hearings on workforce development and reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act. Statements were given by the following individuals: (1) Buck McKeon, U.S. (United States) Congressman from California; (2) John Tierney, U.S. Congressman from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons