Descriptor
Source
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Carl D Perkins Vocational and… | 1 |
| Comprehensive Employment and… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textVinick, Barbara H.; Jacobs, Ruth H. – 1980
The movement to aid displaced homemakers began in 1975 and local programs received funding support from state legislation, Vocational Education, and CETA. There are no definitive statistics on the number of displaced homemakers in the country although the Department of Labor has estimated the number at 4.13 million. Information from 136 local…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Opportunities, Females
Vinick, Barbara H.; Jacob, Ruth H. – 1979
The movement to train and counsel displaced homemakers began in 1975. State legislation for funding was followed by vocational educational and Comprehensive Employment Training Act funding. The Department of Labor has estimated that there are at least 4.13 million displaced homemakers. A total of 354 displaced homemaker programs have been located.…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Definitions, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Legislation
National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education. – 1995
A study examined the use of, and the need for, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act funding reserves for sex equity programs and programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and single pregnant women. Of 34 local program operators interviewed, 17 received sex equity grants, and 22 received displaced homemaker,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Displaced Homemakers, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
