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Direct linkLandmark, Leena Jo; Ju, Song; Zhang, Dalun – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
Since the transition movement in the 1980s, numerous transition practices have been developed. Kohler (1993) provided a comprehensive review and analysis of transition best practices and divided them into substantiated and implied practices based on the existence of empirical evidence. Since that review was published, the field of transition has…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Job Training, Education Work Relationship, Daily Living Skills
Download full textWiltberger, Heather E. – 1980
A study examined the process of awarding credit to youth participating in a special group of employment and training programs. Using a student questionnaire, field researchers collected data concerning 21 Youthwork, Inc., Exemplary In-School Demonstration Projects with one of the following four program focus areas: academic credit for work…
Descriptors: Credits, Employment Programs, Experiential Learning, Job Placement
Belkin, Allen; Dries, Cindy – 1978
The goals of the Oswego County (New York) Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Youth Employment and Training Program (YETP) was to improve job-readiness posture and self-concept of unemployed youth and in-school youth. Two types of classroom training supported the major learning activity, which was work experience. These activities…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Adams, Frank G. – 1982
The report describes and provides selected findings from Project REA (Research in Accrediting Efforts), which studied various aspects of manpower training under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Illinois. The first section outlines the goals of Project REA in identifying avenues for job training, methods for granting academic…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Certificates, Employer Attitudes, Employment Programs
Interface, Inc., New York, NY. – 1985
To assess the impact of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) on youth employment and training, an examination of its implementation in New York City was undertaken. This study focused on the training, educational, and support activities in the local JTPA during the program's first year (1984-5), with special attention paid to the effects of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Training
BEECHER; DI PASQUALE – 1962
AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PUPILS IN DEVELOPING ATTITUDES, SKILLS, HABITS, AND UNDERSTANDING IN WORK EXPERIENCE, AND TO PROVIDE ACTUAL JOB EXPERIENCE. OBJECTIVES WERE TO OFFER A PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS 15 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS. SOME OF THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES WERE ESTABLISHMENT OF A…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Employment Programs, Interests, Job Training
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
This publication reports on a recent study that compared the new Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) with its predecessor, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The study was conducted to determine how the JTPA limit on money for program administration affected the type of individual served and the training provided in the…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training, Participant Characteristics
Hagner, David; Como, Perry – 1982
This resource manual is intended for use by vocational rehabilitation professionals and students interested in learning more about Work Stations in Industry (WSI). Chapter 1 discusses sheltered employment without the traditional sheltered workshop. This type of program is accomplished by establishing training and employment stations within…
Descriptors: Business, Career Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedPena, Jesus J.; And Others – Urban Review, 1979
Describes the Youth Opportunity Program at the Central Islip, New York, Psychiatric Center and evaluates its effectiveness in preventing school dropout and providing career training. (ST)
Descriptors: Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Employment Programs
Wuehle, Edwin E. – American Education, 1973
Unable to afford a standard vocational education program, a small town Michigan school enlists local business firms to fill the gap. (Editor)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Training
Bell, Brenda L. – 1989
A companion to a previous publication called "Private Industry Council Roles and Options," this document is intended to help State Job Training Coordinating Council members and other interested parties better understand the scope and significance of the councils' mission. It provides basic information on the mission, roles, functions,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Policy, Employment Programs, Job Training
Junior Achievement, New York, NY. – 1971
Intended as a guide to assist in the implementation and operation of summer work-education programs for underprivileged teenagers, this manual represents an accumulation and analysis of three years' experience with summer programs. Included are discussion of: (1) preparatory aspects involved in planning a program of this sort, (2) suggestions for…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs, Employment Programs, Job Placement
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This hearing was held to review the Labor Department's proposed closing of six Job Corps centers and elimination of 1,200 training slots to meet Gramm-Rudman-Hallings budget cuts. The proposed cuts will prevent 2,500 youths from participating in Job Corps training. The program, designed for disadvantaged youth and in existence for 20 years, has…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Skills
Powell, Dianne C. – 1988
Since 1983, Michigan has addressed youth unemployment through the Michigan Youth Corps (MYC), a state-supported summer jobs program. Administered by the Michigan Department of Labor and funded by general appropriation of the Michigan legislature, MYC is the nation's largest state-funded youth employment program. The service delivery area (SDA)…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Job Skills, Job Training
Ketter, Per-Marcel; And Others – 1986
Intended as a planning and implementation aid for European political decision makers and organizers of projects that train and employ disadvantaged young people, this document consists of three sections. The first section systematically elaborates on major planning areas (objectives, pedagogy, integration into employment, staff qualifications, and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
