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Schechter, Kristina – 1972
A report to assess the effectiveness of an adult education program that would demonstrate the relationship between enhanced educational skills and promotions and salary increases for entry-level employees. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Ladders
Turim, Jay; And Others – 1972
The study was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of Plans A and B of the Public Service Careers (PSC) Program, based on data collected from a number of the earliest projects at two points in time over a period of approximately a year. Volume 3 (of three) presents the data from the second, or follow-up, round of interviews with…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Disadvantaged, Employment
Pacific Training and Technical Assistance Corp., Berkeley, CA. – 1972
The focus of the report is on the record and potential of urban Work Incentive (WIN) Programs for improving the status of disadvantaged workers. The single most important observation is that WIN Program efforts have no significant impact on the number or quality of jobs attained by the disadvantaged. These indices of program output are almost…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Labor Force Development
Turim, Jay; And Others – 1972
The study was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the Public Service Careers (PSC) Program, based on data collected from a number of the earliest projects at two points in time over a period of approximately a year. Volume 2 (of three) presents the data from the second, or follow-up, round of interviews with PSC project staff…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Disadvantaged, Employment
Download full textDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1969
This report on training under Title 1 of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 reviews accomplishments and problems of Fiscal Year 1967-68, traces program changes since the inception of the Act, discusses the potential impact of the amendments of October, 1968, and recommends additional resources, stronger coordination of programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Correctional Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
Davis, Otto A.; And Others – 1976
The Pittsburgh Plan, a voluntary hometown plan designed to place minorities in local building trade unions, is described in detail from the perspective of its operations, its effectiveness in carrying out its purpose, and the individuals it serves. A benefit-cost analysis of the Pittsburgh Plan is presented. The significance of the results and its…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Black Employment, Blacks
West Chester State Coll., PA. – 1972
On the basis of interviews with mothers and baby-sitters of children enrolled in the Early Learning Programs of the Pennsylvania Research in Infant Development and Education Project in the West Chester, Pennsylvania, area, 12 low-income labor force nonparticipants identified as potential entrants into the job market were chosen to participate in…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Attendants, Child Care Occupations, Economically Disadvantaged
Elliott, Mark; Roder, Anne; King, Elisabeth; Stillman, Joseph – 2001
A study assessed the first two years of a three-year initiative to test the potential of extending sectoral employment strategies among 10 organizations, most of which were new to the sectoral employment field. Five organizations increasing low-income workers' access to good jobs were ARCH; PhAME; Training, Inc.; WIRE-Net; and Project QUEST. Five…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
