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Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Olson, Jerome A. – 1995
The second-year impacts of Texas' Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program for early participants were analyzed. A quasi-experimental study design was used to analyze data about 13,396 JOBS participants and 13,303 comparison group members. The analysis focused on the labor market outcomes of JOBS participants and their exits from and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Employment Level
Berryman, Sue E.; And Others – 1981
A study assessed whether the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) equitably allocates its training, employment, occupational, and wage benefits by sex. To analyze the sex equity of CETA's resource distribution, researchers used data from the Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey (CLMS) for fiscal 1976, 1977, and 1978 CETA enrollees.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
McDaniel, Sue; Riley, Dee Ann – 1992
Management information system (MIS) data about women's participation in Missouri's job training system funded under Title II-A of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in program year 1992 were analyzed. Analysis of data from Missouri's 15 service delivery areas (SDAs) established the following: 75% of the state's 4,598 female JTPA participants…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Legislation, Educational Trends, Employment Level
Bortin, Barbara; And Others – 1982
A followup study assessed the effectiveness of the Milwaukee public high school career specialty programs. A total of 160 program graduates completed surveys in the first, second, and fifth years following high school graduation. Included in the survey were multiple-choice questions pertaining to current educational and employment status, the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
White, Barbara – 1984
A study examined the characteristics, educational training, and background experiences of women who entered apprenticeship in Hawaii during the period from July 1, 1974, through June 30, 1982. Survey instruments were completed by 118 of 243 female apprentices originally contacted--58 women registered with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and 60 women…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background, Employment Patterns
Mertens, Donna M.; Gardner, John A. – 1981
The Younger Adult Worker (YAW) study examined the long-range impact of participation in vocational education through a national cross-sectional survey of 1,539 persons aged 20 to 24 who were in the civilian labor force. After supplementing study data with data from two other national data bases, researchers drew conclusions pertaining to the…
Descriptors: Cross Sectional Studies, Demography, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Riccio, James; And Others – 1994
The cost-effectiveness and 3-year impacts of California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program, which is a statewide initiative aimed at increasing the employment and self-sufficiency of recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), were evaluated by studying follow-up data for 33,000 people from 6 counties who entered…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, County Programs
Livingstone, D. W. – 2002
Canadians' employment and working patterns were examined by analyzing the 1998 survey called New Approaches to Lifelong Learning and other recent surveys by Statistics Canada. "Work" was defined as comprising household labor, community volunteer activities, and paid employment, and "learning" was defined as comprising informal…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Data Analysis, Definitions
Johnson, Terry; Gritz, Mark; Dugan, Mary Kay – 2000
The National Job Corps Study was undertaken to obtain the information needed to assess the Job Corps' success in providing employment assistance to disadvantaged youths aged 16 to 24 years. The study's findings related to outreach and admissions (OA) and center characteristics and practices that appear to promote positive programmatic experiences…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Choice, Career Education, Classification