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Rawlins, V. Lane – Industrial Relations, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Labor Force Development
Committee on Administration of Training Programs, Washington, DC. – 1968
This report to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is based on the research findings of a private research contractor, Greenleigh Associates (See VT 005 948 and VT 005 949), site visits, and interviews with persons connected with about 30 federally supported job training programs. The 30 programs are of two types:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships
National Commission on Technology, Automation and Economic Progress, Washington, DC. – 1966
Seven studies dealing with adjustment to technological change which were done by independent experts are presented. "Programs in Aid of the Poor," by Sar A. Levitan assesses the state of social insurance, public assistance, the poverty program and other assistance to the poor and compares them to current proposals as the negative income…
Descriptors: Automation, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
Greenleigh Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
Part One of this report summarizes the detailed data and findings of Part Two (VT 005 949). A thoroughly documented analysis of federally supported job training programs in terms of their scope, interrelationships, and administration (including inter- and intra-agency coordination) led to 25 recommendations, including: (1) Consolidation of program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships
JOHNSON, LOUISE A. – 1967
AN EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR 180 NEGRO MALES WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1964, AND MAY 31, 1965, AT TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, A PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO PRIVATE COLLEGE IN ALABAMA. THE TRAINEES WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 50, RURAL RESIDENTS, HEADS OF…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Blacks, Career Counseling
Bureau of Employment Security (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1966
THE DATA ON MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 1964 AND 1965 REFLECT THE INCREASING EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING DISADVANTAGED TRAINEES SUCH AS JOBLESS TEENAGERS, NONWHITES, AND PERSONS OF LIMITED EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. ALMOST HALF OF THE 321,456 ENROLLEES RECEIVED TRAINING IN THE SKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED CATEGORIES,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Howe, Harold, II – 1968
The dedication speech of the John F. Kennedy by the United States Commissioner of Education gives two principles which guide federal efforts in providing special help for educational problems common to all regions and in setting priorities for federal investment. Five priorities for federal financial support of programs for the handicapped are…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, Educational Programs
Greenleigh Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
Part I (VT 005 948) of the report to the Committee on Administration of Training Programs contains summaries of the findings and recommendations based on the analysis of data presented in this volume. Answers to two basic questions were sought: (1) To what extent is there waste, duplication, and inefficiency in administering federally supported…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships