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Gowdey, Christine E.; Turnbull, George C., Jr. – 1978
This second of two volumes reporting a study of employment and training programs for adult felony offenders is divided into two sections: (1) an inventory of employment and training resources and (2) program descriptions. Section 1, Inventory of Employment and Training Assistance Resources, is an annotated list of resources and organizations in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Community Programs
Download full textManpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1973
The third edition of Manpower Research and Development Projects presents descriptions of 455 projects which are grouped by subject matter to facilitate description of the research and development program and the use of the material. The 199 doctoral dissertation grants and the 12 manpower research institutional grants are classified by subject…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Doctoral Dissertations, Employment Programs, Information Sources
United Cerebral Palsy Association, New York, NY. Medical and Scientific Dept. – 1968
Topics covered include the need for a change of attitude in the field of cerebral palsy, facilitation of special education programing through architecture, planning a residential center for the mentally retarded, the role of the architectural psychologists, the inferior condition of residential facilities for the severely handicapped, improved…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Employment Programs, Exceptional Child Services, Facilities
White, Leslie R. – 1969
This manual outlines concepts, approaches, strategies, and tactics for developing new careers in local government. "The Why and What of New Careers" explains the general concepts of New Careers and discusses the manpower needs of local government agencies. "The How of New Careers" describes the process of designing new careers…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, City Government, Community Colleges
Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City, MO. – 1994
The WorkAbility Program was a 3-year project initiated in October 1991 by the Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC) in Kansas City, Missouri, to increase the employability of students with disabilities by addressing needs for career counseling, mentoring, job search skills preparation, and career-related work experiences. The five sections of this…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Montana Univ. Affiliated Rural Inst., Missoula. – 1994
This guide provides information on funding resources for supported employment in Montana. Supported employment provides individuals with severe disabilities the tools necessary to enter into an integrated work setting at a competitive wage. Supported employment generally consists of the professional expertise of a job coach, job development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Kagan, Sharon L.; And Others – 1992
This report presents the results of the first year of a 5-year project designed to investigate the impact of child care training programs on the employability of low-income women and assess the impact of such training on these women's parenting skills. The first year of the project was spent reviewing the literature. This report of the project and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1977
This planning charter for the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) explains the Department of Labor's basic principles in designing and implementing YEDPA programs to provide a framework for the development of YEDPA efforts. This booklet is divided into six sections. The first section briefly discusses priorities regarding the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Community Programs, Employment Programs
Libaw, Frieda, Comp.; And Others – 1977
Consolidating 1976 survey findings re: the 10 Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) Title III Urban Indian Prime Sponsors, this document focuses upon the development of 4 CETA models aimed at CETA objectives and providing background information for development of CETA films to train Prime Sponsor staff. Based on site visit interviews and…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Objectives, Employment Programs
Jablonsky, Adelaide, Ed. – 1970
This bibliography, the third of a series of five reports of selected literature included in the ERIC system, three of which have been completed, is comprised specifically of items relating to the employment problems, programs, and prospects of the school dropout. In addition to the listing being extensively annotated, it is arranged in the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Diniz, Fernando, Comp.; Kropveld, Peter, Comp. – 1984
An exploratory study sought to examine the special educational needs of young people with disabilities preparing for the transition from school to adulthood. Major issues addressed were citizenship (social and life skills), the world of work, and recreation. Students aged 14 and above from several European countries who were perceived as having…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Jackson, Cheryl D. – 1987
Many youth face the following educational and economic barriers to success: (1) increased high school dropout rates; (2) adolescent pregnancy; (3) chronic unemployment; (4) poverty; (5) drug abuse; (6) suicide; and (7) crime and delinquency. The Atlantic Community College (New Jersey) Youth Corps Program, a successful conservation and service…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Community Services, Dropout Programs
Pritchard, May Long; And Others – 1984
Basic principles for the establishment of a comprehensive youth education and employment system are offered in this guide, with particular focus on those youth who are at greatest risk of becoming or remaining chronically unemployed. Drawing on the knowledge generated by research and operational experience over the past decade, the guide proposes…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, High Risk Persons
Connett, Dian – 1986
A description is provided of the first-year activities of Clackamas County's Vocational Options Program (VOP), a program for high-risk youth focusing on affective skills, pre-employment training, specific job skill training, employment placement, and independent living. Part I looks at the employment training needs of young people in Clackamas…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Dropouts
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This booklet contains examples of a number of different ways in which companies can support or utilize the new job training system created by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Described first are Hewlett-Packard's efforts to provide strong corporate leadership on behalf of the job training partnership. The second section includes…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
