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Spero, Abby – 1985
The Displaced Homemakers Network surveyed its 425 programs in the winter of 1985 to determine the extent and nature of services to displaced homemakers under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Also sought was information about the barriers to JTPA that kept program operators from bidding successfully for contracts. Finally, the survey…
Descriptors: Displaced Homemakers, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Females
Duff, Grace; And Others – 1987
The project described in this report was designed to provide a delivery system serving single parents/homemakers by developing a strong network among the area's social service providers and project collaborators that could be sustained following termination of project funding (June 30, 1987). During the first phase of the project, plans were made…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Displaced Homemakers
Knox, Josephine J. – 1983
This study was conducted to identify factors that affect disadvantaged women in their efforts to gain long-term employment or to complete vocational and technical education programs. Following a review of literature, a questionnaire was prepared and administered to 160 disadvantaged women in Texas. An analysis of the questionnaire responses…
Descriptors: Adults, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers, Dropout Prevention
Fisher, Constance Q.; Poitier, Vera R. – 1987
Nontraditional Options in Training for Employment (NOTE) informed displaced homemakers and high school women about the advantages of nontraditional work and encouraged them to pursue vocational training. The first objective was to recruit 60 displaced homemakers and high school women and to inform them about the advantages of technological…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Displaced Homemakers
Gowen, Doris – 1982
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of group counseling using structured activities on the self-concept of disadvantaged postsecondary students enrolled in vocational-technical schools. Volunteers meeting Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) definitions of…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers
Owensboro Public Schools, KY. – 1987
The Owensboro, Kentucky, Displaced Homemaker Program helps single parents/displaced homemakers in the Green River Area Development District to gain control of their lives by developing skills necessary to secure a job and become independent and self-sufficient. In fiscal year 1986-87, 240 persons applied for the program, which provides an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning