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Frazier, William Donald – 1966
This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of two types of vocational education programs in improving students' social and vocational adjustment and success. In a comparison between dropout rehabilitation and high school vocational graduates, 92 graduates of the Oklahoma City Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) Youth Program…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs
Download full textMain, Earl D. – 1966
To learn what effects Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) institutional job training courses had on income and employment, a nationwide representative sample of about 1,200 former trainees (784 completers and 413 dropouts) were interviewed early in 1966--over a year after their job training--to learn their opinions of the programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Employer Attitudes
