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Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center. – 1986
A study was conducted to produce a graphic representation of the needs of the displaced homemaker (single parent and homemaker) population in New Jersey and to identify the services available to them. Data were collected from 28 sites using a mailed survey to program directors and face-to-face interviews with program participants and directors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers
Goebel, Stephen D.; Sanchez, Kathryn S. – 1988
The Houston Independent School District (Texas) began its alternative certification program (ACP) in the summer of 1985. The original proposal provided for a 1-year internship training program. Combining on-the-job training with supplemental, district-developed training modules, interns who are successful in the program would be recommended to the…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Download full textPorter, Kathryn H. – 1990
This report synthesizes some of the most significant research findings on job training programs. It relates them to the decisions faced by states as they implement the Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Programs mandated by the Federal Family Support Act of 1988, which must be structured to meet the needs of recipients of Aid to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compliance (Legal), Family Programs, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
This document reports oral and written testimony given at hearings by witnesses concerning House Bill (H.B.) 2039, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Amendments of 1989, and related proposals. The proposed legislation is designed to correct shortcomings in JTPA and to redirect focus to the hard to serve; and provide more intensive services…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1987
The General Accounting Office (GAO) surveyed all Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III dislocated worker projects operating between October 1982 and March 1985 to obtain program information concerning (1) results achieved, such as placement rates and average wage levels; (2) assistance provided to participants, including skill training,…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Glassboro State Coll., NJ. Office of Adult Continuing Education. – 1986
The South Jersey Outreach, Counseling and Training Project was initiated by the Glassboro State College Office of Adult Continuing Education on September 23, 1985. The purpose of the project was to provide outreach, counseling, and in some cases training to single parents and homemakers in Gloucester, Camden, and Cumberland counties (New Jersey).…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Employment Potential, Females, Homemakers
Murphy, Brian P.; Swanson, Richard A. – 1987
Although there are many reasons to evaluate training and development (T & D) programs, it is often time-consuming and expensive to do so. However, evaluations can be conducted by an auditing approach. The auditing approach to evaluating T & D offers three advantages. Auditing is quicker and less expensive than traditional methods, and it uses a…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1987
This document reports the testimony and written statements given at a congressional hearing concerning the Montgomery GI Bill and proposed changes to it. Testimony and prepared statements were given by members of Congress and by representatives of the various branches of the Armed Services, active and retired service personnel, and veterans'…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hearings
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1984
In this congressional oversight hearing on the administration of the Job Corps Program, focus is on the success of the Job Corps as well as on areas for program improvement. Testimony includes statements and letters and other material submitted for the record by Representatives in Congress and individuals representing the: RCA Service Company;…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Fling, Sheila; Tayloe, Bryan – 1983
Research on the use of paraprofessionals and trained volunteers for visitation programs with elders is limited. To determine the effects of a visitation program on nursing home residents and their college student and elder visitors, and to explore the effectiveness of special training for such visitation, nursing home residents (N=25) visited with…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Depression (Psychology)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1988
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)--now Title V of the Older Americans Act--evolved from Operation Mainstream, a pilot project established under Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act. Operation Mainstream, which was first funded in 1965, provided jobs for chronically unemployed, poor adults in a wide range of activities to…
Descriptors: Community Services, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Lambert, Matthew E.; And Others – 1989
Practicum experiences are thought to be a time for honing clinical skills and integrating content course material with clinical practice. Often, however, the range of clinical problems encountered during practica is restricted, limiting the variety of learning experiences available to practicum group members. To provide a wider range of…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
PDF pending restorationWalker, Gary; And Others – 1985
This report describes and assesses the actual Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program that is implemented. It covers the initial operating period, the nine months from October 1, 1983, through June 30, 1984, of Title II-A, Training Services for the Disadvantaged. Chapter I is an introduction. Chapter II discusses the basic configuration of the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Freedman, Stephen; And Others – 1988
A study analyzed the implementation, impact, and cost-effectiveness of an on-the-job training (OJT) program for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in New Jersey, operated as part of the state's Work Incentive (WIN) Demonstration system. Enrollees in the program, mostly female single heads of household, were placed with…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Mothers, On the Job Training
Hawkins, Joseph A., Jr. – 1984
The Montgomery County Public Schools, (MCPS), Maryland, annually surveys its graduating classes to help determine whether MCPS adequately prepares its graduates. This is the first follow-up study of MCPS's 10 special education schools' graduates (class of 1983). It investigates: (1) postsecondary education and employment activities; (2) students'…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Surveys, Graduates
