Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 8 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 18 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 62 |
Descriptor
| Employment Programs | 766 |
| Program Effectiveness | 766 |
| Job Training | 451 |
| Federal Programs | 323 |
| Program Evaluation | 261 |
| Federal Legislation | 199 |
| Postsecondary Education | 171 |
| Vocational Education | 150 |
| Program Implementation | 141 |
| Job Placement | 136 |
| Welfare Recipients | 133 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Bloom, Dan | 11 |
| Hamilton, Gayle | 11 |
| Friedlander, Daniel | 8 |
| Bloom, Howard S. | 7 |
| Huston, Aletha C. | 7 |
| Freedman, Stephen | 6 |
| Hendra, Richard | 6 |
| Moore, Richard W. | 6 |
| Crawford, Clarence C. | 5 |
| Crosby, Danielle A. | 5 |
| Riccio, James | 5 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Location
| California | 26 |
| Illinois | 23 |
| Ohio | 21 |
| Texas | 19 |
| United States | 17 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Washington | 16 |
| Michigan | 15 |
| Minnesota | 15 |
| New York (New York) | 15 |
| Australia | 13 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| General Educational… | 2 |
| New Jersey High School… | 1 |
| Social Skills Rating System | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 1 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Download full textElgin Community Coll., IL. – 1992
This report evaluates the Fox Valley Consortium for Job Training and Placement of the Homeless which involves five educational, social service, and community organizations in activities to facilitate the educational development and financial independence of homeless participants. The consortium consists of: the Community Crisis Center (area…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Community Programs
Maine State Council on Vocational Education, Hallowell. – 1993
This report presents the results of a federally mandated biennial evaluation of the effectiveness of the coordination between vocational education and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in achieving the purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act and JTPA. An overview describes the Maine vocational system,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Correctional Education, Employment Programs
North Dakota State Council on Vocational Education, Bismarck. – 1993
An evaluation assessed the effectiveness and adequacy of North Dakota's vocational-technical system in carrying out the purposes of the Carl Perkins Act and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the coordination that took place between the acts. The evaluation that centered on schools' and institutions' efforts to fulfill the purposes of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Ropp, Gordon; And Others – 1989
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education (ICOVE) has tried to influence educational policy in recent years. Members of the council met with the chief executive officers of the three educational boards in Illinois to discuss issues and pending policies paramount within the educational arena. ICOVE also met with members of the various education…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Martin, Deanna C.; And Others – 1986
This report evaluates the Urban University/Urban School Collaborative Program sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The program provided grants for 16 projects to improve opportunities for youth in urban areas, giving them access to higher education and jobs. The grants were to be used to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
The 1986-87 Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Part-Time Jobs Program was begun in spring 1987 to place at-risk New York City, New York, high school students in part-time, unsubsidized jobs that would motivate them to improve their school attendance and academic achievement. Twenty-one community-based organizations (CBOs) contracted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Community Programs, Dropout Prevention
Martin, Philip L.; Olmstead, Alan L. – 1988
This report is an overview of the current status of farmers in the U.S. economy, with an emphasis on the characteristics of displaced farmers, the reasons for their displacement, the effects of their displacement on the economy, and some policy recommendations for the future. Following an executive summary, the report is organized in five…
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Farm Management
Harris, J. John, III; And Others – 1983
Project STAR I, a summer program administered by the Indianapolis Public Schools, provided over 400 economically disadvantaged young people (16 to 21 years old) with supervised work/intern experiences and career education activities designed to promote career development and continued academic pursuit. The project had three basic components: STAR…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Community Leaders, Economically Disadvantaged
Harris, J. John, III; And Others – 1983
The 1983 Indianapolis Project STRIVE was designed to address the problem of youth unemployment while increasing opportunities for career education, enhancement of self-esteem, and the development of leadership skills among older adolescents, 16 to 21 years of age. Concurrently STRIVE was designed to provide elementary students with instruction in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
New Trends, 1984
This document contains reports of the members of three committees of the Council of Europe who made on-site visits to experimental adult education and community development projects throughout Europe in 1982 and 1983. The 14 reports describing the projects cover the following topics: (1) National Federation of Women's Institutes (United Kingdom);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuing Education
West Virginia State Council on Vocational Education, Charleston. – 1989
This document reports briefly on the status of vocational education in West Virginia during 1987-88, as reported by the West Virginia State Council on Vocational Education. It summarizes the duties of the council, presents an overview of the number of students enrolled and the number of vocational programs in the state, and commends exemplary…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Compliance (Legal), Coordination, Disabilities
White, Richard N.; And Others – 1983
A project was begun in 1978 to test the feasibility of a high-skill training program that would prepare welfare recipients for well-paying jobs in the private sector. The training for this specially selected Work Incentive Program (WIN) was to be provided by two Bell and Howell schools, one in Columbus, Ohio, and the other in Chicago. Training…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Electronics
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
In-school youth programs that operated under Title IVA-3, Youth Employment and Training Programs (YETP), and under Title IIB of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) were reviewed. Standardized survey questionnaires mailed to former participants in the IIB and YETP in-school youth programs focused on post-termination education,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Research, Employment Programs
Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1984
This paper summarizes the results of a National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of community-based organizations (CBOs) about the effects of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Findings are summarized in these areas: (1) changes in funding for training disadvantaged youth, (2) changes in service to youth, (3) the role of CBOs in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
DeLapp, Lynn; And Others – 1981
This technical report details the employment problems of inner-city youth and describes some programs that have successfully met these problems. The first of its three parts describes inner-city youth and enumerates the major employment barriers facing them. (It was found that while inner-city youth tend to be disadvantaged, a subgroup of them…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, County Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
