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Download full textMinnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1969
Evaluation of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs has been casual and nonconforming, making program improvement difficult. To develop appropriate evaluation techniques, consultants reviewed the objectives and process of MDTA and identified five overlapping and dependent functions, namely administration, counseling,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationSquires, Carl E.
This instrument and procedure was developed expressly for the evaluation of Manpower Development and Training Programs. It was developed within the State Department of Vocational Education to assist federal administrators appraise such programs and to assist operational level decision making. It provides for quantitative reporting, qualitative…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedWeisbrod, Burton A. – Monthly Labor Review, 1966
The specification of framework for evaluation of training programs should include a statement of program objectives allowing considerations relative to the total context within which the program operates and providing a sound basis for evaluating program outputs. Principal objectives of manpower training programs include increased rate of pay,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs, Employment Experience
Sewell, D. O. – 1971
This report critically reviews past benefit-cost studies of manpower programs and offers an alternative methodology for program evaluation. Because of selective admission criteria and a tendency to attribute all income changes to training, previous studies have had an upward bias in measuring the effectiveness of training. This study evaluates a…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs completed in 1965 were evaluated by benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return. Initial annual earnings differential figures at $525,650 and $719,629 were projected into the future at various rates of promotion and various rates of discount on the benefit stream. Resulting lifetime benefits…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Conceptual Schemes, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1969
This report on training under Title 1 of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 reviews accomplishments and problems of Fiscal Year 1967-68, traces program changes since the inception of the Act, discusses the potential impact of the amendments of October, 1968, and recommends additional resources, stronger coordination of programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Correctional Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
