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Ten Years of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA): Interpreting the Research on WIA and Related Programs
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Decker, Paul T.; Berk, Jillian A. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
In 1998, President Clinton signed the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Implemented in 2000, WIA replaced the Job Partnership Training Act (JTPA) as the primary federal job training program. Congress viewed WIA as a way to end "business as usual" in the workforce investment system. WIA aimed to transform the employment and training…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Job Training, Federal Programs, Program Design
Innovation Inducement Prizes: Connecting Research to Policy
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Besharov, Douglas J.; Williams, Heidi – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
Innovation inducement prizes have been used for centuries. In the United States, a recent federal policy change--the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010--clarified and simplified a path by which all federal agencies can offer innovation inducement prizes, thus intensifying interest in how government agencies can most effectively design…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Innovation, Incentive Grants, Rewards
Toward a More Public Discussion of the Ethics of Federal Social Program Evaluation
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Blustein, Jan – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005
Federal social program evaluation has blossomed over the past quarter century. Despite this growth, there has been little accompanying public debate on research ethics. This essay explores the origins and the implications of this relative silence on ethical matters. It reviews the federal regulations that generally govern research ethics, and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Ethics