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70001 Training & Employment Inst., Washington, DC. – 1988
This summary evaluates a federal demonstration program to reach "disconnected" youth not currently served by job training programs under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Disconnected youth are defined as those who have lost or never developed the traditional values of their communities, who do not participate in traditional…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Berrum, Phyllis – 1990
This report describes 11 effective compensatory education programs in Oregon schools funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. One high school, four middle school, and six elementary school programs are profiled. Each profile includes the following information: (1) demographics; (2) staffing; (3) parent…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1989
Each of the 1989 dropout prevention programs funded under the New York City Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Demonstration and Replication Program was successful in meeting some of its objectives, and all of the programs were viewed as valuable by principals and teachers. The program encourages the design and implementation of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Frazier, William D. – 1975
The interim report describes the second year activities of a three-year project to provide an integrated career education curriculum for students in grades K-14 in the Oklahoma City Public School District. Detailed are the goals and objectives, procedures, results, accomplishments, and conclusions and recommendations. Appendixes include a list of…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Demonstration Programs
Schubert, Jane G.; Rosenfeld, Michael – 1972
The purpose of this annual report is to evaluate a demonstration project in vocational counseling for urban youth which is composed of four major elements: (1) a career orientation program for preadolescents, (2) a cooperative work experience program for students enrolled in vocational skill development at the secondary level, (3) a job placement…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Demonstration Programs, Job Placement
Callahan, Ronald F. – 1975
The Buffalo career education project is presented in two parts, the final report and the summary evaluation. The components of the program described and analyzed in the report are: (1) infusion of career concepts into the existing curriculum; (2) vocational skill training for entry jobs; (3) business, labor, and industry contribution to career…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Counseling Instructional Programs, Demonstration Programs
Molina, Frieda; Nelson, Laura C. – 2001
The Neighborhood Jobs Initiative (NJI) began in 1998 in five cities (Chicago, Fort Worth, Hartford, New York, and Washington, D.C.) in 1998. The NJI targets high-poverty urban neighborhoods, attempting to connect residents to employment opportunities nearby and in the urban periphery by providing training, supporting interpersonal networks, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs
RICHARDSON, ANN – 1966
TO ASSESS THE SHORT RANGE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATION IN A SPECIAL SCHOOL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1963 FOR PREGNANT SCHOOL AGE GIRLS, INTERVIEWERS IN 1965 OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM 109 GIRLS WHO HAD ATTENDED THE PROGRAM IN ITS FIRST YEAR, 123 GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN REFERRED BUT HAD NOT ATTENDED, AND MOTHERS OF THE GIRLS. THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Black Mothers, Black Youth
Rockford Public Schools 205, IL. – 1975
The comprehensive vocational guidance program in Rockford, Illinois, included a career awareness curriculum at the elementary level, personality and interest exploration for the middle schools, and utilization of a career planning data retrieval system at the high school level. The third party evaluation utilized information from eight population…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Greenville County School District, Greenville, SC. – 1975
The report documents the activities of the second year of a K-14 career education project in Greenville (Tennessee) city and county schools. The primary goal was to build upon the activities of the first year through the use of workshops and inservice programs to assist in the development of specific activities for the students. Project activities…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement
Mesa Public Schools, AZ. – 1976
In this final report, the demonstration project conducted by the Mesa schools from 1973 to 1976 is shown to have been successful in reaching its goals of staff training, information dissemination, and student benefits in developmental career guidance, counseling, and placement services for grades K-12. Student-related objectives which are listed…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Guidance, Counseling Objectives