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Download full textNellum (A.L.) and Associates, Washington, DC. – 1973
In June, 1969, the Government of the District of Columbia sought and was awarded a grant by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, under Section 314 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended, to train 25 public housing youths in five maintenance skills: painting, window glazing, landscaping, screening, and carpentry. In addition to being…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Booz, Allen Public Administration Services, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1972
This report is one of two evaluating job development activities being carried on in 16 metropolitan areas. Programmatic activities being explored include those of: (1) The Concentrated Employment Program, (2) The Work Incentive Program, (3) Job Opportunities in the Business Sector, (4) MDTA Institutional Program, (5) The Employment Service…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Job Development
Oxley, Howard W. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
This bulletin is one of a series reporting the findings of investigations undertaken during 1936-37 under the Project in Research in Universities of the Office of Education. The project in Research in Universities represents a unique and significant innovation in cooperative research. This series focuses on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Out of School Youth, Investigations, Employment Programs
Crawford, Clarence C. – 1994
In the fragmented federal system, over 150 programs provide employment training assistance to adults and out-of-school youth. Individually, these programs have well-intended purposes. Collectively, they raise four concerns: (1) they are difficult for job seekers and employers to access and for administrators to implement; (2) they overlap and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Adult Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1993
A study reviewed how states are serving teen parents in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program. Teen parents receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) during a selected month of fiscal year 1992 were randomly sampled in 16 states. A questionnaire collected data from their JOBS and AFDC case workers. Telephone…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Early Parenthood, Employment Programs
Dubravcic, Elizabeth V.; And Others – 1986
This guidebook for vocational planners and evaluators describes the many possibilities in evaluating short-term programs. It is intended for use by educators in postsecondary institutions developing and implementing short-term programs, those providing service under the Job Training Partnership Act, and employers who provide in-house skill…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Employment Programs, Evaluation Criteria
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1975
This first annual report of the National Commission for Manpower Policy addresses three subject areas. Addressed first are the dimensions of a national manpower policy. This discussion includes the examination of the principle areas in the work plan of the commission and an assessment of the manpower policy in the United States in the Fall of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Barton, Paul E.; Fraser, Bryna Shore – 1980
The Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA) provided the mandate and resources for experimental and demonstration activity to determine the most effective means to alleviate the employment problems of economically disadvantaged youth. An immediate need was to establish plans and priorities for research, evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Bruno, A. Lee; Wright, L. M., Jr. – 1980
This study examines how jobs are created in rural areas by or with the help of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs involved with local economic development activities. It consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 reviews literature pertinent to the historical perspective and key elements of economic development, economic…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Career Education, Case Studies
Brower, Sally M. – 1980
A study was conducted to analyze effective mechanisms for facilitating coordination of vocational education programs with programs conducted by prime sponsors under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. The project goal was to identify, describe and analyze such mechanisms and to disseminate the results to a nationwide…
Descriptors: Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
NELLUM, ALBERT L.; AND OTHERS – 1966
SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO (1) OFFER YOUTH WHOLESOME, INCOME-PRODUCING ACTIVITY WHILE THEY ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, (2) GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH JOBS AND WORK, (3) LET THEM EXPLORE VOCATIONAL POSSIBILITIES, AND (4) TEACH THEM SOMETHING OF THE EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYERS, AS WELL AS THEIR…
Descriptors: Community Action, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
JONES, JAMES A. – 1966
THE NATURE OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF 56 PROJECTS WAS REVIEWED TO FIND WHY USEFUL NEW KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROBLEMS WAS NOT RESULTING FROM THE PROGRAMS. ALSO ANALYZED WAS THE UTILITY OF FOLLOWUP STUDIES FOR GAINING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECTS. BOTH SUBJECTS OF INQUIRY WERE CONSIDERED AGAINST THE…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects were designed to test whether guaranteed part-time jobs during the school year and full-time jobs in the summer would induce economically disadvantaged youths to remain in or return to school. The General Accounting Office (GAO) found that most worksites provided adequate experiences. Others, however,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
SELECTED PORTIONS OF A STUDY, "NEGRO PARTICIPATION IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS" (VT 004 310) BY F.R. MARSHALL AND V. M. BRIGGS, JR., ARE PRESENTED TO FOSTER ACTION TO AFFORD FULLY EQUAL APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, CLEVELAND, PITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI, DETROIT, SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND, HOUSTON, ATLANTA,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Black Employment, Black Youth, Blacks
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1977
This report for Congress covers a number of fundamental but controversial issues relating to the overall objectives, direction, and pace of the equal employment opportunity (EEO) program for federal employees and job applicants, including some recommendations. The content is presented in nine chapters. The first is an introduction covering…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment Programs, Employment Statistics, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
