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Download full textNational Urban Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1972
The National Urban Coalition conducted this evaluation to determine the manner in which the provisions of the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 have been carried out, the problems raised by legislative and administrative guidelines, and the difficulties experienced in implementing projects locally. Some major findings were: (1) The Labor Department…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedGaude, J.; And Others – International Labour Review, 1984
This article introduces the main objectives of special public works program and presents the major findings of evaluations of a number of such programs implemented in developing countries with the assistance of the International Labour Organization in regard to design, organization, training activities, technical aspects, and employment and income…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Industrial Training, Job Development, Labor Education
William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1992
These 24 essays look at what is wrong with federal employment training efforts and offer ideas for building a more effective system. A preface describes "The Governance of Federal Employment and Training Efforts" (Halperin). An "Introduction" (Zuckerman) discusses the sources of these essays that explore the implications of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Organizations, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment, Washington, DC. – 1992
The Coalition on Women and Job Training has developed a women's job training agenda that focuses on nine issues related to women's full participation in training and achievement of economic self-sufficiency. The issues highlighted in the agenda are as follows: (1) the need to make long-term economic self-sufficiency the goal of all employment and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Coordination, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
The aim of the research review reported here was to draw together empirical findings that illuminate the factors affecting Work Incentive Program (WIN) results and contribute to discussion of future welfare, work-training, and employment policies. (WIN, authorized in 1967, has sought to put people on Aid to Dependent Children (AFDC) to work…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Family Structure, Federal Programs
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies are required partners in the one-stop system mandated by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The following features have long characterized VR: the primary goal of integrated competitive employment for persons with disabilities; state flexibility in VR systems, approaches, and structures; case…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education)
