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Download full textManpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. – 1973
The Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962 established a "small" grants program for the support of dissertation research of candidates for the Ph.D. degree whose topics are related to manpower. The report presents the budget details of the awards in 1972; total grant proposals submitted; the geographical distribution of…
Descriptors: Awards, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs, Educational Finance
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
BRICKNER, DALE G. – 1966
SIXTY-SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION, LABOR, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE INDIANA MANPOWER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION WHOSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO FURTHER RESEARCH EFFORTS AND TO FACILITATE OPTIMUM USE OF RESEARCH RESULTS BY COORDINATING EFFORTS AND DISSEMINATING REPORTS, STUDIES, DATA, AND INFORMATION…
Descriptors: Conferences, Demography, Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
PEARCE, FRANK C. – 1966
THIS IS AN EVALUATION REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE NEW HOPE SCHOOL INITIATED BY MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT. EVALUATION MEASURES WERE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (TESTED ACADEMIC PROGRESS THROUGH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL TESTS), ATTITUDE MODIFICATION…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Attitude Change, Employment Potential
PEARCE, FRANK C. – 1966
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE'S MULTIOCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROJECT AT NEW HOPE SCHOOL WAS EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT OF TRAINEES. DATA ON THE CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUSES OF TRAINEES AND DROPOUTS, REASONS FOR BEING OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE, ANTICIPATED EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS AND EARNING POWER OF EMPLOYED…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Vocational Education, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1969
Evaluations have been made of 55 early (1963-66) experimental and demonstration projects conducted in 18 states and the District of Columbia under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 to reach and serve youth for whom the conventional approaches, techniques, and personnel seemed inadequate. Experiences and results of the projects are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Ancillary Services, Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth
Pucel, David J. – 1968
To predict a person's use of his Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) training, this study attempted to supplement existing methods of evaluation, using personal descriptive data about trainees and General Aptitude Test Battery Scores. The sample under study included all students enrolled in ten MDTA projects, representing a geographical…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Career Counseling, Clerical Occupations, Job Training
MCKEE, JOHN M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
DISSEMINATION OF PROGRAM FINDINGS TO THE CORRECTIONAL FIELD IS A KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL-DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF INMATES AT DRAPER CORRECTIONAL CENTER. LEADERS IN CORRECTIONS AND MANPOWER TRAINING WILL MEET IN FOUR CONFERENCES, PLANS FOR WHICH ARE OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT. BECAUSE 23 PERCENT…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Institutions, Counseling Services, Delinquent Rehabilitation
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1966
A STUDY WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY, IN THE POSTTRAINING PERFORMANCE OF TWO GROUPS OF GRADUATES OF A TRAINING PROGRAM, DIFFERENCES THAT MIGHT BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO BASIC EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. NINETY MEN--45 IN EACH GROUP (COMBINED GENERAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, GROUP A, AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ALONE, GROUP B)--COMPLETED MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Course Content, Employment Level
WIRTZ, W. WILLARD – 1966
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1965, THE PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED, AND THE NEW DIRECTIONS THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS ARE TAKING TO MEET THE MANPOWER CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD ARE THE SUBSTANCES OF THIS REPORT. CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, (2) EXAMPLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Correctional Institutions, Demonstration Programs
