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Hispanic Participation in Manpower Programs in Newark, New Jersey.
New Jersey State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1976
Focused on in this review is the extent to which Newark's Hispanics participate as clients, advisors, employees, administrators, and policymakers in city manpower programs funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA). A standard of 15% (estimated total Hispanic population in Newark) is used for measuring Hispanic…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices, Employment Programs
The Displaced Homemaker: a State-of-the-Art Review.
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Vinick, Barbara H.; Jacob, Ruth H. – 1979
The movement to train and counsel displaced homemakers began in 1975. State legislation for funding was followed by vocational educational and Comprehensive Employment Training Act funding. The Department of Labor has estimated that there are at least 4.13 million displaced homemakers. A total of 354 displaced homemaker programs have been located.…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Definitions, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Legislation
Systems of Career/Occupational Information for Youth and Other CETA Participants: Guidelines and Considerations for CETA Prime Sponsors.
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Hartz, John – 1979
Designed for use by prime sponsors, state manpower service councils, and others interested in career planning information, this technical assistance guide provides information about career decision making and the delivery of career information within the context of employment and training programs. The guide raises issues and considerations to be…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Educational Programs, Employment Programs
Trends and Issues in Vocational Education; Implications for Vocational Education Research and Development. Occasional Paper No. 46.
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Petty, Reginald E. – 1978
Examining the trends and issues in vocational education, this speech focuses on the historical basis for vocational education, the current situation in vocational education, vocational education in the 1980's, the role of vocational education in economic development, and research related to these topics. Issues which are currently being discussed…
Descriptors: Career Education, Economic Factors, Educational Legislation, Educational Research
Explaining Benefit Distribution in CETA Programs.
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Baumer, Donald C.; And Others – Journal of Human Resources, 1979
Describes and analyzes benefits distribution to particpants in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs using data from a three-year study in thirty-two research sites. Identifies factors (for example, economic conditions, program design, and administrator attitudes) that were found to influence service patterns. (Author/CSS)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Programs, Eligibility
Where Have All the Farmworkers Gone? (The Statistical Annihilation of Hired Farmworkers). An Analysis of the Federal Effort to Define and Count Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers. Research Report No. 1.
Rural America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
Federal statistical services grossly underestimate the size of the farmworker population; as a result, the current federal farmworker programs (CETA, Migrant Education, Migrant Headstart, Farm Labor Housing, and Migrant Health) are unable to identify a total target population in need of services and unable to allocate funds in ways which reflect…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Census Figures, Classification, Definitions