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Richards, John – Manpower, 1975
Since severely disabled veterans have the greatest employment problems, increased efforts in their behalf are recommended. Improved employment service activities for veterans and more extensive and intensive job development are sorely needed. (MW)
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Problems, Employment Services, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Alegria, Fernando L., Jr.; And Others – 1988
A study investigated the characteristics of 43,307 participants 55 years and older in the 3 percent set-aside program of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during program year 1987. Information sources included 37 states, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Council on Aging, and state and community-based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Middle Aged Adults
Rusak, Judith M.; And Others – 1988
Patients in long-term care facilities are often moved from one living area to another within an institution. While the staff often consider such moves as part of the daily work load, even intrainstitutional relocation has been observed to have negative consequences for the elderly patient. If staff could identify those patients who might…
Descriptors: High Risk Persons, Identification, Institutionalized Persons, Males
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1988
This report illustrates a range of options for Congressional action in nine principal areas of public policy related to infertility: (1) collecting data on reproductive health; (2) preventing infertility; (3) information to inform and protect consumers; (4) providing access to infertility services; (5) reproductive health of veterans; (6) transfer…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Ethics, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Ludlow, Larry H.; And Others – 1983
The Rehabilitation Research and Development Laboratory at the United States Veterans Administration Hines Hospital is engaged in a long-term evaluation of blind rehabilitation. One aspect of the evaluation project focuses on the measurement of attitudes toward blindness. Our aim is to measure changes in attitudes toward blindness from…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Blindness, Longitudinal Studies
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. – 1984
The first interim report focuses on administration of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act, which established an emergency program of job training assistance for unemployed Korean Conflict and Vietnam-era veterans. It describes implementation processes undertaken by the Veterans Administration and the Department of Labor and their outreach and…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Incentives
Damron, Susan W.; Simpson, William R. – 1985
Abuse of alcohol or other substances by schizophrenic patients seriously undermines effective treatment. To document the extent of substance abuse among schizophrenic patients hospitalized in one Veterans Administration Hospital, medical records of 100 patients were reviewed. The results revealed that 54 patients had recent substance abuse, with…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Therapy
Hunter, Edna J., Ed. – 1977
This collection of articles was produced by the Center for Prisoner of War Studies, whose purpose is fourfold: (1) to provide information useful for planning the long-term health care of prisoners of war (POW's); (2) to evaluate the prison experience so that military survival training programs may be effectively planned; (3) to enumerate the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Family Relationship, Health Services, Longitudinal Studies
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1979
The administration of the Post Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program by the Veterans' Administration is described, and the operation of the program within the Department of Defense and its components is covered. Appended materials include proposed rules for a new participatory program for educational assistance for persons who first…
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Higher Education
Hanushek, Eric A. – 1971
Slightly over 180,000 draftees were surveyed 10 months after leaving the military to gain data regarding training, employment, occupation and wages if working, marital status, education, Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score, age, race, military occupation, and home. Differences in earnings functions among smaller, homogeneous labor markets…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Background, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Regions
Helmstedter, Warren; And Others – 1976
A fall 1975 survey was conducted to appraise Bakersfield College's work experience program. Three survey instruments were developed. The student survey was designed to obtain the characteristics of work experience students, what programs at the college and fields of employment they were involved in, and how they perceived the purposes of the…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes
Health Careers of Ohio, Columbus. – 1973
The document provides information on the name of the program, the institution, prerequisites, length of course, and certificate or degree offered for 81 programs for the training of physician assistants as part of Operation MEDIHC (Military Experience Directed Into Health Careers). Fifty-three programs are in primary care; the remaining 28 are…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Directories, Enlisted Personnel
Earl, Mary – 1973
This manual presents a perspective on counseling in veteran's education, and includes information and ideas for colleges to assist veterans in preparing for and entering higher education. The sections of the manual are: The Target Population; Program Objectives and Organization (Functions of Guidance and Counseling, Who Is a Counselor, Counselor…
Descriptors: College Programs, Counselor Role, Guides, Higher Education
Department of the Army, Washington, DC. – 1969
This pamphlet contains information on scholarships, loans, and financial aids. It is specifically intended for use by army personnel, and their dependents. Information is presented on: (1) relevant publications, including financial aid booklets published by states and other organizations; (2) the educational assistance program for army dependents;…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Financial Support, Higher Education, Military Personnel
Berry, Dale W.; And Others – 1972
This volume contains an inventory of programs of national organizations which offer manpower services to veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The programs and components described offer employment opportunities, job referrals, and employability development or counseling. The inventory presents both Federal programs and programs operated by…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Services
