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Watson, Jennifer – 1989
The first section of this fact sheet reports that: from 1989 through the year 2000, two out of three new entrants into the work force will be women; in 1988, two-thirds of all women with children under 18 were in the work force; nearly 90 percent of jobs created between now and 2000 will be in the service sector; and part-time or temporary…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Educational Needs, Employed Women
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1985
A study examined the role of the U.S. Department of Labor in implementing the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Staff from the General Accounting Office (GAO) interviewed officials from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Office of Inspector General (OIG); ETA regional officials in four cities; state JTPA officials in five…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation
Weiner, Roberta; Koppelman, Jane – 1987
The book examines the implications of P.L. 99-457, the 1986 amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act, which mandates serving handicapped infants and toddlers. In chapter 1, the legislative history of P.L. 99-457 is reviewed along with associated funding issues. Chapter 2 focuses on the newest program, serving the birth to 2-year-old…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Coordination, Day Care
Cahalan, Margaret; Cook, Ronna – 1984
This report is the fourth and final volume presenting results of the Phase II Comparative Study of Case Review Systems, focusing on the implementation of the dispositional hearing component of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272). This volume presents results from questionnaires administered to 250 agency and court…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Case Records, Child Welfare
Long, David C.; And Others – 1981
As part of a study of the Vocational Education Act (VEA) (see note), equity provisions were examined and the adequacy of incentives, oversight mechanisms, and sanctions in the VEA was addressed. Three areas of equity were studied: federal civil rights laws and regulations; provision of funds in the VEA to help recipients meet their civil rights…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Campbell, Robert E.; And Others – 1981
An investigation focused on determining whether additional services should be provided to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program terminees to help them find and retain employment. It was illustrated that follow-through services were needed to help the significant number of CETA terminees who do not become employed after their…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Disadvantaged
Hull, Marc E. – 1981
Equity in vocational education is of concern for the 17.5 million handicapped persons (ages 17-65) who are potential beneficiaries of vocational education. Handicapped persons meet inequities and barriers of all types, such as architectural, societal, and communication. For equity in vocational education to have genuine relevance for handicapped…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Shackelford, Ray; Henak, Richard – 1982
This monograph focuses on the design of accessible industrial education facilities for individuals with physical disabilities. In chapter 1 accessibility is defined, and three significant pieces of federal legislation regarding the equality of educational opportunities for special needs populations are discussed. The role of industrial education…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Design Requirements, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Business Roundtable, New York, NY. – 1982
A study team researched impediments to the use of modern skill training methods in construction that have been caused by the U.S. Department of Labor. The problem that the study sought to define was whether the Labor Department impedes use of training innovations through the combined effect of the regulations promulgated by its Bureau of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Construction Industry, Cost Effectiveness
McCune, Shirley; Matthews. Martha – 1978
This document is part of a multicomponent workshop package designed for training and staff development efforts for educational personnel and citizens interested in the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The workshops are in a sequence of five 3-hour sessions composed of three generic and two applications sessions. The…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Vavrichek, Bruce – 1982
A study analyzed the changing nature of older persons in the labor force, factors that may affect their work decisions, and policy changes that could facilitate their continuation or reentry into the work force beyond the normal retirement age. Data examined during the survey indicate that while the number of people aged 65 and older is continuing…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Holloway, William H.; And Others – 1981
The concerns of Kansas educators about the implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) mandate are examined in this research report. Five different samples of public school educators, totaling 7,000 persons, were randomly selected and stratified according to district size. Each sample was sent either the Stages…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Santiago, Ramon L. – 1982
Developments occurring at the national, state, and local levels that could affect the future of bilingual education and English as a second Language (ESL) instruction in the next decade are considered. Attention is also directed to (1) the philosophy of the Reagan administration regarding social and educational programs, (2) budgetary changes in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Edmunds, Polly; And Others – 1985
The manual presents an overview of federal special education legislation and information about specific disabilities. The summaries of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 focus on the rights afforded to handicapped children and their families under the law. Information on disabilities is…
Descriptors: Autism, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1984
This Congressional report presents and examines the Veterans' Education and Employment Amendments of 1984. The purpose of these amendments is (1) to provide a 15 percent increase in the rates of educational assistance paid under the GI bill and the rate of subsistence allowances paid under the Veterans' Administration rehabilitation program for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
