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Brokering, P. Beth – 1981
This document describes a demonstration project in film education, employment training, and research which included an education and employment training program offered to 26 economically disadvantaged youths ranging in age from 14 to 19. For nine months, these students met for four hours each working day to work both on individual personal films,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Boochever, Stephen; And Others – 1980
This report is addressed to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) sponsors to familiarize them with the issues concerning adolescent pregnancy, highlight innovative approaches in working with young parents, and offer suggestions on how to reach and serve young parents with CETA. The report focuses on the problems of young parents, both…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Birth Rate, Employment Programs
Cohen, Allen B. – 1978
In this paper, the history and activities of the Chinatown Planning Council are described. Formed by individuals in the fields of social service and education, as well as business people and local citizens, the Council set the goal of developing educational and social services for the Chinese Americans in New York's Chinatown as well as for those…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Community Development, Community Programs, Cultural Enrichment
Atteberry, Jim W.; Stevens, David W. – 1980
Information is presented for the vocational educator who wants to know about the opportunities and incentives for establishing closer ties between local vocational education systems and activities authorized by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The first of three sections describes the philosophical and organizational…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis, Educational Cooperation
ADDINGTON, HAROLD E.; AND OTHERS – 1964
A PROPOSAL WAS MADE TO PREVENT AND CONTROL JUVENILE DELINQUENCY BY OPENING OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPING COMPETENCE AMONG DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY WAS MOBILIZED TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM AT ALL LEVELS THEY WORKED FOR 18 MONTHS TO PLAN A SERIES OF CREATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Community Action, Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth
BEECHER; DI PASQUALE – 1962
AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PUPILS IN DEVELOPING ATTITUDES, SKILLS, HABITS, AND UNDERSTANDING IN WORK EXPERIENCE, AND TO PROVIDE ACTUAL JOB EXPERIENCE. OBJECTIVES WERE TO OFFER A PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS 15 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS. SOME OF THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES WERE ESTABLISHMENT OF A…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Employment Programs, Interests, Job Training
SYNDERMAN, GEORGE S.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE JEWISH EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL SERVICE (JEVS), A NONSECTARIAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, CONDUCTED TWO PROJECTS WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND THE PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT. THE FIRST PROJECT DEALT WITH 79 TEENAGERS CONSIDERED TO BE HOSTILE, AGGRESSIVE, DEFIANT AND UNMOTIVATED. EACH STUDENT WAS…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Employment Programs, Improvement Programs
Hegedus, Rita – 1980
Project Job Opportunities and Education for Youth (JOEY) attempted to link 290 youthful offenders to a comprehensive employment and manpower development strategy that involves (1) expanding the number of employment opportunities; (2) developing job training and manpower programs; and (3) removing the barriers that unjustly exclude persons from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Bureau of Work-Training Programs. – 1967
The standards and procedures presented establish the basic rules governing the development and operation of various programs administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Work Programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended. Basic standards relate to qualification of sponsors, eligibility of enrollees, hours of work,…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Guidelines
Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington, DC. – 1964
This booklet provides representative examples of approaches that 36 Chambers of Commerce across the nation have taken to problems of employment in their locales. Their experiences have been selected to illustrate the various means used by businessmen to work cooperatively with others toward the solution of local problems related to school,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business, Community Action, Community Organizations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1970
The Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS) program has shown since its establishment in 1968 that a program involving hiring first, and then training, can be successful. Many employers with JOBS contracts have instituted effective programs to bring the disadvantaged into the labor force. However, there has been inadequate supervision of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Battelle, Peter E. – 1973
The most difficult problem in the financial management of a program of Public Service Employment (or subsidized work-training experience) is the over-obligation of funds. Some training slots are never filled, some trainees drop out early from the program, and others complete their training early. All of these factors "free" funds which…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Finance, Employment Programs, Financial Problems
Bernard, Sidney; And Others – 1974
The conference report examined the implications of research findings on the earlier WIN Program for WIN 2, providing opportunity for operational level personnel, administrators, and officials to engage in dialogue about the problems of starting a new program, one intended to make a difference for a significant number of welfare recipients. The…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Programs
Fairchild, Charles K. – 1970
This report reviews the knowledge gained in 4 years of operation of labor mobility demonstration projects and provides guidelines on the design and operation of a permanent worker relocation program. Data were gathered both from written material covering the experience of each project and from field trips to some of the projects when additional…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Development
Civil Service Commission, Washington, DC. Bureau of Training. – 1971
This catalog is intended primarily for the use of training officers in need of prescribing basic learning programs for use by educationally disadvantaged employees, such as high school dropouts, returning veterans lacking specific academic skills, and virtually anyone with limited educational skills. In addition to academic skills, the catalog…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Catalogs, Consumer Education, Core Curriculum
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