In this summary of research projects funded by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the Employment and Training Administration, only projects completed between July, 1975 and September, 1978 are listed. Projects and publications presented for program planning and administration, programs and techniques, the labor market, and economic…

Intended to encourage CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsors and apprenticeship program sponsors to integrate their activities, this technical assistance guide demonstrates many ways the two can unite at the local level to train and place people for employment. A general description of CETA is provided explaining the shift…

This 1976 annual report on the Work Incentive Program (WIN), a federally funded program directed to assisting the transition of individuals from welfare to self-sufficiency and economic independence, includes both discussion of the 1976 activities and presentation of a broader perspective including background, change, and future prospects of the…

In this report a program of supported work developed by the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor and the Ford Foundation is discussed. Supported work is designed for the disadvantaged, people who face barriers in seeking and holding regular jobs. A pilot program for former drug addicts was begun in 1972 by the Vera…

Operation Job Start is an experimental project which seeks to reconcile the opposing attitudes of unemployed youth, who feel that no meaningful employment opportunities exist for them, and the employers who believe that these youth would not make good employees. In order to bring the two groups together, four major areas are emphasized: (1)…

The central problem under analysis in this 1970 thesis relates to (1) characteristics which tend to be associated with participants in the Employment Assistance Program sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and (2) what influences participation might have on certain socioeconomic variables: attitude toward earning a living, attitude…

Although studies have succeeded in devising statistically sophisticated prediction schemes for use in screening or placing clients in rehabilitation programs, they typically lack comparison with simpler methods, e.g., the single best predictor method. In this study of 296 disabled clients referred to the St. Louis Jewish Employment Service for…

These nine articles analyze some of the practical problems involved in programs to hire and train the hard-core unemployed. The articles describe socioeconomic factors, management attitudes, and several specific experiences, in addition to providing guidelines for establishing programs. The value of interagency cooperation, especially to small…

The basic aim of this report is to suggest a strategic framework for the transformation of manpower placement services (MPS) from a reactive, precarious organization into an active and vital service delivery system. The main characteristics of MPS are analyzed from a systems perspective and organizational resources and structure of services for…

The handbook provides a thorough description of the philosophy and operating instructions of the Supplemental Training and Employment Program (STEP). It includes the background; purpose and description; sponsorship; project development, review, approval and funding; project duration; eligibility requirements; length of enrollment; participant…

This report examines the quality and rigor of evaluation practices at the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), and the extent to which evaluation results have influenced program design and operation. Because of the innovative nature of the programs, and a resulting lack of reliable data, past attempts at comprehensive evaluation have been…

This report provides an overview of the poverty problem and possible solutions. The available statistics and their limitations are summarized. The complementary roles of income-maintenance and employment policies are discussed. Because employment policies are limited to those who can be made employable, the report concludes that liberal changes in…

The study is a second year-end report (Phase I) of the JOBS NOW project, based in Chicago, which operates on the 'hire now, train later' concept. The project consisted of four components: brief job orientation (two weeks) for disadvantaged youth; business, industry, labor, and agencies working together to employ the disadvantaged; the provision of…

Prepared by the Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Division of Occupational Education, this manual assists employers of cooperative students involved in the Diversified Cooperative Education Program by providing the new employer with the practices and procedures of the program. The manual should also be of value to…

This study represents the combined efforts of three separate institutions (California Department of Education, the California Department of Corrections, and the California Advisory Council for Vocational Education and Technical Training) to obtain data for more responsible program planning. Research strategy was developed to elicit facilitating or…