Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 5 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 30 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 81 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 211 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Bloom, Dan | 15 |
| Hamilton, Gayle | 13 |
| Wehman, Paul | 12 |
| Friedlander, Daniel | 11 |
| Bloom, Howard S. | 10 |
| Levitan, Sar A. | 9 |
| Rusch, Frank R. | 9 |
| Crawford, Clarence C. | 8 |
| Huston, Aletha C. | 8 |
| Lewis, Morgan V. | 8 |
| Moore, Richard W. | 8 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 223 |
| Policymakers | 144 |
| Administrators | 61 |
| Community | 51 |
| Teachers | 41 |
| Researchers | 23 |
| Parents | 10 |
| Counselors | 8 |
| Students | 7 |
Location
| United States | 95 |
| California | 67 |
| Illinois | 55 |
| Canada | 50 |
| Ohio | 46 |
| New York | 41 |
| United Kingdom | 41 |
| Texas | 39 |
| Australia | 37 |
| Michigan | 34 |
| Minnesota | 34 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| General Educational… | 4 |
| MacArthur Communicative… | 1 |
| Minnesota Multiphasic… | 1 |
| National Longitudinal Survey… | 1 |
| New Jersey High School… | 1 |
| Social Skills Rating System | 1 |
| Working Alliance Inventory | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 1 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Download full textFischer, David Jason – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2005
The three projects examined in this paper are the Work Link/Project R.E.S.P.E.C.T. program in St. Louis and Seattle's Individualized Placement efforts and Office Occupations sector project. These are programs that have focused their efforts on the difficult goal of high retention. All have managed to place and keep between half and about…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Labor Force Development, Job Training, Employment Programs
Goldberg, Heidi – 2002
A significant number of current and former Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients have various barriers to finding and maintaining employment. Among the most common barriers are physical and mental health problems, domestic violence, low skill levels, lack of adequate or affordable housing, and limited proficiency in English.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Mangum, Garth L. – Manpower, 1972
Lack of long-range planning diminishes use of manpower policy as economic tool. (Editor)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Development, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedLeroy, Craig H. – Urban Review, 1983
Examines the nature of the changing labor market. Focuses on the issue of youth unemployment (especially its effects on disadvantaged urban youth), the major causes of youth employment, and how educational and/or employment and training systems can better prepare disadvantaged urban young people for success in the work force. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Status Comparison
Peer reviewedRamsey, Roberta S.; Ramsey, Russell W. – College Student Journal, 1983
Describes Job Corps, an expensive residential program for employability training and renewal services, offered to disadvantaged American youth aged 16-22. Six principles (i.e., voluntary participation, open entry/open exit, individualization, accountability, comprehensiveness, and contractor competition) are the reasons for an employability record…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Job Skills
Wolman, Harriet – School Guidance Worker, 1983
Summarizes recommendations of a study exploring issues of job preparation, program quality, and job market accessibility for disadvantaged youths. Discusses the role of the secondary school, job training and skill development programs, and cooperative education and work experience programs. Provides suggestions for delivery of counseling services.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Counseling, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Wallworth, John – Worklife, 1979
Describes a number of employment projects for low-income persons over age 55 nationwide through the Employment and Training Administration's Senior Community Service Program. Many public and private agencies are program sponsors, some for several years, receiving federal funds through grants to states. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training
Pauley, Rhoda – Thrust: The Journal for Employment and Training Professionals, 1980
The world of work constantly changes, and significant breakthroughs in productivity will most likely come from organizations that encourage and reward diversity through policies and programs that demonstrate a positive attitude toward change. (JOW)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Hashian, J. T. – Worklife, 1978
Reviews various youth employment programs and demonstration projects authorized by federal legislation. (MF)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
American Vocational Journal, 1977
The Manpower Division at the American Vocational Association (AVA) convention in Houston was concerned about youth unemployment and about the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)--its problems and possibilities. The panel discussion reported here reveals some differing perspectives and a general consensus--that to improve their role in…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Educational Responsibility, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedMorgan, Robert L.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1995
A 20-state survey of supported employment personnel (131 direct training staff and 79 supervisory staff) serving people with mental retardation identified the importance of training in such areas as "matching the job to the applicant,""gathering information on job prospects,""understanding transition from school to…
Descriptors: Adults, Counselor Training, Employment Counselors, Employment Programs
Bulletin of the International Bureau of Education, 1991
This issue presents an annotated bibliography of 413 international sources of information on refugee education. Subject areas include policy and legal aspects, social and cultural adjustment, psychological problems, health problems and programs, educational programs, language problems and programs, employment-oriented programs, and bibliographies…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Influences, Educational Needs, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedNwagwu, Emmanuel C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Reviews Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) services and JTPA's potential for helping community colleges retain students. Discusses how community colleges can effectively expand their role in meeting the educational needs of JTPA participants through collaborative job training efforts with private enterprise. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewedOjoko, Sydney – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1991
The preparedness and suitability for farm life of 500 young farmers were studied in an evaluation of the RISTOLAND in Nigeria. Subjects included 100 respondents each from 5 of the 10 RISTOLAND farms. Personality inventories identified characteristics of subjects that will be useful in planning future vocational education programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employment Programs, Farmers, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBurt, Diana B.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
This report presents case studies of 4 adults with autism who enrolled in a work-training program utilizing a behavioral social interaction approach, and were subsequently competitively employed for 6 to 30 months. Success was associated with such factors as appropriate communication and interpersonal skills, gradual fading of supervision, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behaviorism, Case Studies
