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The Income and Jobs Action Act of 1985. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 1398. (Chicago, IL, September 4, 1985).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
The proceedings of a House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities hearing, held in Chicago, are provided in this document. Testimony is presented on a proposed bill, H.R. 1938 (the Income and Jobs Action Act), which aims at reducing unemployment by fully implementing the Employment Act of 1946 and the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economics, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation
Summary and Analysis of the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 with Selected Provisions of Interest to Individuals and Groups Concerned about Employment and Training Opportunities for Women.
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Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1982
This document consists of a summary and analysis of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982 as well as an explanation of selected provisions of interest to individuals and groups concerned about employment and training opportunities for women. (Designed to replace the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, the JTPA permanently…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Affirmative Action, American Indians, Delivery Systems
Career Development Opportunities under the Job Training Partnership Act.
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Helwig, Andrew A. – Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 1984
This article briefly reviews the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), highlights career development services authorized by the act and identifies some specific activities career development specialists can engage in under the act. A chart is included that lists JTPA provisions, client groups, and authorized career development services. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Opportunities
Joblessness among Women: A Portrait of Female Unemployment. A First Friday Report.
Full Employment Action Council, Washington, DC. – 1985
This report presents a portrait of female unemployment from a national perspective. Summary findings indicate that nearly 8 million American women either do not have jobs or work part-time because they cannot find full-time employment. Unemployment is particularly high among Black women (15%); Hispanic women (11%), and female heads of households…
Descriptors: Blacks, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Fatherless Family, Females
Institutionalizing the School-to-Work Transition. [Final Report, Part II].
Smith, R. C. – 1983
This study argues that school-to-work programs should be institutionalized in the schools to provide assistance to students without vocational education, who are not headed for college. Such students, it is asserted, are often disadvantaged, minority, and otherwise underserved youth. The report examines the issue of "school-to-work"…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
The Impact of Vocational Education on Racial and Ethnic Minorities. ERIC/CUE Digest, Number 108.
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Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L. – 1995
This digest analyzes information from two recently completed national surveys to determine the extent to which various vocational education programs improve employment opportunities in the United States. The impact of a General Educational Development (GED) certificate on workers' wages is also analyzed. Data are from the 1992 National Adult…
Descriptors: Adults, Dropouts, Employment Opportunities, Ethnic Groups