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Peer reviewedBroad, Bob – Children & Society, 1999
Highlights a national study of projects in England and Wales working with young people leaving foster care, and analyzes national initiatives since the 1989 Children Act. Examines implications for local and national policy and practice. Argues that, despite a new commitment by government to this leaving-care group, sustained solutions remain…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Employment Services, Foreign Countries
Barth, Michael C.; Reisner, Fritzie – 1981
The American economy is in a state of flux; it will probably generate more displaced workers; and it has yet to determine a policy to assist such workers in preparing for and locating new jobs. Although the extent of the problem is not entirely known, a low estimate is that some 2.2 million workers may have been affected by plant closings and mass…
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Download full textWandner, Stephen A., Ed.; Messenger Jon C., Ed.; Schwartz, Suzanne, Ed. – 1999
The Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) was a program established in states by regulation of the federal government to profile Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipients who were most likely to exceed their time limits for UI and to give those recipients training in job search methods. The WPRS Policy Workgroup was established in January…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers, Employment Potential
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1988
With minor exceptions, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program is working well and is meeting its legislative mandates. The vigorous public-private partnerships that have emerged at the local community level and the strong leadership role assumed by private sector representatives on the State Job Training Coordinating Councils and Private…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Agriculture, Disadvantaged Youth, Dislocated Workers
Women Employed Inst., Chicago, IL. – 2002
A study examined the factors that influence lower-income women's career decision making and planning. The 24 women interviewed included African American, white, and Hispanic American women ages 20-60 years or older. The women were employed in a variety of industries. All were college graduates, and none earned more than $24,000 annually. Most…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning, Caregivers
Peer reviewedKhan, Marta – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Discusses techniques for reducing organizational staff while minimizing such harmful effects as layoffs, staff demoralization, and productivity losses. Case studies on the Petroleum Incentives Administration, the British Columbia Buildings Corporation, and the National Library of Canada present approaches to downsizing that utilized long range…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Foreign Countries, Incentives, Library Administration
