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Direct linkPatricia A. Roberts – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was about how nonprofit organizations can provide effective career development programs for the vulnerable and underserved people, resulting in employment and assisting them with being self-sufficient in Houston, Texas, as well as the surrounding geographical region. The study was based on qualitative research data…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Career Development, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedBaird, Matthew D.; Engberg, John; Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Goughnour, Thomas; Gutierrez, Italo A.; Karam, Rita T. – RAND Corporation, 2019
The Office of Workforce Development (OWD) in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, implemented Career Pathways, an innovative program designed to increase the local talent pool and help lower-skilled, unemployed, and underemployed individuals train for work in growing fields. RAND Corporation researchers evaluated…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Job Training, Job Skills, Program Effectiveness
Baird, Matthew D.; Engberg, John; Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Goughnour, Thomas; Gutierrez, Italo A.; Karam, Rita T. – RAND Corporation, 2019
Lower-skilled workers in the United States face a shrinking pool of employment opportunities. To combat this, the city of New Orleans' Office of Workforce Development (OWD) developed a job training program with a grant, awarded in 2014, from the U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation Fund. The program, Career Pathways, was designed to help…
Descriptors: Job Training, Disadvantaged, Unskilled Workers, Career Pathways
Spring, William; And Others – New York Times Magazine, 1972
Presents findings from 1970 Census Bureau surveys in 51 urban areas, which findings should lead to better solutions to underemployment. (DM)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Disadvantaged, Economic Development, Income
Download full textBanta, Trudy W.; Towne, Douglas C. – 1969
This study embodies three major components: (1) an extensive literature review on the topics of job-related problems of the country's disadvantaged population and the programs which the federal government and private industry have designed to help solve these problems; (2) a nationwide survey of cooperative efforts of private industry and the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Programs, Industrial Education
Stambler, Howard V. – 1971
The numbers, family status, educational disadvantages, homelife, income, and employment experience of minority youth, primarily blacks, are discussed, utilizing much supportive statistical data. After presenting the general picture, the author narrows his focus to the specific skill and training needs and deficits of minority youth from slum and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Labor Market
Jennings, Ralph M.; And Others – 1973
The Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ has conducted two studies on the racial and sexual composition of public television employees: first, an analysis of the 1971 and 1972 Annual Employment Reports filed by most of the public broadcasting licensees, and second, an analysis of the racial and sexual composition of the boards of…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1969
The alliance of private industry and the schools has produced many excellent job-oriented education programs for the potential school dropout, the hard-core unemployed, and the underemployed. However, the majority of educators and businessmen throughout the country probably are not aware of the variety of cooperative training ventures that have…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Programs, Employment Opportunities, Industrial Training
Schuchat, Theodor – Industrial Gerontology, 1974
Descriptors: Age, Disadvantaged, Educational Programs, Federal Legislation
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1968
HALF A MILLION PERSONS, REPRESENTING 7.5 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY AREA WORK FORCE, WERE UNEMPLOYED IN THE POVERTY AREAS OF LARGE STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS IN MARCH 1966. HOWEVER, A REASONABLE, AND PROBABLY MINIMAL, ESTIMATE OF "SUBEMPLOYMENT" (A COMPOSITE MEASURE OF BOTH JOBLESSNESS AND EMPLOYMENT AT SUBSTANDARD WAGES) IN THESE POVERTY…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Problems, Individual Characteristics, Poverty Areas
Shelly (E.F.) and Co., New York, NY. – 1969
Although publicized figures indicate that private industry has hired over 100,000 "hard-core" nationally, this study identified less than 10,000 persons who were receiving special training. Data on the successes, failures and problems of training programs were obtained by questionnaire from 224 companies with a total work force of over…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Disadvantaged, Employment Services, Industry
Metke, Lynn – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1978
An Alternative Career Education (ACE) teacher at Fox Valley Technical Institute describes their short-term program to help exoffenders and other unemployed people to find meaningful work. Students are taught how to apply for a job and formulate goals. A majority of those enrolled did secure employment and followup help is available if needed. An…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged, Job Search Methods
Hollender, John W.; Broman, Harvey J. – Meas Evaluation Guidance, 1969
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Disadvantaged
Waterland, Jean C. – J Employment Counseling, 1970
Discusses: (1) characteristics of the disadvantaged; (2) principles of group selection and group interaction; and (3) group counseling techniques - continuity, results, talking and influencing behavior. (EK)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Counselors
Lamar, Carl F.; Owens, Devert J. – 1980
More cooperation between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs and vocational education programs is both desirable and feasible, concludes this year-long study in Kentucky. The study was conducted (1) to determine the feasibility of developing a plan for coordinating vocational education resources and supporting services to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Disadvantaged
