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Direct linkSmith, Julia; Clegg, Jens – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
In the United States, migrant and seasonal farmworkers mostly of Latino origin work seasonal jobs on large scale farms. Because many of these jobs are temporary, farmworkers often move frequently across state lines and international borders to follow the work in agriculture. Many farmworkers travel with families including young children and one…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Biculturalism, Hispanic Americans
Baker, B. Kimball – Worklife, 1976
A sampling of innovative summer jobs funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) for economically disadvantaged youth, 14-21 years of age, is presented. (LH)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Job Development, Labor Utilization
Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Descriptors: Employment Services, Federal Programs, Labor Force Development, Labor Supply
Lehmann, Phyllis E. – Manpower, 1972
Youth Corps tutors help preschoolers build on lessons from popular television show. (Editor)
Descriptors: Day Care, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Poverty Programs
PDF pending restorationHCR, Washington, DC. – 1985
This report describes a method to estimate the number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers present in a prescribed area during crop harvest, and to pinpoint areas of high need for health and social services. The collection of health clinic and federal program data on migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Florida, northwestern Ohio, and Maryland's…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Farm Labor
Download full textHamlin, Thomas M. – 1969
In an effort to discover the number of migrant children that leave the migrant stream and enter the urban area of Rochester, New York, the State University College at Geneseo, New York, sponsored this 1968-69 study. The purpose was to determine if the migrant child is adequately cared for when he enters the urban area and if the educational…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Demography, Education, Employment
Fitzgerald, Brian K.; Hopper, Patricia A. – 1985
American migrant and seasonal agricultural workers are a population needing categorical assistance due to low income, difficult working and living conditions, and a mobile lifestyle. The purpose of this study was to identify, describe, and analyze federally funded migrant services. This study, based on interviews with program officials and…
Descriptors: Coordination, Data Collection, Eligibility, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationIden, George; And Others – 1976
An analysis of teenage unemployment indicates that it is very high and endangers the future of some of the young. In 1975 the unemployment rate for teenagers, ages 16-19, was 19.9%. For nonwhite teenagers, it was even higher (36.9%). Teenagers accounted for more than 20% of the total number of unemployed, but less than 19% of the total labor…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Smith, Leslie Whitener; Coltrane, Robert – 1981
Farmers and their families continue to provide the largest proportion of agricultural labor, but hired farmworkers are increasingly supplying a greater part of farm employment. This trend is expected to continue in the eighties with the hired labor proportion gradually increasing. Better information, including crucial individual state data on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Compensation (Remuneration), Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns
Administration for Children & Families, 2004
The unique characteristics of migrant and seasonal families are important concerns for the Office of Head Start, yet the research and evaluation efforts that address this segment of the Head Start program have been limited. This study was designed to ascertain the state of research knowledge about Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs;…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Migrants, Research Design, Research Methodology
Rural America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
Federal statistical services grossly underestimate the size of the farmworker population; as a result, the current federal farmworker programs (CETA, Migrant Education, Migrant Headstart, Farm Labor Housing, and Migrant Health) are unable to identify a total target population in need of services and unable to allocate funds in ways which reflect…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Census Figures, Classification, Definitions
Wilson, Kathy; Petrone, James V., Comp. – 1980
This publication describes occupational guidance and related material available from federal government agencies. Availability and sources are cited in the introduction or within the description. The guide is divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1 covers occupational information, including material that describes the nature of work in occupations;…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance
