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Montana Legislative Council, Helena. – 1986
This report describes the study undertaken to implement a legislative resolution in Montana. Part 1 reports the subcommittee's decision to make an evaluation of the state's existing job training programs the primary object of its study. Public comment on the study's purpose, heard by the subcommittee at its first meeting, is summarized in this…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
This fact sheet presents information on the status of Asians in the United States. The following sections are included: (1) "Introduction," which includes Asian American population statistics, and the objectives, scope, and methodology of the study; (2) "Overall Income and Employment Status Comparable With U.S. Population, But Varies Widely Among…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Census Figures, Economic Status, Educational Attainment
Bureau of Social Science Research, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1970
The first phase of a two-phase study of the employment success of welfare recipients trained and placed under the Work-Incentive (WIN) program is summarized. During this phase the methodology for the study was developed, including questionnaire structure, model field procedures, and study design. Preliminary instruments and procedures were tested…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
A study was conducted of the use of outcome measurement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and states to determine whether JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) program participants are finding employment and leaving welfare. In order to assess the progress that HHS has made in establishing outcome indicators and goals,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Federal Programs, Information Needs, Job Training
Almeida, Ruth A.; Kenney, Genevieve M. – 2000
Data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) are analyzed to estimate the number and composition of children lacking health insurance prior to the implementation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The NSAF is a survey of children and adults under the age of 65 in more than 44,000 households, conducted as…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Children, Federal Programs, Health Insurance
Peer reviewedWiecha, Jean L.; Palombo, Ruth – American Journal of Public Health, 1989
Boston food costs exceed the combined value of government cash and food assistance benefits that households whose sole income is Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) may receive. This contradicts findings by the General Accounting Office. Food stamps and AFDC benefits indexed to the actual costs of living are needed. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Cost Indexes, Family Programs, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This document records the oral and written testimony of persons who testified before or prepared reports for a Congressional hearing on the usefulness of the JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program). Witnesses included persons who had participated in the programs as well as state and local administrators of JOBS programs, national…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, High School Equivalency Programs, Job Training
Bloom, Dan; Butler, David – 1995
This report examines time-limited welfare beginning at the broadest level, tracing the rapid emergence of time-limited welfare as a policy approach in part I. Chapter 1 examines the history of time-limited welfare and the key challenges posed by this policy. Part II begins to focus on the three participating states--Florida, Vermont, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
A review was conducted of two issues related to the participation rate requirements of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) component of the Family Support Act of 1988: (1) the extent to which states have served those most at risk of long-term welfare dependency--the least job-ready--relative to other Aid for Families with Dependent…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged, Eligibility
Innovative Consultants, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. – 1990
A study was conducted to provide much-needed, in-depth qualitative information and direction regarding the experiences, attitudes, value systems, and aspirations of various segments of the Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) recipients. Eight focus groups, each composed of 8 to 10 persons, were conducted in May 1990 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Discussion…
Descriptors: Adults, Aspiration, Attitudes, Economically Disadvantaged
Project READ, Dayton, OH. – 1990
Project READ (Reading Education for Adults in Dayton) sought to enhance the literacy of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)-eligible adults in the Miami Valley through improved coordination efforts. The major task of the activity to coordinate promotion of literacy resources was to create new awareness and linkages between the Human Services…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Georgia State Dept. of Labor, Atlanta. – 1991
A study in Georgia evaluated the pre-program to post-program changes in employment, earnings, and welfare dependency for the 6,693 Title II-A adults that occurred between application and participant follow-up 13 weeks after leaving the state's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program during the 1989-90 program year. Findings revealed…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
MARK Private Industry Council, Mansfield, OH. – 1991
The Richland County (Ohio) Welfare Coordination Project had three main goals: (1) to examine the roles, functions, and allowable service activities of each of four agencies involved in adult education, training, and job placement efforts; (2) to develop a systematic approach to the selection of service providers for clients; and (3) to develop…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adults, Agency Cooperation
Interagency Low Income Opportunity Advisory Board, Washington, DC. – 1988
This is the first annual report of the Interagency Low Income Opportunity Advisory Board. It describes the board's background, philosophy, and accomplishments to date. The purpose of the board is to carry out President Ronald Reagan's welfare reform initiative as spelled out in the Administration's 6-volume report, "Up From Dependency, A New…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Family Characteristics, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Porter, Kathryn H. – 1990
This report synthesizes some of the most significant research findings on job training programs. It relates them to the decisions faced by states as they implement the Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Programs mandated by the Federal Family Support Act of 1988, which must be structured to meet the needs of recipients of Aid to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compliance (Legal), Family Programs, Federal Legislation
