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Kirchner, Wayne K.; Lucas, June A. – Training and Development Journal, 1972
Article describes results of a study by 3M Company indicating the importance of motivation in training the hard-core unemployable. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employment Programs, Job Training, Labor Problems
Peer reviewedHeckman, James J. – Public Interest, 1994
Provides background on the labor market problems motivating the Clinton-Reich initiatives on training and schooling and briefly summarizes the proposed strategies. It also considers evidence supporting or contradicting the plan's assumptions. (GLR)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Income, Job Training
Download full textLoewenberg, J. Joseph; And Others – 1973
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of unions in the Public Employment Program (PEP). The study focuses on the nature and extent of union involvement in PEP projects and the effects of such involvement in the implementation of the projects. Eight PEP projects were examined to determine the role and impact of unions and collective…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Collective Bargaining, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Lagomarcino, Thomas R.; Rusch, Frank R. – 1990
This investigation addressed the extent to which persons with disabilities separated from their jobs because of type of placement model, type of job, and job tenure. Level of disability was also studied as a factor. A total of 380 supported employees (ages 16-66) who separated from 411 jobs served as subjects. Results suggest that health- and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Disabilities, Economic Factors
Spero, Abby – 1985
This report presents analysis, findings, and recommendations from a study of certain members of the "new wave" immigrant population, specifically Southeast Asian women, Haitian women, and Hispanic women. After an executive summary of the study's objectives, background, and findings, the two phases of the project are described: (1) the collection…
Descriptors: Cubans, Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Females
Speight, John F.; And Others – 1973
The document provides an analysis of relocation stability of individuals relocated during the March, 1970-November, 1971 contract period. Data bases were 1,244 applicants with screening information and 401 individuals with follow-up interview information. Approximately one half were in new areas six months after being relocated. Reasons for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Demonstration Programs, Economic Factors, Employee Attitudes
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
