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Download full textDale, Angela; Shaheen, Nusrat; Kalra, Virinder; Fieldhouse, E. – 2000
Routes into education and employment for young Pakistani and Bangladeshi women in Oldham, England, were examined. The data sources were as follows: group discussions with Pakistani and Bangladeshi young people at different stages in the educational system and at an early stage of labor market participation; interviews with public and voluntary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Career Development, Comparative Analysis
Ratcliffe, Michael; Atkinson, John; Burgess, Carol; Cartner, Nadine – 2001
This document explains how further education colleges, employment services, and other providers can develop the delivery of full-time education and training (FTET) within the United Kingdom's New Deal programs for 18- to 24-year-olds. The document identifies principles of good practice related to the following aspects of New Deal FTET: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Case Studies
Karcz, Stan A., Ed.; Wilderson, Frank B., Jr., Ed. – 1999
This document contains five monographs on correctional education in the United States and internationally. "Towards a Renaissance of Prison Education: International Preconference Symposium" (Carolyn Eggleston, Alice Tracy) reports on a joint symposium of the Correctional Education Association and the European Prison Education Association…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Blacks, Career Education
Dickinson, Katherine; Soukamneuth, Sengsouvanh – 1999
This document is intended to help Job Corps centers and Office of Acquisition Policy contractors establish linkages with one-stop systems. Chapter 1 summarizes the requirements for linkages between Job Corps and one-stop systems that are specified in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 and compares one-stop delivery systems before and under…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation
National Youth Employment Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1998
This document consists of descriptions of 43 effective youth employment initiatives that were identified by the Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet), a project of the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC). The document begins with an explanation of the five broad categories of criteria used to select the programs (purpose and…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Exploration
XXI, 2002
This document presents information on the U.S. Department of Labor's activities in the following topics areas: developing a skilled workforce; keeping workers safe; building workforce security; and connecting workers with jobs. The following items are included: (1) a discussion by the president and chief executive officer of Cisco Systems, Inc.,…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Adolescents, Adult Education
National Inst. for Careers Education and Counselling, Cambridge (England). – 2000
The Leeds Under-Employed Graduates project was developed to assist higher education (HE) graduates living or working in Leeds, England, who encountered difficulty in establishing themselves in the local labor market. The main project activities were as follows: (1) services for graduates (including graduate career development workshops, assistance…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Texas Association of Private Industry Councils, Austin. – 1990
For the benefit of Texas Association of Private Industry Council (TAPIC) volunteers who oversee dislocated worker projects, a report examined the initial efforts of putting together a cost-effective and responsive system that can reemploy people. In addition to a review of the state's role in the management and administration of the Economic…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Dislocated Workers, Job Layoff
Friedman, Pamela – Issue Notes, 2000
The new emphasis on welfare reform, self-reliance, and individual accountability and the new time limits imposed by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program have resulted in large numbers of people between the ages of 18 and 24 entering the work force. The three main career options for youth in transition from school to work are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Counseling Services, Drug Abuse
Freedman, Stephen; Friedlander, Daniel; Hamilton, Gayle; Rock, JoAnn; Mitchell, Marisa; Nudelman, Jodi; Schweder, Amanda; Storto, Laura – 2000
The 2-year impacts of 11 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine the relative effectiveness of different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. All 11 programs operated under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program. Four programs were employment focused (three low-enforcement and one…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Basic Skills
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). – 2001
This document outlines how the government of the United Kingdom intends to achieve and sustain full employment and social justice across the country. Chapter 1 discusses the United Kingdom's economic, educational, and social problems and details plans to solve them through a policy based on the following principles: (1) building an economy with…
Descriptors: Agency Role, At Risk Persons, Basic Skills, Change Strategies
D'Amico, Ronald; Kogan, Deborah; Kreutzer, Suzanne; Wiegand, Andrew; Baker, Alberta; Carrick, Gardner; McCarthy, Carole – 2001
Early state and local progress toward implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was reviewed. Data were collected through visits to selected sites in Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Vermont and a 90-item Workforce System Information and Evaluation (WSIE) data collection form. The following aspects of WIA…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Budgeting
Pink, Daniel H. – 2001
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the rise of free agent workers, how free agency is transforming the lives of free agents and those around them, problems encountered by free agents, and the future of free agency. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 19 chapters: (1) the numbers and nuances of free agency; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agencies, Aging (Individuals)
Cook, Robert F., Ed. – 1987
Case studies were made of the following dislocated worker programs: Cummins Engine Company Dislocated Worker Project; GM-UAW Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining and Employment Program; Minnesota Iron Range Dislocated Worker Project; Missouri Dislocated Worker Program Job Search Assistance, Inc.; Hillsborough, North Carolina, Dislocated Worker Project;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Naylor, Michele – 1989
Worker displacement is more closely related to structural features associated with firms than to the characteristics of the individuals who lost their jobs. Despite economic growth, large numbers of displaced workers continue to experience difficulty in making labor market adjustments. Programs to retrain and reemploy displaced workers exist at…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
