Descriptor
Source
Author
| Kemple, James J. | 2 |
| Anderson, Jacquelyn | 1 |
| Ball, Joseph | 1 |
| Bloom, Dan | 1 |
| Brown, Cynthia L. | 1 |
| Choy, Susan P. | 1 |
| Diaz, William A. | 1 |
| Fagnoni, Cynthia M. | 1 |
| Fishman, Michael E. | 1 |
| Gardiner, Karen N. | 1 |
| Haimson, Joshua | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Florida | 14 |
| California | 6 |
| New York | 5 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| California (Berkeley) | 2 |
| Colorado (Denver) | 2 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Maryland (Baltimore) | 2 |
| Massachusetts (Boston) | 2 |
| Michigan (Detroit) | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Temporary Assistance for… | 2 |
| Workforce Investment Act 1998 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
White, Barbara – 1990
This paper provides an overview of some of the issues involved in developing and implementing vocational education effectiveness indicators and systems. The paper first discusses educational effectiveness indicator systems--with the emphasis on "systems" in contrast to individual effectiveness indicators taken alone--and stresses the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Rating, Evaluation Criteria, Job Placement
Guidelines for Placement Services, Follow-Up Studies, Dropout Studies in Florida Community Colleges.
Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Community Junior Colleges. – 1974
Regulations of the Florida State Board of Education require that each community college district board of trustees provide placement services and maintain followup studies. This document provides the guidelines for these activities. Each college shall designate an officer who shall be responsible for providing placement services and for…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Objectives
Kemple, James J.; And Others – 1995
An evaluation addressed whether Project Independence, Florida's Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program, had reduced welfare costs and increased the employment, earnings, and income of welfare recipients. It examined the experiences of more than 18,000 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) applicants and recipients from 9 randomly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Kemple, James J.; Haimson, Joshua – 1994
In 1987, Florida anticipated the federal Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program with Project Independence, a statewide welfare-to-work program. It was structured to increase employment among Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients as quickly as possible, primarily through job search activities. An evaluation was begun in 9…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Services, Federal Legislation, Job Placement
Massoudi, Shahrokh – 1985
A study identified and assessed the relative importance of the factors contributing to the placement of students completing postsecondary machine shop programs in Florida. Data were collected from surveys of 1982-1983 program completers and instructors and placement officers at 19 of Florida's 23 postsecondary-level machine shop programs, as well…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Services, Job Placement, Machinists
Brown, Cynthia L.; Choy, Susan P. – 1988
When students choose postsecondary vocational education programs, they pay, in both money and in income lost during the time they are in the program. The public also pays by tax support for many educational programs. However, students often have little information about the effectiveness of these programs in terms of job placement, wage rates, and…
Descriptors: Disclosure, Enrollment Influences, Graduate Surveys, Information Dissemination
Office of Inspector General (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document contains the reports on audits of the one-stop systems in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Vermont. The overall audit conclusions were as follows: (1) the states have made substantial efforts toward forming new comprehensive workforce investment systems as mandated by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); (2)…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Employment Services
Brevard Community Coll., Cocoa, FL. – 1983
A project was undertaken at Brevard Community College in Florida to provide special placement and followup assistance to persons entering nontraditional occupations. Included among the major project activities were the following: efforts to raise the consciousness of women about opportunities in nontraditional careers through a seminar on…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities
Manatee Junior Coll., Bradenton, FL. – 1977
A consortium effort in Florida was evaluated for the period July 1, 1974 through June 30, 1977. Implemented in Florida's Sarasota County and Manatee County school districts, Manatee Junior College, and the University of South Florida, the project included three components (guidance, curriculum, and placement/follow-up), each functioning at four…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1989
Florida's community college and school district postsecondary adult vocational programs in fire fighter training and fire science technology were subjected to a statewide program review. Efforts were made to reach Florida's entire community of career and volunteer fire fighters. Data were collected in the following ways: site interviews with…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Diaz, William A.; And Others – 1980
A study focused on the implementation and project feasibility of the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects (YIEPP) during the latter period of the demonstration from September 1978 through August 1979. Program operations at 17 sites--Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, King-Snohomish Counties (Washington), Mississippi, Alachua…
Descriptors: Demography, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Ball, Joseph; And Others – 1980
A study focused on the implementation of the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects (YIEPP) in its initial period through September 1978. Program operations at 17 sites--Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, King and Snohomish Counties (Washington), Mississippi, Alachua County (Florida), Albuquerque, Berkeley, Dayton, Hillsborough…
Descriptors: Coordination, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Bloom, Dan; Anderson, Jacquelyn; Wavelet, Melissa; Gardiner, Karen N.; Fishman, Michael E. – 2002
The Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project was undertaken to identify effective strategies for helping low-income parents work more steadily and advance in the labor market. The 15 ERA demonstration projects that were operating in nine states (California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, South Carolina; Tennessee, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Case Studies, Caseworker Approach
Fagnoni, Cynthia M. – 2001
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined progress in meeting work-focused goals of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The following issues were considered: (1) states' progress in implementing TANF; (2) the status of families who have left welfare; (3) the characteristics of adults currently receiving TANF; (4) states'…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
