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Petry, John R.; Bellott, Fred K. – 1990
A study of the terminees from Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs in Tennessee was conducted. Terminees were JTPA participants who either completed a program or left the program for some other reason. First-class mail survey forms were sent to 2,462 persons. Two follow-up mailings were sent. A return rate of 29.4 percent was obtained.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1990
This document describes the partnerships to be forged among regional schools, colleges, and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) agencies to offer the youth of Clermont and Hamilton counties in Ohio educational experiences leading to a high school diploma and the level of beginning technician, or an associate degree and the level of master…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Manderbach, Kim; Gentry, Mary – 1988
The Women's Employment Network (WEN) is a college-based program funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) that provides job search and placement assistance to an average of 130 low-income women each year. Program components include an intensive job-search class, which assists participants in assessing their work skills, values, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Contract Training, Cooperative Programs
Grubb, W. Norton; And Others – 1990
This document provides the case studies for an original report on the status of coordination among job related education and training programs. The document contains case studies of state-level coordination in Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Washington. It also includes a section on coordination in selected California…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adults, Agency Cooperation, Education Work Relationship
Grubb, W. Norton; And Others – 1990
Case studies of a wide variety of state and local job related education and training programs revealed enough about the range of coordination activities nationally to permit generalizations about the current state of coordination. In a 2-year effort to examine the coordination of vocational education and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Education Work Relationship, Employment Practices
Long, Patrick T.; Kraus, Barbara E. – 1985
To meet the growing demand for recreation services in rural communities, the Colorado Rural Recreation Director's Project (CRRDP) works as a partnership between the University of Colorado in Boulder and rural Colorado communities. During the summer months, each participating community (52 since the project's beginning in 1981) receives the…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Field Experience Programs
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1992
This annotated resource list supports coordination and collaboration between vocational and JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) programs to increase the effectiveness of programs serving special needs populations. Nineteen publications, six programs, and four organizations are described. The items listed were published during 1988-1991. In…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This document contains the results of a study of the responsiveness of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to the training and employment needs of homeless people. The first part contains recommendations to the president, the Congress, and the employment and training community on policies and practices concerning the homeless and employment…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Innovation
Beckwith, Robert; And Others – 1989
A study ascertained the perceptions that affect coordination between Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and vocational education. Questionnaires were completed by 184 individuals representing JTPA staff from service delivery areas (SDAs), vocational education staff from regional delivery systems (RDSs), community college staff, and state agency…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Attitude Measures, Community Colleges
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
In addition to its significance to educators as a major revision of a Federal education and training program, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act contains many provisions that will have an impact on the relationship of vocational education to employers and the job training partnership community. The law requires that 43 percent of each…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs