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BROOKS, LYMAN B.; AND OTHERS – 1964
PROGRAMS WERE PLANNED AND DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE UNSKILLED WORKERS WITH THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO COMPETE IN THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET. SUBJECTS WERE ASSIGNED TO FOUR GROUPS--(1) THE MAIN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, (2) THE SUBSIDIARY EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, (3) THE SUBSIDIARY CONTROL GROUP, AND (4) THE MAIN CONTROL GROUP. THE GROUPS RECEIVED VARIOUS TREATMENTS…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Employment Problems, Evaluation Methods, Labor Force Development
Download full textVirginia Employment Commission, Richmond. Research, Statistics, and Information Div. – 1966
The Appalachian region of Southwest Virginia was selected as a surplus labor area in a pilot project to show the effectiveness of using financial assistance to increase mobility and reduce unemployment. Most of the workers were relocated in Alexandria, Newport News, Richmond, and Petersburg. Of the 920 unemployed workers interviewed, 200 were…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1964
THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION IDENTIFIED AND CONTACTED 314 MEN FOR ENROLLMENT IN RETRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE MEN, AGES 21 TO 65, WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS WERE (1) A 52-WEEK COURSE IN BRICK MASONRY, AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS, SHEET METAL WORK, ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, OR…
Descriptors: Age, Attitude Measures, Communication Problems, Educational Attitudes
