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Bodnar, Artur; Zelichowski, Ryszard – 1988
Research results show a skepticism among Polish youth concerning the possibility of implementing the accepted socialist values in political practice and denote a steady erosion of socialism's image. Youth organizations are many and varied, but it appears that most join because of the opportunity to meet friends, not because of political…
Descriptors: Catholics, Church Role, Foreign Countries, Political Influences
Minnesota State Dept. of Economic Security, St. Paul. – 1995
This report describes summer youth employment and training programs operated throughout Minnesota via the Service Delivery Area/Private Industry Council network. It provides a statistical profile of the young people served, program costs, and program outcomes. The report begins with statewide outcome information, including a statewide summary of…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Program Costs, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
Sellin, Burkart – 1994
The Council of Europe's youth policy for the coming years encompasses the following: fostering of enterprise and participation among young people, promotion of youth mobility and exchange, training of youth leaders and the support of youth organizations, information, and research and documentation. It also urges cooperation with international…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, International Organizations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
This is a report of hearings held in New York City on September 17, 1979, and in Philadelphia on October 20, 1979, on two federal youth employment bills: H.R. 4465 and H.R. 4534. H.R. 4465 proposes to combine immediate work and training and training opportunities with long term changes in the institutions and programs which serve young people.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Job Placement
Erickson, Judith B. – 1998
This directory lists 500 organizations to help young people who want to share a special interest, make new friends, get more involved, or find out more about their future career goals. The directory is a guide to U.S. adult-sponsored, kid-targeted, national non-profit and for-profit organizations. The directory is easy to use, fully indexed, and…
Descriptors: Clubs, Community Programs, Hobbies, Individual Activities
Mann, Dale; And Others – 1980
In a year long study of youth employment, interviews were conducted with 3,130 young people aged 14 to 21 from urban, suburban, and rural areas of New York State. Peer interviewers were employed for data collection. Data were gathered on the youths' employment-related characteristics, socio-economic backgrounds, aspirations, attitudes toward work…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Demography, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities
American Vocational Association, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1980
Vocational education's primary goal--to prepare people for work--underscores the vital role the discipline can play in upgrading the employability of disadvantaged youth. Those who have received vocational training are more likely to stay in school and receive higher salaries than other workers with comparable education at every level from high…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Job Training
Goebel, Helmut, Ed. – Bildung und Wissenschaft (Education and Science in the Federal Republic of Germany), 1975
Current educational developments and trends in the Federal Republic of Germany are presented in the articles and reports in this bulletin. The first article describes the present program and student body of a recently opened correspondence university in Hagen, Westphalia, and discusses its projected plans. The status of unemployment among youth in…
Descriptors: Biology, Comparative Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational Attitudes
Mangum, Garth L. – 1978
The information presented in this document is intended to guide career educators who wish to tap CETA (Comprehensive Education and Training Act) funds to help support career education endeavors for inschool youth, especially since the 1977 additions from the Youth Employment and Demonstration Project Act (YEDPA) have given CETA a more significant…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Coordination, Educational Finance
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Forsbach, Marlene – Sonderdienst, 1977
The sociological study examines behavior and consciousness of West German youth with emphasis on their political views, voting behavior, leisure activities, and spending patterns. The paper is presented in 14 sections. Section I traces political development of youth from the post World War II skepticism to current political activism. In section…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes
Snyder, H. Leon – Agricultural Education, 1979
The Future Farmers of America (FFA) is more than a leadership development organization and when used as an intracurricular activity, it can serve as a teaching tool. The FFA adds advantages to the program in areas such as supervised experience, award motivation, providing real world experience, public relations, travel, and competition. (LRA)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Opinions
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Klein, Hugh – Youth and Society, 1990
Discusses historical precedents for studying life stage. Discusses current conceptualizations of adolescent and young adulthood. Explains why such views of life stage progression are antiquated. Demonstrates the need for theorists to include a new life stage, created by changes brought about by our postmodern society. (JS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, College Students, Developmental Stages
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Harslof, Ivan – Journal of Youth Studies, 2005
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as "integrative", facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as "defensive", discouraging young…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Youth
Richardson, Ann; Dunning, Bruce B. – 1975
This study was undertaken in response to expressions of concern about the apparent high dropout and low placement rates for young under-22 Work Incentive Program (WIN) participants. The analysis is based on interviews with 518 young people in 13 cities across the United States who were in the program at some time between July 1971 and the spring…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Rate, Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns
United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York, NY. – 1983
The report examines the situation, prospects, and needs of Latin American youth in the context of changes which the region has undergone in recent decades and in the face of difficulties of the present and future. The report is divided into 11 sections, each containing 2 to 4 subtopics. The sections include: "Demographic Structure and…
Descriptors: Demography, Developing Nations, Employed Women, Employment Projections
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