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Orfield, Gary; Slessarev, Helene – 1986
This book-length report, prepared for the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the House Committee on Education and Labor, describes the first comprehensive state-wide assessment of training programs--specifically the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)--in Illinois. The introduction assesses the JTPA in Illinois, a State with high…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1984
This is a congressional hearing to evaluate the administration and effectiveness of Public Law 98-77, the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983. (The purpose of the program established by Public Law 98-77 is to create new on-the-job training opportunities for Vietnam-era and Korean conflict veterans by providing incentives for employers to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Employer Attitudes, Employers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1985
This congressional hearing evaluates at the grassroots level the administration and effectiveness of laws enacted by Congress to assist veterans in obtaining job training and employment. Particular emphasis is placed on the implementation of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983, Public Law 98-77. Testimony includes statements from a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Harms, Hans H.; Phinney, A. W. – 1974
The report gives a brief history of Boston's South End, its housing situation, and the Low Cost Housing Corporation (LCHC), founded in 1965 as a nonprofit organization to provide housing for low income tenants. The rehabilitation process for brickfront row houses is described thoroughly. Details of a training program which utilized volunteers and…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Community Development, Economic Factors, Employment Programs
Baum, John Franklin – 1973
This study is directed to the question of whether an intervention strategy based on relatively concentrated amounts of basic education and on-the-job training is sufficient to make it possible for a large, non-union, private firm to assimilate disadvantaged females into its regular, blue-collar work force. It is concluded that the National…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Programs, Failure
Wenig, Robert E.; Wolansky, William D. – 1972
It is imperative that vocational and technical educators study job training programs and policies in industry in order to develop curriculums that will enable students to make a better transition from school to work. The purpose of this paper was to gather pertinent information about job training efforts in industry so that vocational and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cooperative Education, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Hendrick, Joanne – Child Care Information Exchange, 1986
Offers suggestions for training inexperienced, untrained child caregivers in early childhood care programs. (HOD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Child Development Specialists, Day Care Centers
Kondrasuk, Jack – Training and Development Journal, 1979
Discusses the two main approaches used to train managers: attendance at management seminars and on-the-job coaching. Describes a study to determine which method is more effective. Training content of the study was knowledge of skill in using the management-by-objectives system. (MF)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Comparative Analysis, Management by Objectives, Management Systems
Schmidt, Steve; Strachota, Elaine; Conceicao, Simone – Online Submission, 2006
This paper examines two empirical studies that used online surveys to collect data to measure satisfaction in job training and workforce development. A description of each study, findings related to response rate, the processes used in online survey development and implementation, as well as recommendations for the future use of online surveys…
Descriptors: Job Training, Internet, Test Construction, Job Satisfaction
Paek, Jeeyon; Hawley, Joshua D. – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of training program characteristics on training effectiveness among organizations receiving training services from external training providers. Two surveys were sent to HRD managers and senior managers per company. The results showed that the operational margin of the programs where private…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Job Training, Human Resources, Labor Force Development
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Slovak, Karen; Joseph, Alfred Louis, Jr.; Broussard, Anne – Children & Schools, 2006
This study examined the perceptions of school social workers' (SSWers') graduate education training on contemporary issues facing students in schools as well as issues related to this host practice setting. SSWers who completed a specific school social work program were compared with those who did not on perceived graduate education preparation…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Graduate Study, Comparative Analysis, Violence
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Smith, Andrew – Education & Training, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the statistical evidence for the extent of employer training in Australia and analyse this information in the light of three major qualitative projects that have been undertaken into employer training since the mid-1990s. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reports an analysis of the major…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Training, Statistical Data, Vocational Education
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Smits, W. – Education Economics, 2006
This paper examines the relationship between a firm's training motives and the quality of apprenticeship training. Data on training quality and training motives are obtained by interviewing former apprentices. The paper employs a novel measure for training quality based on subjective survey data on the firm's training effort. It is found that…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Job Training, Interviews, Occupational Surveys
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Jackson, Ann; Wallis, John – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2006
Despite its position as a key mechanism for ensuring accountability to the government and to the public, and as a perceived tool to improve standards and outcomes, the inspection of education--and in particular of the post-compulsory sector--has been under-researched. This paper contributes to the field through an exploration of the twin…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Inspection, Accountability, Educational Improvement
Steinberg, Jon, Ed. – Literacy Assistance Center, 2009
This newsletter, published five times a year, features articles on issues of concern to adult, family, and youth literacy practitioners, as well as recommended resources, announcements, and teaching strategies. This issue includes: (1) Career Pathways for High School Dropouts: A National Survey (Jon Steinberg); (2) Work (Elyse Barbell); (3) Peer…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Mentors, Dropouts, Teaching Methods
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