| Description |
1 online resource (512 pages) |
| Contents |
Youth Employment and Training Programs the YEDPA Years -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- THE NATURE OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM -- LIMITATIONS OF THIS REVIEW -- FINDINGS AND CO CONCLUSIONS ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION -- National Office Management of Yedpa -- Targeting, Recruiting, and Retaining Youths -- Enrollment of Young Women -- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ON PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS -- Occupational Skills Training Programs -- Occupational Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youths: The Job Corps |
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Other Occupational Skills Training ProgramsOccupational Skills Training Programs for In-School Youths -- Labor Market Preparation Programs -- Programs for Out-of-School Youths -- Programs for In-School Youths -- Temporary Jobs Programs -- Programs for Out-of-School Youths -- Programs for In-School Youths -- Job Placement Programs -- Benefit-Cost Estimates -- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ON YEDPA RESEARCH -- Comparison and Control Group Methodology -- Measures of Implementation -- Length of Follow-Up Period -- Use of Subjective Measurements as Proxy Variables |
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Sample Undercoverage and AttritionOVERALL CONCLUSIONS: DID YEDPA ACHIEVE ITS GOALS? -- Job Creation -- Research and Demonstration -- Developing the System -- The Schools and School Dropouts -- IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Youth Programs -- Programs for Out-Of-School Youths -- Basic Education -- Occupational Skills Training -- Financial Assistance -- Programs for In-School Youths -- Women in Youth Employment Programs -- A General Research Strategy Under Jtpa -- Research Methods -- Random Assignment -- Implementation Research |
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Use Of Subjective Measurements as Proxy VariablesPostprogram Follow-Up -- Benefit-Cost Studies -- The Job Training Longitudinal Survey Data Base -- The General Conduct of Public Policy Research -- Dilemmas Confronting the Employment and Training System -- 2 Youth Employment and Unemployment -- THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM: ITS NATURE AND DIMENSIONS -- Unemployment Rates -- Employment-To-Population Rates -- Employment of In-School And Out-Of-School Youths -- Labor Force Participation Rates and Summary of Employment Data -- White Males -- Nonwhite Males |
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White FemalesNonwhite Females -- Hispanic Youths -- Inactivity Rates -- Entry, Turnover, and Unemployment -- Wages and Earnings -- CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS -- Factors Affecting the Demand for Labor -- Macroeconomic Conditions -- Industrial and Geographical Shifts in the Economy -- Minimum Wage Laws and Other Government Interventions -- Discrimination -- Antidiscrimination Laws and Enforcement -- Demand for Military Personnel -- Factors Affecting the Supply of Labor -- Demographic Trends -- Enrollment in School |
| Notes |
""Youths' Expectations and the Reservation Wage"" |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
YEDPA programs.
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Youth -- Employment -- United States.
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Occupational training -- United States
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Occupational training
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YEDPA programs
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Youth -- Employment
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hollister, Robinson G
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Betsy, Charles
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| ISBN |
9780309554756 |
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0309554756 |
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0309035953 |
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9780309035958 |
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