Youth employment and training programs [[electronic resource] ] : the YEDPA years / / Charles L. Betsey, Robinson G. Hollister, Jr., and Mary R. Papageorgiou, editors ; Committee on Youth Employment Programs, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (512 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.3425920973
• Soggetto topico: YEDPA programs; Youth - Employment - United States; Occupational training - United States
• Altri autori: BetseyCharles L HollisterRobinson G PapageorgiouMary R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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"" ; ""Other Occupational Skills Training Programs""""Occupational 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"" ; ""Sample Undercoverage and Attrition""""OVERALL 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"" ; ""Use Of Subjective Measurements as Proxy Variables""""Postprogram 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"" ; ""White Females""""Nonwhite 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"" ; ""Youths' Expectations and the Reservation Wage""
• Titolo autorizzato: Youth employment and training programs
• ISBN: 1-280-24694-4; 9786610246946; 0-309-55475-6; 0-585-15465-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778679603321
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