Does Training for the Disadvantaged Work?
Evidence from the JTPA Study
Published on 12. August 1996
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-1-85972-313-5 (ISBN)
Description
This work presents evidence on the effectiveness of employment and training strategies for specific groups. It reports and interprets the findings of the evaluation of employment and training programmes designed to increase the employment and earning, and reduce the dependence, of America's disadvantaged. This study includes sites across the US, a sample of over 2000 people, a random assignment experimental design, a two-year analysis period, data from specifically designed surveys, and a range of state and local administrative records. It measures effectiveness separately for adult men, adult women, female youth and male youth.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 226 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85972-313-5 (9781859723135)
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Content
Background - JTPA title II year-round programmes, previous research, and the national JTPA study; the 30-month impact and benefit-cost analyses; study sites, 30-month earnings sample, and patterns of JTPA enrollment and service receipt; programme impacts on the target groups; programme impacts on the earnings of subgroups; benefits and costs of title II year-round programmes; interpretation and policy implications of the findings.