Does training for the disadvantaged work? : evidence from the national JTPA study : an Abt Associates study
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Does training for the disadvantaged work? : evidence from the national JTPA study : an Abt Associates study
Avebury, c1996
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Published in association with The Urban Institute Press
Includes bibliographical references
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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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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