Improving the odds : increasing the effectiveness of publicly funded training /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Urban Institute Press, c2000. |
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| Description: | xviii, 363 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3854059 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Publicly Funded Training in a Changing Labor Market / Burt S. Barnow and Christopher T. King
- 2. The Economic, Demographic, and Social Context of Future Employment and Training Programs / Frank Bennici, Steven Mangum and Andrew M. Sum
- 3. Welfare Employment Programs: Impacts and Cost-Effectiveness of Employment and Training Activities / Lisa Plimpton and Demetra Smith Nightingale
- 4. The Impact of Job Training Partnership Act Programs for Adult Welfare Recipients / Jodi Nudelman
- 5. Training Success Stories for Adults and Out-of-School Youth: A Tale of Two States / Christopher T. King, Jerome A. Olson and Leslie O. Lawson / [et al.]
- 6. Employment and Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth: Past Effects and Lessons for the Future / Robert I. Lerman
- 7. Customized Training for Employers: Training People for Jobs That Exist and Employers Who Want to Hire Them / Kellie Isbell, John Trutko and Burt S. Barnow
- 8. Training Programs for Dislocated Workers / Duane E. Leigh
- 9. Methodologies for Determining the Effectiveness of Training Programs / Daniel Friedlander, David H. Greenberg and Philip K. Robins
- 10. Reflections on Training Policies and Programs / Garth L. Mangum
- 11. Strategies for Improving the Odds / Burt S. Barnow and Christopher T. King.
