NCJ Number
8944
Date Published
1971
Length
154 pages
Annotation
DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF EVALUATIONS OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROVIDED IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT. THIS STUDY COVERS THREE BASIC ASPECTS OF TWENTY-FIVE PROJECTS. THESE FEATURES INCLUDE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ITS OVERALL TRAINING PROGRAM, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES PROVIDED, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THESE PROJECTS OPERATED. APPENDED MATERIAL INCLUDES MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION MEMCRANDUMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SEE NCJRS 08943 AND 08945 FURTHER INFORMATION. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)