NCRVE MDS-1047 - Contents

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
• INTRODUCTION
• I. THE NATURE OF JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS REVIEWED
• II. THE METHODOLOGY OF JOB TRAINING EVALUATIONS
• III. THE EFFECTS OF JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS:
  RECENT FINDINGS
  • 1. Mainstream Job Training Programs: The Effects of CETA and JTPA
  • 2. Welfare-to-Work Programs
  • 3. The Effects of Experimental Programs
  • 4. The Effects of Job Training for Specific Population Groups
  • 5. The Effects of Specific Services
  • 6. The Patterns of Benefits Over Time: Expansion versus Decay
  • 7. The Variation in the Effectiveness of Different Programs
  • 8. Cost-Benefit Analyses of Job Training
• IV. THE MODEST EFFECTS OF JOB TRAINING: ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS
  • 1. Small programs and small effects
  • 2. The mistaken strategy of job training
  • 3. The poor quality of job-related training
  • 4. The deep ignorance of good pedagogy
  • 5. Local political interference
  • 6. Low placement rates
  • 7. "One-shot" job training and the links to other programs
  • 8. Labor market explanations
  • 9. The special problems of youth programs
  • 10. The impossibility of "second chance" programs
• V. CONCLUSION: A VISION FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
• REFERENCES