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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED132436 AUTHOR: Davis, Otto A.; And Others
TITLE: A Study of the Pittsburgh Plan. Final Report.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1976
NOTE: 253 p.
ABSTRACT: The Pittsburgh Plan, a voluntary hometown plan
designed to place minorities in local building trade
unions,
is described in detail from the perspective of its
operations, its effectiveness in carrying out its purpose,
and the individuals it serves. A benefit-cost analysis of
the Pittsburgh Plan is presented. The significance of the
results and its shortcomings are discussed and parametric
variations on all significant parameters are performed to
test its sensitivity. On the macro or program level,
descriptive analyses are presented and alternate program
structures derived. Analyses of the historical costs
involved in all phases of the Pittsburgh Plan are performed
and reported from different perspectives. On the micro
level, attention is focused on the individual being served
by this program. Multivariate statistical tools are used in
analyzing such characteristics as seen to govern or
indicate
individual success. Based upon the results of analyses on
both the individual level and the program level, alternate
program structures and program content are explored. In
order to permit easier and more explicit investigation of
the ramifications of alternate program policies,
structures,
and content, two simple linear programing models are
developed and their range of applicability demonstrated. A
"weighted sum of benefit-cost ratios" criterion is used as
another means of selecting alternate program recruitment
and
selection policies. (Author/WL)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Black-Employment;
Blacks-; Cost-Effectiveness; Job-Placement; Job-Training;
Labor-Force-Development; On-the-Job-Training;
Program-Costs;
Program-Development; Program-Evaluation; Unskilled-Workers
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Apprenticeships-; *Construction-Industry;
*Minority-Groups; *Program-Effectiveness; *Recruitment-;
*Unions-
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