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The effects of youth transition programs on labor market outcomes of youth with disabilities
Dean, D., Pepper, J., Schmidt, R., & Stern, S. (2019). The effects of youth transition programs on labor market outcomes of youth with disabilities. Economics of Education Review, 68, 68-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.11.006

  • Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Employment and Reemployment Youth programs

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“Somebody who was on my side:” A qualitative examination of Youth Initiated Mentoring

Spencer, R., Tugenberg, T., Ocean, M., Schwartz, Sarah E., & Rhodes, J. (2013). “Somebody who was on my side:” A qualitative examination of Youth Initiated Mentoring. Youth & Society, 1-23.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mentoring Youth programs

691

4 schools for WIE

Erkut, S., Marx, F., & Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. (2005). 4 schools for WIE. Evaluation report. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs Youth programs

99

A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. Technical report.

Perez-Arce, F., Constant, L., Loughran, D., & Karoly, L. (2012). A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. Technical report. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training Mentoring Other training and education Youth programs

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A promising start: Initial impacts of Year Up on low-income young adults’ careers.

Roder, A., & Elliott, M. (2011). A promising start: Initial impacts of Year Up on low-income young adults' careers. Economic Mobility Corporation.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mentoring Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

335

A Scholarship Model for Student Recruitment and Retention in STEM Disciplines

Yelamarthi, K., & Mawasha, R. (2010). A Scholarship Model for Student Recruitment and Retention in STEM Disciplines. Journal of STEM Education, 11(5 & 6), 25–32.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs Youth programs

654

Actions against poverty: The impact of career technical education

Rabren, K., Carpenter, J., Dunn, C., & Carney, J. (2014). Actions against poverty: The impact of career technical education. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 37(1), 29-39.

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other employment and reemployment Other training and education Youth programs

468

Adolescent girls’ experiences and gender-related beliefs in relation to their motivation in math/science and English

Leaper, C., Farkas, T., & Brown, C. (2012). Adolescent girls’ experiences and gender-related beliefs in relation to their motivation in math/science and English. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41(3), 268-282.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs

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Adolescent perspectives of the ecological impact of a summer youth employment program.

Grant, N. (2011). Adolescent perspectives of the ecological impact of a summer youth employment program. Doctoral dissertation. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University. Available at http://soar.wichita.edu/handle/10057/5056.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

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After-school programs for high school students: An evaluation of after-school matters.

Hirsch, B., Hedges, L., Stawicki, J., & Mekinda, M. (2011). After-school programs for high school students: An evaluation of after-school matters. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs