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Longer-term impacts of mentoring, educational services, and learning incentives: Evidence from a randomized trial in the United States

Rodríguez-Planas, N. (2012). Longer-term impacts of mentoring, educational services, and learning incentives: Evidence from a randomized trial in the United States. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 4(4):121–139.

Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Education and skills gains-Mod/high-Favorable impacts

Education and skills gains
Training-Mod/high-No impacts

Training

Mentoring Other training and education Youth programs

Making the transition: Interim results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program evaluation

Millenky, M., Bloom, D., & Dillon, C. (2010). Making the transition: Interim results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program evaluation. New York: MDRC.

Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Earnings and wages-Mod/high-Favorable impacts

Earnings and wages
Education and skills gains-Mod/high-Favorable impacts

Education and skills gains
Training-Mod/high-Favorable impacts

Training

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

Matching the disadvantaged to job opportunities: Structural explanations for the past successes of the Center for Employment Training.

Melendez, E., & Harrison, B. (1998). Matching the disadvantaged to job opportunities: Structural explanations for the past successes of the Center for Employment Training. Economic Development Quarterly, 12(1), 3-11.

Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Job search assistance and supportive services Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

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Measuring recidivism in a juvenile drug court: Systematic outcome study of a juvenile drug court using historical information

Pitts, W. (2006). Measuring recidivism in a juvenile drug court: Systematic outcome study of a juvenile drug court using historical information. The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, 3(1), 17-34.

Topic Area: Justice-Involved Youth
Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Substance abuse recovery Youth programs

635

Middle school girls’ perceptions of engineers before and after a female only summer enrichment program

Hirsch, L., Berliner-Heyman, S., Cano, R., Kimmel, H., & Carpinelli, J. (2011). Middle school girls’ perceptions of engineers before and after a female only summer enrichment program. Paper presented at the 2011 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.

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

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

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

533

More than robots: An evaluation of the FIRST robotics competition participant and institutional impacts

Melchior, A., Cohen, F., Cutter, T., & Leavitt, T. (2005). More than robots: An evaluation of the FIRST robotics competition participant and institutional impacts. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Center for Youth and Communities Heller School for Social Policy and Management.

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

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Education and skills gains-Low-Favorable impacts

Education and skills gains

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

National Job Corps Study: Assessing program effects on earnings for students achieving key program milestones

Gritz, R. M., and Johnson, T. (2001). National Job Corps Study: Assessing program effects on earnings for students achieving key program milestones. Report Prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Earnings and wages-Mod/high-Favorable impacts

Earnings and wages

Job search assistance and supportive services Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

National Job Corps Study: Characteristics of youths served by Job Corps.

Schochet, P. (1998). National Job Corps Study: Characteristics of youths served by Job Corps. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

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National Job Corps Study: Findings using administrative earnings records data

Schochet, P., McConnell, S., & Burghardt, J. (2003). National Job Corps Study: Findings using administrative earnings records data. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.