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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

584

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

1005

Measuring the effect of public labor exchange (PLX) referrals and placements in Washington and Oregon

Jacobson, L., & Petta, I. (2000). Measuring the effect of public labor exchange (PLX) referrals and placements in Washington and Oregon (Workforce Security Research Publications 2000–06). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.

  • Topic Area: Reemployment

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

RESEA Job search assistance and supportive services Labor Exchange Wagner-Peyser Act

1148

Men and women expecting to work longer: Do changing work conditions matter?

Moen, P., Kojola, E., Kelly, E.L., & Karakaya, Y. (2016). Men and women expecting to work longer: Do changing work conditions matter? Work, Aging and Retirement, 2(3), 321-344.

  • Topic Area: Older Workers

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Work based and other occupational training Other employer services

1208

Mentoring formerly incarcerated adults: Insights from the Ready4Work reentry initiative.

Bauldry, S., Korom-Djakovic, D., McClanahan, W. S., McMaken, J., & Kotloff, L. J. (2009). Mentoring formerly incarcerated adults: Insights from the Ready4Work reentry initiative. New York, NY: Public Private Ventures.

  • Topic Area: Reentry

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other employment and reemployment Reentry Mentoring

560

Mentoring practices proven to broaden participation in STEM disciplines

Crumpton-Young, L., Elde, A., & Ambrose, K. (2014, June). Mentoring practices proven to broaden participation in STEM disciplines. Paper presented at 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

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

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

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

793

Microenterprise options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: An outcome evaluation.

Conroy, J., Ferris, C., & Irvine, R. (2010). Microenterprise options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: An outcome evaluation. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7(4), 269-277.

  • Topic Area: Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other training and education

1935
Microfinance in the United States: Early impacts for the Grameen America Program
Schaberg, K., Quiroz Becerra, M.V., Castro-Cosio, T., Nuñez, S., & Hendra, R. (2019). Microfinance in the United States: Early impacts for the Grameen America Program. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Other training and education

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Microfinance in the United States: Early impacts for the Grameen America Program
Schaberg, K., Quiroz-Becerra, V., Castro-Cosio, T., Nuñez, S., Hendra, R., (2019). Microfinance in the United States: Early impacts for the Grameen America Program. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Implementation Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Training and Education Capacity building 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