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Retention in the United States Job Corps: Analysis and recommendations.

Ginsburg, K. R., Forke, C.M., Kinsman, S.B., Fleegler, E., Grimes, E.K., et al. (2000). Retention in the United States Job Corps: Analysis and recommendations. Philadelphia, PA: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

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

225

Step to College: Moving from the High School Career Academy through the 4 Year University

Maxwell, N. (2001). Step to College: Moving from the High School Career Academy through the 4 Year University. Evaluation Review, 25(6), 619–654.

  • Topic Area: Career Academies

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

77

Study of Hispanics in Job Corps: 2004-2005

Garcia, Y. Study of Hispanics in Job Corps: 2004–2005. Washington, DC: HMA Associates, 2007.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

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

256

Sustained gains: Year Up’s continued impacts on young adults’ earnings

Roder, A., & Elliott, M. (2014). Sustained gains: Year Up’s continued impacts on young adults’ earnings. New York: Economic Mobility Corporation.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

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

84

The benefits and costs of Job Corps

McConnell, S., & Glazerman, S. (2001). The benefits and costs of Job Corps. Mathematica Policy Research: Washington, DC.

  • 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

139

The benefits and costs of JTPA Title II-A programs: Key findings from the National Job Training Partnership Act Study

Bloom, Howard S. et. al. (1997). The benefits and costs of JTPA Title II-A programs: Key findings from the National Job Training Partnership Act Study. The Journal of Human Resources, 32(3), 549-546.1

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

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

161

The challenge of repeating success in a changing world: Final report on the Center for Employment Training replication sites

Miller, C., Bos, J., Porter, K., Tseng, F., & Abe, Y. (2005). The challenge of repeating success in a changing world: Final report on the Center for Employment Training replication sites. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

221

The effects of enrollment in the Transportation Career Academy Program on student outcomes

Hanser, L., & Stasz, C. (1999). The effects of enrollment in the Transportation Career Academy Program on student outcomes. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (Unpublished).

  • Topic Area: Career Academies

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

213

The relative impact of a Career Academy on post-secondary work and education skills in urban, public high schools.

Maxwell, N., & Rubin, V. (1997). The relative impact of a Career Academy on post-secondary work and education skills in urban, public high schools. Hayward, CA: The Human Investment Research and Education Center discussion paper.

  • Topic Area: Career Academies

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

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The relative importance of selected variables on the employment consistency of Virginia ex-offenders

Onyewu, C. C. (2009). The relative importance of selected variables on the employment consistency of Virginia ex-offenders. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from VTechWorks: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26264.

  • Topic Area: Reentry

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Reentry Work based and other occupational training