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Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study examined Youth Initiated Mentoring (YIM) within the context of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP). Unlike a traditional mentoring program in which mentors are assigned to…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
Using personal stories of youth who participated in the Area IV Kansas Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), the author sought to describe the ecosystems of urban youth, their relationships with…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This study examined emerging practices used by Youth Corps sites to enhance their participants’ educational and employment opportunities. Youth Corps is a program that engages youth ages 16 to 25 in…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study aimed to understand the characteristics of communities participating in the Youth Opportunity (YO) grant initiative. It also sought to examine perceptions of whether the YO program had been…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This report provides a high-level summary of a study on Youth Corps programs, which have engaged disadvantaged youth in community service projects since 1933. An in-depth impact analysis is contained…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The author investigated the impact of the duration of Career Academy enrollment on monthly average earnings following high school graduation using data from a randomized controlled trial conducted by…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This is the third report summarizing results from an evaluation of Career Academies, which are institutes within high schools that have a specific occupational focus and offer students the…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This report presented and analyzed findings from a follow-up examination of the National Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Study, an impact study whose final report was published in 1994. The JTPA…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This study investigated the influence that different amounts of work incentive benefits counseling had on employment outcomes for people receiving Social Security disability benefits. The study used…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
A large share of new Social Security Disability (SSD) recipients—workers with disabilities and adult children with disabilities—are younger than 40. Better information on the backgrounds, impairments…
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High Causal Evidence
Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Moderate Causal Evidence
Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
Low Causal Evidence
Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Causal Impact Analysis
Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.
Descriptive Analysis
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
Implementation Analysis
Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.
Favorable
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
Mixed
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
None
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Unfavorable
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
Not applicable
Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
Favorable - low evidence
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Mixed - low evidence
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Unfavorable - low evidence
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.