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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

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:

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

157

National evaluation of Youth Corps: Findings at follow-Up

Price, C., Williams, J., Simpson, L., Jastrzab, J., & Markovitz, C. (2011). National evaluation of Youth Corps: Findings at follow-up. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, Inc.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services Youth programs Other training and education

80

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:

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

85

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

158

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.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

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

74

National Job Corps Study: Impacts by center characteristics.

Burghardt, J. & Schochet, P. (2001). National Job Corps Study: Impacts by center characteristics. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  • 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

81

National Job Corps Study: Job Corps applicants’ programmatic experiences

Johnson, T., Gritz, M., & Dugan, M. (2000). National Job Corps Study: Job Corps applicants’ programmatic experiences. Seattle, WA: Battelle Memorial Institute.

  • 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