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来源类型 | Project |
规范类型 | 研究项目 |
Preparing Young People for the Future: Evaluating the Impact of the YouthBuild Program | |
Jillian Stein; Lisa Schwartz; Shawn Marsh | |
开始日期 | 2010 |
结束日期 | 2017 |
资助机构 | U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | We are designing and implementing surveys of grantees and youth to evaluate impacts, costs, and operation of this program that helps young people learn construction skills to help build affordable housing and other community assets, such as community centers and schools.", |
摘要 | The evaluation of YouthBuild is measuring core program outcomes—including educational attainment, postsecondary planning, employment, earnings, delinquency and involvement with the criminal justice system, and youth social and emotional development. The target population is out-of-school youth ages 16 to 24 who are from low-income families, in foster care, offenders, migrants, disabled, or are children of incarcerated parents. The study team recruited 75 YouthBuild sites (funded by DOL or the Corporation for National and Community Service) and enrolled nearly 4,000 young adults. Study participants were randomly assigned to either the treatment group, to receive YouthBuild services, or to the control group. Participants are being followed for four years to address the following research questions: |
URL | https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/projects/evaluation-of-the-impact-on-the-youthbuild-program |
来源智库 | Mathematica Policy Research (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库项目 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/490923 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Jillian Stein,Lisa Schwartz,Shawn Marsh. Preparing Young People for the Future: Evaluating the Impact of the YouthBuild Program. 2010. |
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