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4 Procedures Used in Evaluating the Effectiveness of YEDPA Programs
Pages 99-107

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From page 99...
... and consulted people who had experience with youth programs and related research. Even so, with the exception of studies of two regular CETA programs (the Job Corps and the Summer Youth Employment Program)
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From page 100...
... The projects that form the basis of this review, therefore, may not necessarily be representative of all of the various youth employment projects operated under YEDPA, either discretionary or formula funded. Table 4.1 shows the major YEDPA discretionary demonstration projects by subpart and funding level and the disposition of reports on
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From page 102...
... . In addition to the discretionary projects listed in this table, we also included in our review the two largest regular CETA youth programs, the Job Corps and the Summer Youth Employment Program, as well as the youth portion of the Supported Work demonstration project.
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From page 103...
... Others who have reviewed youth programs have used This formulation of program goals relies heavily on Barth (1972~. As will be discussed in detail in subsequent chapters, YEDPA discretionary projects devoted substantial resources to the collection of data on measures of intermediate goals, much of it (such as attitude measures)
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From page 104...
... Intensive skills training (out-of-school) Work experience: in school and out-of school Summer Youth Temporary jobs program Employment Program Occupational skills training Temporary jobs programs b Labor market Job placement preparation program NOTE: This chart compares the program classifications used by Hahn and Lerman (1983)
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From page 105...
... (Examples of such programs include work experience programs and the Summer Youth Employment Program.)
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From page 106...
... LIMITATIONS OF THIS REVIEW Our ability to draw firm conclusions about the effectiveness of youth employment and training programs was constrained by two conditions that affected the implementation of YEDPA and particularly the conduct of research. First, YEDPA programs and research were mounted in considerable haste in a period in which many other employment and training and research efforts were ongoing, so that both program and research resources were stretched very thin.
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From page 107...
... In addition, the quality of the available evidence varies, sometimes supporting strong conclusions, sometimes merely suggesting the direction of program effects. Our assessments of the effectiveness of youth programs derive from examining published evaluation reports on these efforts rather than our own evaluation of the programs themselves.
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