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Youth Employment and Training Programs:

The YEDPA Years

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Size: 512 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1985


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Authors:
Charles Betsey, Robinson G. Hollister, Jr., and Mary R. Papageorgiou, Editors;
Committee on Youth Employment Programs,
National Research Council
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Do government-sponsored youth employment programs actually help? Between 1978 and 1981, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) funded extensive programs designed to aid disadvantaged youth. The Committee on Youth Employment Programs examined the voluminous research performed by YEDPA ...
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Front Matter i-xiv  
1 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations 1-33 (skim)
2 Youth Employment and Unemployment 34-68 (skim)
3 Implementation of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act 69-98 (skim)
4 Procedures Used in Evaluating the Effectiveness of YEDPA Programs 99-107 (skim)
5 Effectiveness of Occupational Skills Training Programs 108-118 (skim)
6 Effectiveness of Labor Market Preparation Programs 119-136 (skim)
7 Effectiveness of Temporary Jobs Programs 137-160 (skim)
8 Effectiveness of Job Placement Programs 161-174 (skim)
9 Evidence of Programs Effectiveness From National Data Bases 175-182 (skim)
References 183-192 (skim)
Appendix A: Standardized Data Collection for Large-Scale Program Evaluation: An Assessment of the YEDPA-SAS Experience 193-219 (skim)
Appendix B: Report List 220-230 (skim)
Appendix C: Implications of the Youth Employment Experience for Improving Applied Research and Evaluation Policy 231-253 (skim)
Appendix D: Estimates of Effects of Employment and Training Programs Derived from National Longitudinal Surveys and Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey 254-280 (skim)
Commissioned PapersKnowledge Development Under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act, 1977-1981 281-347 (skim)
Social Context of Youth Employment Programs 348-366 (skim)
Youth Joblessness and Race: Evidence from the 1980 Census 367-409 (skim)
Hispanic Youth in the Labor Market: An analysis of High School and Beyond 410-461 (skim)
The Participation of Young Women in Employment and Training Programs 462-486 (skim)
Index 487-496 (skim)

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Do government-sponsored youth employment programs actually help? Between 1978 and 1981, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) funded extensive programs designed to aid disadvantaged youth. The Committee on Youth Employment Programs examined the voluminous research performed by YEDPA and produced a comprehensive report and evaluation of the YEDPA efforts to assist the underprivileged. Beginning with YEDPA's inception and effective lifespan, this report goes on to analyze the data it generated, evaluate its accuracy, and draw conclusions about which YEDPA programs were effective, which were not, and why. A discussion of YEDPA strategies and their perceived value concludes the volume.

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