The Effects of a Summer Youth Employment Program for School Alienated and Adjudicated Youth

• Main Author: Ellis, Ann Marie, 1941-
• Other Authors: Leatherbury, Maurice Campbell
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1984
• Subjects: drop out students; juvenile delinquents; summer employment; summer programs; Youth with social disabilities > Employment > United States.; Dropouts > Employment > United States.; Juvenile delinquents > Employment > United States.; Summer employment > United States.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330936/

This research was a reanalysis of an extant data set on a Youth Employment Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) summer program. The ten week, seven site program combined classroom training with a worksite experience and was targeted to drop-outs, potential drop—outs and adjudicated youth. Eligible youth were randomly assigned to participant and control groups and were measured at pre— and postprogram and three and eight month follow-up. The data set included information on 1901 participant and 978 control youth.