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Download full textWagner, Stacey – Jobs For the Future, 2015
The National Fund for Workforce Solution's Young Adult Initiatives aim to test and implement new strategies for targeting America's young adults and share this information so that employers and workforce development can join forces in investing in the millions of young adults across the nation. This case study focuses on promising findings from…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Youth Employment, Labor Force Development, Case Studies
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Direct linkWehman, Paul; Schall, Carol; McDonough, Jennifer; Molinelli, Alissa; Riehle, Erin; Ham, Whitney; Thiss, Weston R. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
Supporting youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the transition to adulthood is challenging. This article provides a description of how Project SEARCH, a model transition program for youth with disabilities, was used to help youth with ASD gain competitive employment. This article includes two case studies and a thorough description of the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disabilities, Transitional Programs
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
The 1986-87 Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Part-Time Jobs Program was begun in spring 1987 to place at-risk New York City, New York, high school students in part-time, unsubsidized jobs that would motivate them to improve their school attendance and academic achievement. Twenty-one community-based organizations (CBOs) contracted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Community Programs, Dropout Prevention
Harris, J. John, III; And Others – 1983
Project STAR I, a summer program administered by the Indianapolis Public Schools, provided over 400 economically disadvantaged young people (16 to 21 years old) with supervised work/intern experiences and career education activities designed to promote career development and continued academic pursuit. The project had three basic components: STAR…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Community Leaders, Economically Disadvantaged
Harris, J. John, III; And Others – 1983
The 1983 Indianapolis Project STRIVE was designed to address the problem of youth unemployment while increasing opportunities for career education, enhancement of self-esteem, and the development of leadership skills among older adolescents, 16 to 21 years of age. Concurrently STRIVE was designed to provide elementary students with instruction in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Austin, M. Carter – 1981
The Three-Tier Vocational Education Program serves economically disadvantaged and handicapped high school students in Duplin County, North Carolina. It is designed to assist these students in developing job-seeking, job-getting, and job-keeping skills in a partnership with high schools, James Sprunt Technical College, and the employing community.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Blacks, Community Colleges, Disabilities
Sipe, Cynthia L.; And Others – 1988
The Summer Training and Education Program (STEP) was developed in 1984 as a strategy for reducing the number of young people who leave school without the skills and motivation necessary for productive employment. The STEP intervention involves collaboration between the public schools and the federal Summer Youth Employment and Training Program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Demography
Educational Testing Service, Washington, DC. – 1980
A project examined the effectiveness of the Youth Career Development (YCD) Demonstration in facilitating the school-to-work transition of high school seniors. The evaluation involved a 1755-student test group and a 1684-student control group from 30 sites funded by six delivery agents (National Urban League, National Council of Negro Women, SER…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
