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Peer reviewedWilsted, H. D.; Bryant, P. J. – Math Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Programs, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Teachers
Peer reviewedJackson, Linda S.; Whitten, Ann Y. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1986
Assesses the effectiveness of Northwest Mississippi Junior College's 1984 Summer Youth Employment Training Program, which involved 133 disadvantaged learners between the ages of 14 and 21 in an eight-week educational program focusing on remediation in mathematics and communication skills, career exploration, and job-search skills. Reviews related…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Career Exploration, Community Colleges, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textNELLUM, ALBERT L.; AND OTHERS – 1966
SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO (1) OFFER YOUTH WHOLESOME, INCOME-PRODUCING ACTIVITY WHILE THEY ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, (2) GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH JOBS AND WORK, (3) LET THEM EXPLORE VOCATIONAL POSSIBILITIES, AND (4) TEACH THEM SOMETHING OF THE EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYERS, AS WELL AS THEIR…
Descriptors: Community Action, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1978
This report summarizes the past, present, and future activities of the Knowledge Development Plan for Youth Initiatives, which is being developed and implemented as part of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA). First, a framework for the plan is given, covering the aims of the fiscal 1978 and 1979 activities which stress…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
Clement, W. R. – 1974
In the summer of 1971, the Canadian federal government initiated a major youth program known as Opportunities for Youth (OFY). The program ostensibly provided summer jobs and activities for students. The contract designer reports on program design, activities, and implications for government and education. The designer's interest was an analysis…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Agents, Cultural Context, Educational Change
Ware, Cindy – 1990
This guide to more than 1,000 summer programs for teenagers encompasses recreational and academic programs sponsored by colleges, universities, independent schools, foundations, museums, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses. Every program listed accepts students age 13-18; some programs also accept participants older or younger.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adolescents, Athletics, College Programs
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This guide consists of suggestions, ideas, and tips intended to stimulate development of cooperative summer youth employment programs in local communities. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: tips on where to start, suggestions on how to get started, hints on securing resources, program resources, use of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
National Youth Employment Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1998
This document consists of descriptions of 43 effective youth employment initiatives that were identified by the Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet), a project of the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC). The document begins with an explanation of the five broad categories of criteria used to select the programs (purpose and…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Exploration
