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Download full textBarclay, Suzanne; And Others – 1979
Unemployment among young people, particularly for minorities and the disadvantaged, has been a persistent and growing problem in this country for the past decades. In response to this situation, Congress in 1977 enacted the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act, the first comprehensive job and training legislation devoted solely to youth…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Crawford, Everett – 1988
A study was conducted to identify new points of intervention into the education and social development of economically and educationally disadvantaged youth considered at risk of dropping out of school and never successfully participating in the labor market. The demographic characteristics of the target population were studied, as well as past…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
This document summarizes major postsecondary education issues and school-to-work and youth employment programs for the Education Task Force of the U.S. Senates's Committee on the Budget, and is based on General Accounting Office (GAO) studies completed during 1990-1997. The discussion of postsecondary education issues centers around five themes:…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Accountability, Disadvantaged Youth
