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Berk, Jillian; Kahn-Lang Spitzer, Ariella; Stein, Jillian; Needels, Karen; Geckeler, Christian; Paprocki, Anne; Gutierrez, Ivette; Millenky, Megan – Mathematica, 2020
Many youth in America are not on track for labor market success. One factor that increases the risk of poor labor market outcomes among these youth is dropping out of school (Rumberger 2020). Youth who drop out of school are at greater risk for job instability and for lower longterm earnings (Hair et al. 2009). They are also more likely to…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Youth Programs, Armed Forces, Residential Programs
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Senter, Mary Scheuer – Teaching Sociology, 2017
Sociology research methods students in 2013 and 2016 implemented a series of "real world" data gathering activities that enhanced their learning while assisting the department with ongoing program assessment and program review. In addition to the explicit collection of program assessment data on both students' development of sociological…
Descriptors: Sociology, Research Methodology, Undergraduate Students, Alumni
González-Rivera, Christian – Center for an Urban Future, 2016
"Building the Workforce of the Future" is an in-depth, independent report on the first eighteen months of Career Pathways, New York City's sweeping new strategy for workforce development. In November 2014, Mayor de Blasio launched a sweeping new approach to workforce development in New York City. Unlike the previous model, which…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Career Development, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Tillotson, Kenyon; Osborn, Debra – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2012
What is the best way to teach someone how to write an effective resume? A workshop format was used to teach college students the skills needed to write a successful resume. Archival data consisting of student resumes and rubric score sheets were used to determine the effectiveness of a resume-writing workshop by using a pre-post design evaluating…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Undergraduate Students, Writing Workshops, Resumes (Personal)