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Migliore, Alberto; Zalewska, Agnieszka – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2012
In 2002, about six children aged eight years per every 1000 people in the general population received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The corresponding figure in 2008 was about 11 children, a 78% increase in just six years. To better understand how the increasing population of people with autism may impact adult programs, the…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Autism, Rehabilitation Programs, Population Distribution
Philadelphia Youth Network, 2008
This year's annual report of Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) celebrates the continuing expansion of opportunities for high-quality education and career preparation available to Philadelphia youth. These opportunities--offered by an ever-growing set of partners and program providers--are present in neighborhoods and communities all across the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs, Social Networks
Tsoi-A-Fatt, Rhonda – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2008
This paper presents a picture of risk and challenge for youth in distressed communities and outlines how these communities can band together to create a continuum of supportive activities to bolster youth's success in school and life. As youth grow and develop, individualized support and exposure to new experiences has a significant impact on…
Descriptors: Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs, Youth Problems, Disadvantaged Youth
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Peng, Samuel S. – National Center for Education Statistics, 1981
The report is based upon base-year data collected in "High School and Beyond," NCES's national longitudinal survey of sophomores and seniors in spring 1980. Gainful employment is prevalent among high school youth. During the week prior to the spring 1980 survey, 63.2 percent of the seniors and 42.1 percent of the sophomores had been…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, High School Students, Gender Differences, Minority Group Students
Flynn-Khan, Margaret; Ferber, Thaddeus; Gaines, Elizabeth; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2006
This guide is a joint effort from the Forum for Youth Investment and the Finance Project designed to help decision makers and community leaders both learn the importance of a good children youth and families (CYF) resource map and lay out the process of creating or improving a CYF resource map of their own. The handbook has been designed to…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Guidance Programs, Program Guides, Concept Mapping
George, Rosemary – 1987
Youth unemployment is hardly new, but in the 1980s it poses unprecedented problems because economic growth no longer seems to provide the necessary jobs. Youth labor markets are being stripped of entry-level jobs by new technologies, changes in the global division of labor, and the upgrading of occupational structures. This paper describes…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship