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Reconnecting Disconnected Young Adults: The Early Experience of Project Rise. Policy Brief
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Bangser, Michael – MDRC, 2013
In the United States, 1.6 million young people between 18 and 24 years old are out of school (lacking either a high school degree or General Educational Development certificate) "and" out of work. These "disconnected" young people face significant barriers to economic opportunity and distressingly high odds of becoming involved…
Descriptors: Out of School Youth, Barriers, At Risk Persons, Intervention
Present and Accounted for: Measuring Attendance in Out-of-School-Time Programs
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Fiester, Leila M.; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Bouffard, Suzanne M. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2005
Evidence that youth programs have real benefits has prompted efforts to get young people in the door of out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Once youth are enrolled, attendance plays a key role in the participation equation. Children and youth will not benefit unless they attend programs regularly, and evidence is emerging that those who attend more…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Improvement, After School Programs, Young Adults
Young Adult Refugee Survey. Final Report.
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Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Refugee Service Center. – 1988
A national survey concerning the experiences of young adult Southeast Asian refugees during their first 2 years in the United States is reported. The study gathered information in 11 cities from 6 groups: state refugee coordinators, voluntary agencies and mutual assistance associations, higher education representatives (adult education, community…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Attendance Patterns