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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
Smith, Cynthia; DeTardo-Bora, Kimberly; Durbin, Latrisha – 2001
The Wheeling Housing Authority in Wheeling, West Virginia, conducted two residential programs to help women living in public housing develop economic self-sufficiency. The Learning Independence from Employment (LIFE) program was an intensive 3-week program designed to accomplish the following objectives: improve participants' communication skills…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Behavior Change