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Prins, Esther – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2007
Based on ethnographic, participatory research in two Salvadoran villages, this article analyzes how features of the sociocultural setting bred discord and mistrust among the participants in an adult literacy program and other community residents, thereby undermining the program's goal of equipping "campesinos" to work together to improve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Program Implementation, Community Cooperation
Burt, Martha R.; Sonenstein, Freya L. – 1984
In order to provide guidance for agencies in developing effective programs for pregnant and parenting teens, this article analyzes data from 21 federally funded care programs involved in a national evaluation. First, the question of a program's location and structure was addressed. Rural projects were found to be less service-rich than their urban…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Case Records, Community Relations
Burghardt, John; McConnell, Sheena; Meckstroth, Alicia; Schochet, Peter; Johnson, Terry; Homrighausen, John – 1999
The National Job Corps Study was conducted in 1994-1996 to provide a thorough and rigorous assessment of the impacts of the Job Corps on key participant outcomes. To ensure that the study was well implemented, a study team from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., (MPR) investigated outcome and admission (OA) procedures in each Job Corps region and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Education, Community Relations, Comparative Analysis