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Direct linkGreene, Jordan; Seefeldt, Kristin – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2023
Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) help connect youth to opportunities for career exploration, skill development, and mentorship. Despite heightened investment in SYEPs, research regarding positive impacts is limited. Most of the common SYEP evaluation strategies are rooted in deficit thinking and focus on outcomes such as reducing violent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Employment Programs, Summer Programs
Download full textRita O'Sullivan – Online Submission, 2023
Assets for a Healthy Adolescence - Experiential Outdoor Service Learning (AHA-EOSL) Program, provided by Rocky Mountain Youth Corps-CO (RMYC), engaged 165 youth during summer 2021 in Youth Crews (ages 14-18) who worked together in 8-10 member for two or five weeks while performing meaningful conservation and service projects. RMYC focused on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Service Learning, Conservation Education, Daily Living Skills
Rita O'Sullivan – Online Submission, 2023
Assets for a Healthy Adolescence - Experiential Outdoor Service Learning (AHA-EOSL) Program, provided by Rocky Mountain Youth Corps-CO (RMYC), engaged 165 youth during summer 2021 in Youth Crews (ages 14-18) who worked together in 8-10 member crews for two or five weeks and performed meaningful conservation and service projects. RMYC focused on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Service Learning, Conservation Education, Daily Living Skills
Rita O'Sullivan; Gretchen Van de Carr; Lauren VandenHurk – Online Submission, 2022
Assets for a Healthy Adolescence - Experiential Prevention (AHA-EOSL) Program, provided by Rocky Mountain Youth Corps-CO (RMYC), engaged 165 youth during summer 2021 in Community Youth Crews (ages 14-15) or Regional Youth Crews (ages 16-18). Participants in both programs lived, camped (24/7), and worked together in 8-10 member crews for two or…
Descriptors: Prevention, Adolescents, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Intergroup Education
Demack, Sean; McCaig, Colin; Wolstenholme, Claire; Stevens, Anna; Fumagalli, Laura – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
ThinkForward is a coaching programme, developed by Impetus Private Equity Foundation, which is designed to support secondary school pupils. ThinkForward is targeted at pupils who have been identified as being at high risk of not being in education, employment or training (NEET) following the completion of compulsory education. Coaches are assigned…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Secondary School Students, At Risk Students, Transitional Programs
Peer reviewedMitchell, Patrick J. – RE:view, 2001
This article describes the establishment of Individual Development through Employment, Assessment, and Learning (IDEAL), a summer transition program for adolescents with blindness or visual impairments in Pennsylvania. The program emphasizes independence, work exploration, and social skills development. Data from participants, parents, and staff…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Career Exploration, Participant Satisfaction
Festeu, Dorin – Horizons, 2002
A summer program at Ambleside (England) works with adolescents who are at risk of becoming disaffected with life. Challenging outdoor activities increase students' self-esteem and keep them in contact with education, training, or employment. Good facilities and a pleasant environment can contribute to meeting objectives, but facilitators'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Nichols, Geoff – Horizons, 2001
Questionnaires completed by 777 participants evaluated 32 pilot summer programs in the United Kingdom designed to help high-risk 16-year-olds make the transition from secondary school to adult life and to enhance eight personal and social skills through outdoor activities. Results indicate the programs had a positive impact, but numerous…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedSacks, S. Z.; Pruett, K. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
The Summer Transition Training Project was designed to address the needs of visually impaired adolescents and young adults by providing training in transitional and rehabilitation teaching to educators of the visually impaired and to rehabilitation professionals in six western states. This paper describes program design, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Daily Living Skills, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
