Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ442384
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Improving Literacy and Employability among Disadvantaged Youth: The Job Corps Model.
Johnson, Terry R.; Troppe, Mark
Youth and Society, v23 n3 p335-55 Mar 1992
Describes initiatives undertaken by the Job Corps in recent years to improve the educational abilities of the enrollees served, and reports results of various research efforts to examine the effectiveness of some of these initiatives. Evidence suggests that Job Corps initiatives have improved basic skills of students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Federal Programs, Literacy Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Urban Youth, Youth Employment, Youth Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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