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Download full textAllen, Lili; Almeida, Cheryl; Steinberg, Adria – Jobs for the Future, 2004
Many young people learn a discouraging set of lessons between the ages of 16 and 24. They come to see secondary school as irrelevant, available jobs as demeaning, and their prospects and choices as diminishing. Some continue to "drop in" to school long enough to get a diploma, but leave lacking the skills or interest to pursue further education.…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Out of School Youth, Educational Environment, Functional Behavioral Assessment
