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Antitobacco Media Awareness of Rural Youth Compared to Suburban and Urban Youth in Indiana
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Zollinger, Terrell W.; Saywell, Robert M., Jr.; Overgaard, Amanda D.; Przybylski, Michael J.; Dutta-Bergman, Mohan – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Purpose: This study examined the awareness and impact of antitobacco media messages among rural, suburban, and urban youth. Method: Self-administered questionnaires were received from 1,622, 1,059, and 1,177 middle school (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) students in rural, suburban, and urban locations, respectively. Logistic regression compared…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Smoking, Mass Media Effects, Television
The Positive Force of Youth Fair Chance. Giving Young People in Poverty a Chance at Education and Earnings.
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Corson, Walter; Dynarski, Mark; Haimson, Joshua; Rosenberg, Linda – 1997
The Youth Fair Chance (YFC) program is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to help young people finish high school, get better jobs, and address personal and family problems. Twelve YFC programs operate in urban areas, and four operate in rural areas, including a locale with a high proportion of Native Americans and one that is home to many…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid, High Schools
A Positive Force: The First Two Years of Youth Fair Chance.
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Corson, Walter; Dynarski, Mark; Haimson, Joshua; Rosenberg, Linda – 1996
In 1992 legislation enabled the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a program of Youth Fair Chance grants to provide comprehensive services to youth in selected urban and rural high poverty areas. The legislation also asked to an independent evaluation of the 16 urban and rural programs these grants funded, and this evaluation was undertaken by…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid, High Schools
Study of 4-H Youth and 4-H Programming. Extension Studies 49.
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Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1974
This study was undertaken in order to learn more about the background factors and characteristics of youth that appear to be associated with enrollment, involvement, and attrition from 4-H. In addition, the study sought to determine the manner in which community setting influences awareness of 4-H, enrollment and involvement in, and attrition from…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Influence, Educational Problems, Enrollment
Evaluating Youth Work with Vulnerable Young People.
Furlong, Andy; Cartmel, Fred; Powney, Janet; Hall, Stuart – 1997
This report presents the results of an 18-month research project that studied the effectiveness of youth work with vulnerable young people. The research, representing six distinct geographical areas of Scotland characterized by disadvantage, focused on young people aged 13 to 16. In each neighborhood, the project examined the experiences of young…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Financial Support
Interest Levels of Participants from Two Intervention Programs: A Comparison of "At-Risk" Youth.
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Hodes, Carol L. – 1995
The interests of two different at-risk populations in Pennsylvania are compared. Both urban minorities and rural youth participated in programs designed to motivate them to continue their education. Participants (52 rural and 30 urban middle school students) completed an interest survey as part of the program orientation. Although the rural youth…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades