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Influence of 4-H Horse Project Involvement on Development of Life Skills
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Anderson, K. P.; Karr-Lilienthal, L. – Journal of Extension, 2011
Four-H horse project members who competed in non-riding horse contests were surveyed to evaluate the influence of their horse project participation on life-skill development. Contests in which youth competed included Horse Bowl, Demonstrations, Public Speaking, and Art. Youth indicated a positive influence on both life-skill development and horse…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Youth, Horses, Skill Development
Strengthening Youth Policy. Positive Youth Development: State Strategies. Research and Policy Report
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Ferber, Thaddeus; Gaines, Elizabeth; Goodman, Christi – Forum for Youth Investment, 2005
What is needed to strengthen youth policy in the states? In this Research and Policy Report, co-authored by the Forum for Youth Investment and the National Conference of State Legislatures, learn concrete ways that states are addressing key challenges to creating better aligned and more effective youth policy. (Contains 26 notes and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Youth, Public Policy, Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities
1994 Summer Youth Employment Training Program Overview.
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Minnesota State Dept. of Economic Security, St. Paul. – 1995
This report describes summer youth employment and training programs operated throughout Minnesota via the Service Delivery Area/Private Industry Council network. It provides a statistical profile of the young people served, program costs, and program outcomes. The report begins with statewide outcome information, including a statewide summary of…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Program Costs, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
Career Education and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Mangum, Garth L. – 1978
The information presented in this document is intended to guide career educators who wish to tap CETA (Comprehensive Education and Training Act) funds to help support career education endeavors for inschool youth, especially since the 1977 additions from the Youth Employment and Demonstration Project Act (YEDPA) have given CETA a more significant…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Coordination, Educational Finance
"Integrative" or "Defensive" Youth Activation in Nine European Welfare States
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Harslof, Ivan – Journal of Youth Studies, 2005
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as "integrative", facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as "defensive", discouraging young…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Youth
Youth Acts, Community Impacts: Stories of Youth Engagement with Real Results
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Tolman, Joel; Pittman, Karen; Cervone, Barbara; Cushman, Kathleen; Rowley, Lisa; Kinkade, Sheila; Phillips, Jeanie; Duque, Sabrina – Forum for Youth Investment, 2001
This document offers eight case studies - and a number of short profiles - documenting efforts in the United States and around the world, all connecting the dots between youth action and meaningful community change. The publication begins with reflections on why it is often so hard, especially in the United States, for young people to find the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Community Change, Youth, Case Studies