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Peer reviewedAllen, Joseph P.; Philliber, Susan; Herrling, Scott; Kuperminc, Gabriel P. – Child Development, 1997
Conducted an experimental evaluation of Teen Outreach, a national volunteer service program. Found that rates of pregnancy, school failure, and academic suspension, at exit nine months later, were substantially lower in the Teen Outreach group, even after accounting for group differences at entry. Results suggest potential value of interventions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adolescents, Experiments
