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ERIC Number: EJ1185840
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
EISSN: N/A
Making My Future Work: Evaluation of a New College and Career Readiness Curriculum
Perry, Justin C.; Wallace, Eric W.; McCormick, Meghan P.
Youth & Society, v50 n6 p841-866 Sep 2018
The college and career readiness movement figures prominently in the nation's educational reform and policies, including strategies to increase graduation rates among disadvantaged students in urban schools. As part of a multi-pronged approach to help youth transition to post-secondary education and the workforce, the present study evaluated a new career intervention, Making My Future Work, designed to serve as a comprehensive, flexible career curriculum. Based on a quasi-experimental design among a sample of urban youth (N = 429), multilevel modeling revealed promising evidence for its impact across a range of outcomes, including grade point average, school engagement, career preparation, self-determination, and self-awareness. The implications of the findings, limitations, and future directions for research are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Career Development Inventory; Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A100094
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards