ERIC Number: ED143689
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974-Jul
Pages: 53
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Longitudinal Impact Assessment of the 1971-72 Vocational Exploration in the Private Sector Program.
Sprengel, Donald P.; Tomey, E. Allan
The experimental Vocational Exploration in the Private Sector (VEPS-I) program, 1971-72 was intended to provide dropout-prone Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) youth with intensive counseling, supportive services and work experience in the private sector, to encourage completion of high school, and to assist in obtaining full-time employment upon graduation. This report is a longitudinal impact study of enrollees from their selection in June, 1971, to a point after high school graduation in June, 1973. The analysis indicates that VEPS achieved significant success in attaining its objectives. Outcome data for the VEPS-I completers was compared to similar data for a control group of NYC youth. T-score tests on change in grade point average and school attendance over the 1970-71 to 1972-73 school years reveal statistically significant improvement. No difference could be observed in comparing graduation/dropout rates for the two groups, although the VEPS-I group could have been expected to have a higher school dropout rate. VEPS-I youth achieved a statistically significant higher employment rate upon graduation compared to the control group. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Black Students, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Employment Counselors, Grade 11, High School Students, Industry, Job Placement, Labor Force Development, Longitudinal Studies, On the Job Training, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Spanish Speaking, Vocational Education, White Students, Work Experience Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development.
Authoring Institution: Saint Louis Univ., MO. Center for Urban Programs.
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