ERIC Number: EJ1210267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Mentoring Program for Indigenous Trainees in Australia Using Propensity Score Analysis
Mangan, John; Trendle, Bernard
Education Economics, v27 n3 p308-322 2019
Traineeships have been shown to be successful in generating improved labour market outcomes and are often recommended as a policy option for disadvantaged youth. Regretfully data indicate that one such target group, Indigenous Australians, continues to have lower traineeship completion rates than the non-Indigenous. To address this issue, a program of mentoring for Indigenous students has been implemented in Australia. This paper provides the first quantitative evaluation of this mentoring program by using propensity score matching techniques. Post-matching analysis indicates the program increased the completion rate of Indigenous trainees by approximately 10%.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Indigenous Populations, Labor Market, Disadvantaged Youth, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Job Training, Work Experience Programs, Databases, Outcomes of Education, Multivariate Analysis, Educational Attainment, Student Characteristics, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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