Youth Employment and Training Programs : The YEDPA Years

Youth Employment and Training Programs the YEDPA Years -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- THE NATURE OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM -- LIMITATIONS OF THIS REVIEW -- FINDINGS AND CO CONCLUSIONS ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION -- National Office Management of Yedpa -- Targeting, Recruiting, and Retaining Youths -- Enrollment of Young Women -- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ON PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS -- Occupational Skills Training Programs -- Occupational Skills Training Programs for Out-of-School Youths: The Job Corps -- Other Occupational Skills Training Programs -- Occupational Skills Training Programs for In-School Youths -- Labor Market Preparation Programs -- Programs for Out-of-School Youths -- Programs for In-School Youths -- Temporary Jobs Programs -- Programs for Out-of-School Youths -- Programs for In-School Youths -- Job Placement Programs -- Benefit-Cost Estimates -- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ON YEDPA RESEARCH -- Comparison and Control Group Methodology -- Measures of Implementation -- Length of Follow-Up Period -- Use of Subjective Measurements as Proxy Variables -- Sample Undercoverage and Attrition -- OVERALL CONCLUSIONS: DID YEDPA ACHIEVE ITS GOALS? -- Job Creation -- Research and Demonstration -- Developing the System -- The Schools and School Dropouts -- IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Youth Programs -- Programs for Out-Of-School Youths -- Basic Education -- Occupational Skills Training -- Financial Assistance -- Programs for In-School Youths -- Women in Youth Employment Programs -- A General Research Strategy Under Jtpa -- Research Methods -- Random Assignment -- Implementation Research -- Use Of Subjective Measurements as Proxy Variables -- Postprogram Follow-Up -- Benefit-Cost Studies -- The Job Training Longitudinal Survey Data Base -- The General Conduct of Public Policy Research.