Do government-sponsored youth employment programs actually help? Between 1978 and 1981, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) funded extensive programs designed to aid disadvantaged youth. The Committee on Youth Employment Programs examined the voluminous research performed by YEDPA and produced a comprehensive report and evaluation of the YEDPA efforts to assist the underprivileged. Beginning with YEDPA's inception and effective lifespan, this report goes on to analyze the data it generated, evaluate its accuracy, and draw conclusions about which YEDPA programs were effective, which were not, and why. A discussion of YEDPA strategies and their perceived value concludes the volume.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- 1 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
- 2 Youth Employment and Unemployment
- 3 Implementation of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act
- 4 Procedures Used in Evaluating the Effectiveness of YEDPA Programs
- 5 Effectiveness of Occupational Skills Training Programs
- 6 Effectiveness of Labor Market Preparation Programs
- 7 Effectiveness of Temporary Jobs Programs
- 8 Effectiveness of Job Placement Programs
- 9 Evidence of Programs Effectiveness From National Data Bases
- References
- Appendix A: Standardized Data Collection for Large-Scale Program Evaluation: An Assessment of the YEDPA-SAS Experience
- Appendix B: Report List
- Appendix C: Implications of the Youth Employment Experience for Improving Applied Research and Evaluation Policy
- Appendix D: Estimates of Effects of Employment and Training Programs Derived from National Longitudinal Surveys and Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey
- Commissioned Papers<br>Knowledge Development Under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act, 1977-1981
- Social Context of Youth Employment Programs
- Youth Joblessness and Race: Evidence from the 1980 Census
- Hispanic Youth in the Labor Market: An analysis of High School and Beyond
- The Participation of Young Women in Employment and Training Programs
- Index
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