ERIC Number: EJ1184852
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-2165-1434
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Jobs for Youth Program: An Intervention to Improve Transition Outcomes of Former Dropout Minority Youth
Balcazar, Fabricio E.; Awsumb, Jessica; Dimpfl, Shawn; Langi, F. L. Fredrik G.; Lara, Jazmin
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, v41 n3 p166-174 Aug 2018
This study describes an intervention developed to implement several best transition practices with a high risk/high need population. In all, 116 students with disabilities from a charter school for dropouts participated. All students were interviewed at different points in time to track their progress as they completed the program. Records of participant's activities and outcomes were collected. Results suggest a positive impact on students' graduation rate (95%), enrollment in vocational rehabilitation (100%), proportion of students obtaining certificates for employment (56%), and paid internship (37%). Overall, 35% of the vocational rehabilitation cases were closed successfully with students meeting the 90-day employment requirement after graduation. Results inform future work on the implementation of interventions designed to help low-income minority youth with disabilities.
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Continuation Students, Minority Group Students, Youth Programs, Intervention, Transitional Programs, Best Practices, At Risk Students, Interviews, Participant Satisfaction, Disabilities, Charter Schools, Participant Characteristics, Demography, Cohort Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Certification, Individual Development, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Disability Employment Policy (DOL)
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
Grant or Contract Numbers: OD225531160417