YouthBuild. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

Institution	What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
Titel	YouthBuild. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
Quelle	(2009), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Social Support Groups; Educational Needs; Homeless People; Dropout Prevention; Dropouts; Job Training; Housing; Low Income Groups; Adolescents; Young Adults; Construction (Process); High School Equivalency Programs; Nontraditional Education; Class Size; Counseling; Goal Orientation; Community Organizations; Church Role; Churches; Best Practices; Innovation; Disadvantaged Youth; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Intervention; Youth Programs; Youth Employment; Building Trades; General Educational Development Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Unterkunft; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Aufbau; Konstruktion; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Klassengröße; Counselling; Beratung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Kirchenbild; Church; Kirche; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Jugendsofortprogramm; Youth work; Jugendarbeit; Building trade; Bauwesen; Baugewerbe
Abstract	"YouthBuild" offers low-income youth both education and job training services. "YouthBuild's" education component emphasizes attaining a GED or high school diploma, typically in alternative schools with small class sizes and an emphasis on individualized instruction. In "YouthBuild's" job-training program, participants work in construction jobs building affordable housing for low-income and homeless people in their communities. "YouthBuild" is targeted to youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are from low-income families and who have demonstrated educational need, typically by being high school dropouts. Participants spend six months to two years in the program. During this time, they alternate weeks between being full-time students and working full-time in the job-training program. Throughout the program, youth participate in counseling, peer support groups, and life-planning exercises that are intended to encourage them to overcome negative habits and pursue life goals. "YouthBuild" programs are typically sponsored by community- or faith-based organizations. These programs are linked by a centralized national office that provides implementation support to local "YouthBuild" sites, such as staff training and information on best practices and program innovations. The WWC identified 32 studies of YouthBuild that were published or released between 1996 and 2009. No studies of "YouthBuild" that fall within the scope of the Dropout Prevention review protocol meet What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards. The lack of studies meeting WWC evidence standards means that, at this time, the WWC is unable to draw any conclusions based on research about the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of "YouthBuild." (Contains 2 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	What Works Clearinghouse. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: contact.WWC@ed.gov; Web site: https://whatworks.ed.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06