Permanent URL for this page: http://hdl.voced.edu.au/10707/472016.
Abstract:
Since its founding in 1996, Urban Alliance has placed over 2,700 youth in internships, growing to serve over 500 interns annually in four sites: Baltimore (since 2008), Chicago (2012), Northern Virginia (2013), and its original site, Washington, DC. As part of this expansion process, Urban Alliance commissioned the Urban Institute to conduct a six-year, randomized controlled trial (RCT) impact and process evaluation of its High School Internship Program. This report describes the early adulthood impacts of the Urban Alliance program, including college attendance, persistence, and job... [+] Show more
Subjects: Pathways; Youth; Participation; Outcomes; Evaluation
Keywords: Youth transitions; Youth program; Internship; Skill development; Educational level; Survey; Statistical analysis; Policy implications; Program evaluation
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Published: Washington, District of Columbia: Urban Institute, 2017
Physical description: xv, 188 p.
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https://www.urban.org/research/publication/pathways-after-high-school-evaluation-urban-alliance-high-school-internship-program