Job Corps' effect on completing school is larger for older youth (18–24) than for younger youth (16–17)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2008 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i2 Among youth without a credential at baseline, the effect on earning a diploma or GED was statistically significant in both age subgroups, with a larger effect for ages 18–24 (0.40, +15) than ages 16–17 (0.26, +10). → Job Corps 2008

Evidence¶

Job Corps 2008¶

Job Corps. (2008). WWC Intervention Report: Job Corps. What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. http://jobcorps.dol.gov/about.htm

q3 · i2 · causal · r2

Subgroup analysis (Appendix A4.1) of the randomized controlled trial: for ages 18–24 (n = 4,082) the difference was 15.6 percentage points, effect size 0.40; for ages 16–17 (n = 4,515) the difference was 10.6 points, effect size 0.26; both statistically significant.

"Age 18–24 and no high school credential at baseline 4,082 47.9 32.3 15.6 0.40 Statistically significant +15"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Job Corps has potentially positive effects on completing school: more youth without credentials earned a diploma or GED — a broader claim this one bears on
• Job Corps' completion effect came entirely from GED receipt, with a small statistically significant negative effect on earning a high school diploma — related
• Job Corps shows no statistically significant or substantively important effect on years of schooling completed (progressing in school) — related