Job Corps shows no statistically significant or substantively important effect on years of schooling completed (progressing in school)¶

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

Subclaims¶

q3 i? At the 48-month follow-up, Job Corps youth did not differ significantly from control youth in self-reported years of regular schooling completed (effect size –0.06, not statistically significant). → 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 · i? · causal · r2

Randomized controlled trial of Job Corps applicants randomly assigned to program (9,409) or control (5,977), analyzed at 48-month follow-up. The WWC table reports a mean difference of –0.1 years, effect size –0.06, not statistically significant, improvement index –3 percentile points for 11,313 students.

"At the end of the 48-month follow-up period, Schochet et al. (2001) found no statistically significant difference between Job Corps and control group youth in their self-reported years of regular schooling completed."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Job Corps substantially increased time spent in education and training relative to the control group during the 48-month follow-up — related
• Job Corps has potentially positive effects on completing school: more youth without credentials earned a diploma or GED — related
• Job Corps' effect on completing school is larger for older youth (18–24) than for younger youth (16–17) — related
• Twelve Together shows no discernible effects on progressing in school as measured by highest grade completed — related