JOBSTART youth participated in substantially more education and training during follow-up than control youth¶

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

Subclaims¶

q3 i? During the four years after random assignment, 94% of JOBSTART youth reported receiving remedial or occupational instruction versus 56% of control youth, averaging 800 versus 432 hours of education and training participation. → What Works Clearinghouse 2008

Evidence¶

What Works Clearinghouse 2008¶

What Works Clearinghouse. (2008). WWC Intervention Report: JOBSTART. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Comparison-condition description in Appendix A1 of the Cave et al. (1993) randomized controlled trial: control youth could use community services but their participation rate was substantially lower than JOBSTART youth's, whose 800 average hours included their JOBSTART participation plus other activities, versus 432 hours for controls.

"During the four years after random assignment, 56% of control group youth reported receiving remedial or occupational instruction, compared with 94% of JOBSTART youth."

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
• JOBSTART increased the likelihood that disadvantaged high school dropouts earned a high school diploma or GED certificate within 48 months of random assignment — related
• JOBSTART's completion gain came entirely from GED receipt, with a small significant negative effect on earning a high school diploma — related
• The JOBSTART and control groups showed no statistically significant baseline differences on compared characteristics — related