Program dosage was low for many participants: nearly half of Talent Search participants received 10 or fewer hours of services a year¶
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q1 i? A 2000 survey of Talent Search project directors indicated that nearly half of participants received 10 or fewer hours of services per year. → Talent Search 2006
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Talent Search 2006¶
Talent Search. (2006). WWC Intervention Report. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. http://www.ed.gov/programs/triotalent/index.html
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Self-reported program-administration data: a 2000 survey of Talent Search project directors, cited in the WWC program description. It found "nearly half of Talent Search participants received 10 or fewer hours of services a year." No effect size is reported.
"According to a 2000 survey of project directors, nearly half of Talent Search participants received 10 or fewer hours of services a year."
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Program dosage was low for many participants: nearly half of Talent Search participants received 10 or fewer hours of services a year |
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Program dosage was low for many participants: nearly half of Talent Search participants received 10 or fewer hours of services a year |
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