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This book evaluates new programs that aim to reduce minority youth unemployment by improving high school students' marketable job skills.

This book examines after-school programs in light of their explosive growth in recent years. In the rush to mount programs, there is a danger of promoting weak ones of little value and failing to implement strong ones adequately. But what is quality and how can it be achieved? This book presents findings from an intensive study of three after-school centers that differed dramatically in quality. Drawing from 233 site visits, the authors examine how and why young people thrive in good programs and suffer in weak ones. The book features engaging, in-depth case studies of each of the three...

This book evaluates new programs that aim to reduce minority youth unemployment by improving high school students' marketable job skills.

Across education, out-of-school-time programming, and workforce development, researchers and practitioners are seeking ways to bolster the career readiness of our nation's youth, particularly low-income youth.

This issue brings together information from a variety of disciplines and fields to help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers understand what we know and need to learn to provide youth with effective, engaging career-related programming. The articles highlight key findings about how youth learn about careers and develop a vocational identity, whether adolescent...