Wilson, Benjamin David
(2022)
Erie County Summer Jobs and More Summer Youth Program Evaluation.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Summer youth jobs programs are emerging throughout the United States. One of the challenges is successful implementation between program designers and program administrators. The essential function is to implement a successful program for youth, employers, and program administrators. This evaluation explores what tools the Summer Jobs and More (Summer JAM) staff uses to help youth maximize success in the program’s goals and objectivities. The purpose of the program is to engage youth 16-21 years old, prepare youth for employment, and place them with an employer during the summer.
The purpose of this evaluation is to explore the work readiness training, a mandatory portion of the program, to see if skills learned in the work-readiness training transfer to the workplace. The Erie County Summer JAM Program has experienced issues related to attrition, and the goal of this research is to explore factors that may contribute to the problem.
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Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
Creators/Authors: |
Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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Wilson, Benjamin David | bdw36@pitt.edu | bdw36 | |
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Date: |
10 January 2022 |
Date Type: |
Publication |
Defense Date: |
28 October 2021 |
Approval Date: |
10 January 2022 |
Submission Date: |
7 November 2021 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Number of Pages: |
83 |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies |
Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Summer Youth Jobs, Soft Skills, Attrition, Work readiness, training at-risk youth, youth employment, youth job training |
Date Deposited: |
10 Jan 2022 18:17 |
Last Modified: |
10 Jan 2022 18:17 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/41920 |
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