Job Corps Scholars Program (DOL)

doi:10.1002/fgc.30731

HIV Infection in Disadvantaged Out-of-School Youth: Prevalence for U.S. Job Corps Entrants, 1990 through 1996

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology ◽

10.1097/00042560-199809010-00011 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 67-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Linda A. Valleroy ◽

Duncan A. MacKellar ◽

John M. Karon ◽

Robert S. Janssen ◽

Charles R. Hayman

Keyword(s):

Hiv Infection ◽

Job Corps ◽

Out Of School Youth ◽

School Youth ◽

Out Of School

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When Do Regression-Adjusted Performance Measures Track Longer-Term Program Impacts? A Case Study for Job Corps

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management ◽

10.1002/pam.21746 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 495-525 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Peter Z. Schochet ◽

Jane Fortson

Keyword(s):

Performance Measures ◽

Job Corps

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PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SAMPLE OF JOB CORPS TRAINEES

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.40.4.603 ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 603-609

Author(s):

R. W. Deisher ◽

S. L. Hammar ◽

Otis Ramsey ◽

Richard Gode ◽

Fred Seligman

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Medical Care ◽

Cognitive Functioning ◽

Intelligence Testing ◽

Young Men ◽

Psychological Evaluation ◽

Health Problems ◽

Job Corps ◽

School Grade

Fifty trainees were selected from a Job Corps Camp for medical and psychological evaluation. A significant number had health problems, many of which might have been modified by regular medical care. Although mean school grade completed was the ninth, performance on reading and arithmetic tests was estimated at midfourth grade. This was below expectation based on results of intelligence testing and would imply that a more thorough appraisal should be made of the health status and cognitive functioning of these young men if maximal help is to be provided them through the Job Corps program.

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