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James, Donna Walker, Ed.; Jurich, SoniaMore Things That Do Make
a Difference for Youth: ACompendium of Evaluations of Youth
Programs and Practices.Volume II.American Youth Policy Forum,
Washington, DC.Lilly Endowment, Inc., Indianapolis, IN.;
Commonwealth Fund,New York, NY.; General Electric Foundation,
Ossining, NY.ISBN-1-887031-64-21999-00-00393p.; For volume I, see
ED 409 462.American Youth Policy Forum, 1836 Jefferson Place,
NW,Washington, DC 20036; Tel: 202-775-9731 ($10).Guides -
Non-Classroom (055)MF01/PC16 Plus Postage.Adolescents; *Career
Development; *Disadvantaged Youth;*Education Work Relationship;
Elementary SecondaryEducation; High Risk Students; Higher
Education; LateAdolescents; Models; Preadolescents; Program
Descriptions;Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation;
ProgramImprovement; *Youth Programs
This book contains 46 summaries of positive findings fromyouth
interventions based on 64 evaluations. Each of the summaries
follows anoutline that includes these components: an overview,
population information,evidence of effectiveness, key components,
contributing factors, studymethodology, geographic areas, and
contact information (plus a section ofadditional resources for some
studies) . The summaries are organized in threesections: education
and career development, building strong communities, andof interest
(recent studies dealing with a variety of topics about
youthpolicies and practices). Among the best known approaches
described are thefollowing: Career Academies, School-to-Work, Tech
Prep, Boys and Girls Clubsof America, 4-H, Teen Outreach Program,
Youth as Resources, and programsrecognized by PEPNet (the Promising
and Effective Practices Network). Thereport also summarizes
evaluations of community schools and after-school,juvenile justice,
and English language development programs. The reportprovides a
resource of empirical findings (beyond anecdotal evidence)
forpolicy makers and program practitioners to use to create and
implementstrategies to improve services and supports for youth,
particularlydisadvantaged and at-risk young people. The document
also contains a tablesummarizing program characteristics and a
bibliography of the 64 evaluations.(KC)
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