Improving Education and Employment for Disadvantaged Young Men: Proven and Promising Strategies

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 635, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-191

  Heinrich, Carolyn J ^a   Holzer, Harry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

effectiveness; employment; interventions; training; youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955528332     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210391968     Document Type: Review

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