Too Late to Patch [microform] : Reconsidering Second-Chance Opportunities for Hispanic and Other Dropouts / S. M. Miller and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5497158
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Miller, S. M
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED300473
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988
- 127 p.
- Summary:
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This report examines the following three aspects of Hispanic employment: (1) the consequences of leaving school without skills; (2) at-risk Hispanic youth as workers; and (3) the challenge of providing practical, rewarding jobs. Among the conclusions are the following: (1) several categories of at-risk Hispanic youth can receive long-range benefits from programs tailored to their realities; (2) serving these youth is both manageable and affordable, while failing to serve them is costly in both human and economic terms; and (3) the existing programs, such as the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), do not meet the needs of significant numbers of young Americans. Strategies are proposed for improving Hispanic education and employment. Fundamentally new systems that emphasize accountability must be designed to accommodate the employment and career needs of tomorrow's youth, and the labor needs of tomorrow's employers. An appendix presents the results of a study of the scope and limitations of public employment and training services for Hispanic youth dropouts. The following supplements to the appendix are included: (1) reasons reported by Hispanic youth from leaving high school, by sex; (2) the JTPA eligible and served population, and percentage that are Hispanic in selected service delivery areas, both by service delivery area and by state; and (3) the survey instrument. References are included. (BJV)
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- Availability: The Hispanic Policy Development Project, Suite 310, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
- Sponsoring Agency: Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI.
- Sponsoring Agency: Aetna Life and Casualty Foundation, Inc., Hartford, CT.
- ERIC Note: Additional support was provided by AT&T Foundation, the Equitable Life Assurance Society and NYNEX Foundation.
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- Publication date:
- 1988
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