An exploratory study of a career counselling intervention with "at-risk" youth
A number of interventions have been designed to assist "at-risk" students to stay in school and achieve better grades. Although many such interventions are comprehensive and require time and financial commitment, more recently there has been a trend towards short-term treatments. In either...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
01-01-1996
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| Summary: | A number of interventions have been designed to assist "at-risk" students to stay in school and achieve better grades. Although many such interventions are comprehensive and require time and financial commitment, more recently there has been a trend towards short-term treatments. In either case, systematic evaluations of the intervention are often lacking, thus, limiting the further application and refinement of such programs. In the present study, the investigator implemented and evaluated the Engage program, which is a national short-term career intervention program aimed at empowering "at-risk" youth with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in today's society. Twelve students' (10 males and 2 females), who were considered "at-risk", according to the criteria presented in Chapter 3, were selected for participation in this program. Perceptions of participants on the program were measured and compared on a pre- and post-test questionnaire. Statements within the questionnaire were initially intended as sub-components of constructs that answered specific evaluative questions. However, lack of inter-reliability between these sub-components precluded such statistical comparisons. Instead, statements were examined on a case by case basis for changes following intervention. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) |
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| ISBN: | 9780612258938 0612258939 |