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Programs for Educationally Disadvantaged Older Youth
Educational  Achievement and Cognitive Attainment Domain
By Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D,  Thomson Ling, and Stephanie W. Cochran
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Attainment of GED or High School diploma Attendance at high school or college enrollment in an educational program Motivation to succeed academically problem-solving skills Basic cognitive skills (reading, language, math, and problem solving)  
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In comparison to counterparts in control group:

- Male African American program participants are more likely to have positive changes in educational aspirations, such as graduation from college (60 percent vs. 40 percent).

- Female Hispanic program participants are more likely to have high educational aspirations, such as completion of college or enrollment in graduate school (66 percent vs. 60 percent).

- Female white program participants are more likely to expect to graduate from college or attend graduate school (89 percent vs. 57 percent).




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