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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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Experimental Research Studies
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Problem-solving skills
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Participants in a program whose primary focus is community service show greater gains than their peers in information technology skills (score grains of .26 vs. .0009).
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