Additionally, an experimental evaluation of a youth employment program documented a link between enrollment in this type of program and educational expectations among economically disadvantaged high school students and out-of-school young adults. Farkas, Olson, Stromsdorfer, Sharpe, Skidmore, Smith, and Merrill (1984) found that adolescents enrolled in this program, which provided on-the-job training and summer employment as well as a number of other components, were more likely to report expecting to finish high by the time of the follow-up than those not enrolled in the program.