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The Youth "System"
"For information on what have been judged to be promising and effective practices with youth, go to http://www.nyec.org/pepnet/enhancement_project.html. PEPNet is a project of the National Youth Employment Coalition. The website includes effective practices with youth, criteria for those practices, and a great list of links.
- The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) is a nonpartisan national organization dedicated to promoting policies and initiatives that help youth succeed in becoming lifelong learners, productive workers, and self-sufficient citizens. Their web address is www.nyec.org.
- The mission of the Youth Development and Research Fund, Inc., is to improve programs, policies and opportunities for youth through research, training and culture. Their website is www.ydrf.com.
- NCWD/Youth is a source of information about employment and youth with disabilities. Their web site can be found at: http://www.ncwd-youth.info/.
- The Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. They have a number of research publications about developmental assets that are useful for practitioners working with youth. Their web site: http://www.search-institute.org.
- Adolescent literacy is the topic of the most recent issue of Voices in Urban Education, a publication of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Find it on the web at http://www.annenberginstitute.org/VUE/.
Youth in ABE
" Reading experts Mary E. Curtis and Ann Marie Longo describe a four-stage reading curriculum they developed to reverse reading failure in young adults in Focus on Basics, Volume 1, Issue B. Go to http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/index.php?id=466.
- For information on a college transition program designed to serve out of school youth, see "EdCAP: A Transition Program in Transition," in Focus on Basics, Volume 6, Issue D, available at http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/index.php?id=170.
- The findings of a year-long research study carried out in Ontario to deepen understanding of how violence affects learning are now available. "The Challenge to Create a Safer Learning Environment for Youth," and "The Impact of Violence on Learning for Youth: What Can We Do" by Jenny Horsman focus on youth's suggestions about what we can do to improve education. "You have to Believe It to See It: Safer Learning in Dangerous Times," by Nicole Ysabet, is a brief booklet aimed at youth. They can be downloaded from: http://www.jennyhorsman.com.
- University of Wisconsin's Elisabeth Hayes examined the phenomenon of youth in adult basic education for Volume 1 of NCSALL's Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy. Published in 2000, the full article is available at http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/index.php?id=524.
- Go to http://www.cete.org/acve/docgen.asp?tbl=digests&ID=132
for the ERIC Digest "Youth In Adult Basic and Literacy Education Programs"
by Susan Imel, published in 2003.