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Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the High Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI) grant on earnings. This summary focuses on the apprenticeship program at South Texas College (STC…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study's objective was to examine the impact of a Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funded vocational training program at a community college in North Florida on earnings outcomes. The author…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the WorkKeys® assessment, a component of the TAACCCT-funded programming at Southeastern Economic and Education Leadership Consortium (SEELC)…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of Adult Basic Skills (ABS) training on earnings and wages. The author used a nonexperimental design to compare the outcomes of adults who…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of continuing education programs on agricultural worker earnings and employment outcomes. The author used a nonexperimental design to compare the…Improving basic skills: The effects of adult education in welfare-to-work programs (Bos et al. 2002)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of both education- and employment-focused welfare-to-work programs on earnings and public benefit receipt. The study was a randomized controlled trial…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to assess the effectiveness of Washington State WorkSource job search services. WorkSource services included staff-assisted job matching, provision of labor market…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the role of informal mentoring on annual compensation, as well as the moderating effects of mentor status and gender. The authors investigated similar research…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The authors examine the impact of completing Minnesota’s Affordable Homes Program (AHP) on post-release employment, earnings, and recidivism outcomes for people who were previously incarcerated. The…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Milwaukee Safe Street Prisoner Release Initiative on employment, earnings, public benefit receipt, and recidivism. Drawing on administrative…
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Below is a key for icons used to indicate important details about a study, such as its type, evidence rating, and outcome findings.
High Causal Evidence
Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Moderate Causal Evidence
Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
Low Causal Evidence
Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Causal Impact Analysis
Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.
Descriptive Analysis
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
Implementation Analysis
Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.
Favorable
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
Mixed
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
None
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Unfavorable
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
Not applicable
Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
Favorable - low evidence
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Mixed - low evidence
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Unfavorable - low evidence
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.