Urban Alliance High School Internship Program: Providing high school seniors at risk of disconnecting from work and school with training, mentoring, and work experience, with the goal of helping them successfully transition to higher education or employment after graduation.
Intervention Details
Subject
Non-Academic AreaAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
N/AGrades
11, 12Personnel
Administrator, Coach, College Instructor, Employer, Instructional Aide, General Education Teacher, Library Media Specialist, Occupational Therapist, Paraprofessional, Physical Therapist, Principal, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, School Counselor, Social Worker, Special Education Teacher, Speech Language Therapist, Tutor
Intervention Summary
Urban Alliance High School Internship Program
Grades
11, 12Personnel
Administrator, Coach, College Instructor, Employer, Instructional Aide, General Education Teacher, Library Media Specialist, Occupational Therapist, Paraprofessional, Physical Therapist, Principal, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, School Counselor, Social Worker, Special Education Teacher, Speech Language Therapist, TutorStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on soft skill development
Positive effect on college attendance and persistence for males
No effect on college attendance and persistence for females
Positive effect on college attendance and persistence for students with GPAs between 2.0 and 3.0
Positive effect on college attendance and persistence for students with GPAs of 3.0 or higher
Positive effect on the share of students who applied to four-year colleges
Positive effect on the share of students who attended a four-year college
Positive effect on the share of students who persisted in college
Positive effect on the share of students who attained a two-year degree or enrolled in their third year
No effect on employment, wages, and savings for the full sample
No effect on employment, wages, and savings for males
No effect on employment, wages, and savings for females
No effect on employment, wages, and savings for students with GPAs between 2.0 and 3.0
Source
Brett, T., Devlin, H., Michael R., P., Rebecca, D., Sara, E. & Tanaya, S. (2017). Pathways after High School: Evaluation of the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program. Research Report (ED615700). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED615700.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
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