THE PREDICTION OF EARLY TERMINATIONS FROM JOB CORPS BASED ON BIOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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1983Keywords
Dropout behavior, Prediction of.Dropouts -- Employment -- United States.
Job Corps (U.S.)
Youth -- Employment -- Arizona -- Tucson.
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Kahn, MarvinMetadata
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The University of Arizona.Rights
Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.Abstract
The influence of background characteristics on dropouts from a Job Corps Center was investigated using a Biographical Information Blank. Successful and unsuccessful male and female volunteer Corpsmembers were compared and the data analyzed by univariate and multivariate statistical techniques. Results strongly support the prediction that biographical characteristics are important in determining Corpsmember failure in the program. It was also found that the nature of family and peer relationships; previous social adjustment and structured activity and factors related to ethnicity and cultural attitudes are influential. There are also indications that potential dropouts may be affected in a positive manner to complete their training.Type
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Ph.D.Degree Level
doctoralDegree Program
PsychologyGraduate College