TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Charles Betsey A2 - Robinson G. Hollister, Jr. A2 - Mary R. Papageorgiou TI - Youth Employment and Training Programs: The YEDPA Years SN - 978-0-309-03595-8 DO - 10.17226/613 PY - 1985 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/613/youth-employment-and-training-programs-the-yedpa-years PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Behavioral and Social Sciences KW - Industry and Labor AB - Do government-sponsored youth employment programs actually help? Between 1978 and 1981, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) funded extensive programs designed to aid disadvantaged youth. The Committee on Youth Employment Programs examined the voluminous research performed by YEDPA and produced a comprehensive report and evaluation of the YEDPA efforts to assist the underprivileged. Beginning with YEDPA's inception and effective lifespan, this report goes on to analyze the data it generated, evaluate its accuracy, and draw conclusions about which YEDPA programs were effective, which were not, and why. A discussion of YEDPA strategies and their perceived value concludes the volume. ER -