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Little is known about the factors associated with use of employment services among homeless youth. Social network characteristics have been known to be influential in motivating people's decision to seek services. Traditional theoretical frameworks applied to studies of service use emphasize individual factors over social contexts and interactions. Using key social network, social capital, and ...

TOPIC Supported Employment (SE) can help transition age youth and young adults to obtain employment and develop meaningful careers and financial security. PURPOSE The purpose of this analysis is to examine the role of SE in achieving employment outcomes for youth (ages 18-24) and young adults (ages 25-30), compared to outcomes for older adults. Given the importance of employment to the qualit...

OBJECTIVES We examined the prevalence and correlates of postsecondary education and employment among youth with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS Data were from a nationally representative survey of parents, guardians, and young adults with an ASD. Participation in postsecondary employment, college, or vocational education and lack of participation in any of these activities were exa...

This paper examines the relation between youth employment and poverty for black and white families. An increase in the employment proportions of black men ages 16–19, which have lagged far behind their white counterparts, would reduce poverty among blacks to a moderate but meaningful degree. We provide evidence of a small positive feedback relation between black youth employment and family inco...

employment issues and constraints in Honiara; ii) examine international evidence and experience relating to job creation programs and their capacity to address youth unemployment; iii) provide a summary of the two Honiara-based employment programs together with an overview of available data relating to their effectiveness (as well as a discussion of evidence gaps); and iv) within the limits of ...

The transition from school to work in the UK has undergone dramatic change since the 1970s and the labour market that young people are entering is now signiŽ cantly different to that faced by previous generations. While securing employment has always proven difŽ cult for unqualiŽ ed youth, they are particularly disadvantaged in today’s labour market. In place of full-time employment, young peop...

OBJECTIVE Although people with disabilities have great potential to provide advantages to work environments, many encounter barriers in finding employment, especially youth who are looking for their first job. A job interview is an essential component of obtaining employment. The objective of this study is to explore the content of the answers given in job interviews among youth with disabiliti...

The magnitude of the global youth employment challenge cannot be overstated. As many as 100 million young people around the world are unable to find decent work, and many more are underemployed, often in unsafe, dead-end seasonal jobs. Moreover, the world’s youth population is rapidly expanding, predominantly in developing countries, placing even greater pressure on governments and society to a...