Evaluation reports and studies
Year of the evaluation publication:
2016
Country or region covered:
Australia (Brisbane)
Owner of the evaluation:
Yourtown
Type of owner:
private - non governmental organisation
Year when the evaluation was conducted:
2015
Sector:
Youth employment
Intervention described and evaluated:
The Youth Engagement Program (YEP) has a dual focus: supporting young people struggling to stay at school, and supporting existing early school leavers to make a successful transition to other training or education.
Methodological approach:
The evaluation used a combination of quantitative and qualitative data collected: Administrative participation and client data; Participants’ self-report of self-esteem and psychological distress before and after participation; An end-of-year survey of participants; Interviews with three young people who had exited the program; Interviews with seven support staff from schools involved with the program.
Language of the evaluation:
English
Language of the Executive summary:
English