Building Better Boyhood Programs: Evaluation of Programs Funded by the African American Men and Boys Task Force Initiative

Dana Schultz ; Lisa Sontag-Padilla

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: African-American Populations;    Adolescents;    Academic Achievement;    Minority Students;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1150
ISBN  :  9780833091659
RP-ID  :  RR-1150-HE

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

African-American youth in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania face the same challenges as many of their peers across the country, including poor employment, education, and criminal justice system outcomes. To address these obstacles, human services and community-based programs seek to capitalize on the strengths of youth while recognizing the heterogeneity and interactive nature of both positive and negative individual and environmental influences. While these programs often focus on bolstering youth skills, such as academic motivation, self-esteem, and interpersonal competence, implementing them is challenging, and the degree to which these types of programs are effective is not always clear. This report evaluates the implementation of programs funded by The Heinz Endowment's African American Men and Boys Task Force initiative in Allegheny County and to understand how the programs operated, whether they made progress toward achieving their goals, and what can be learned from their implementation.