Center for Urban Research and Learning

Loyola University Chicago

6439 North Sheridan Road Chicago, IL, 60626 United States

Here you will find all of CURL's research projects and publications.

Filtering by Category: Children and Youth

Evaluation of EDGE/UP School-to-Work Program

January 01, 1997  /  Teresa

This participatory evaluation research documented the two-year School-to-Work program. The program was organized around four career clusters--transportation, build environment, computer information systems, and metal works. Each career cluster was based on an integrated curriculum with core academics, exposure to career exploration activities, and off-site learning experience.
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categories / Children and Youth, Economic Development and Employment, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Development of Peer Intervention in Risk-Taking Behavior Among Teenagers

January 01, 1997  /  Teresa

Peer intervention in risk-taking among youth was a project developed between the principal and the faculty of Pierce Elementary School and Dr. Elizabeth Vera who has volunteered her services at Pierce School for a number of years. As a McCormick Faculty Fellow at CURL, she and 15 graduate students in counseling psychology in the School of Education interviewed 7th and 8th graders and made recommendations for strategic interventions.
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categories / Children and Youth, Health and Healthcare, Race & Ethnicity
tags / Past