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Dr. Justin Perry of 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 Makes Future Work for Urban Youth
For Justin Perry, Ph.D., of 老澳门六合彩官方开奖, success is helping others succeed.
Dr. Perry has collaborated with dozens of principals, teachers and school guidance counselors as well as 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 faculty and students to create called 鈥淢aking My Future Work,鈥 a among urban youth.
鈥淲e鈥檝e evaluated the project with a quasi-experimental design using mixed methods 鈥 and the results are exciting,鈥 said Dr. Perry, director of the Center for Urban Education at 老澳门六合彩官方开奖. 鈥淲e have promising evidence that the program is having a positive impact on high school grade point average, school engagement, career planning and career decision-making, as well as other areas.鈥
Developed with funding from the Institute of Education Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education, 鈥淢aking My Future Work鈥 was pilot-tested across nine high schools in the Cleveland area. Its curriculum manual contains 80 lessons across four modules focusing on themes of self-exploration, career exploration, 21st-century skills and entry into college. The program also incorporates video and online resources.
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