Goal-Setting to Support Cadet Success : Insights and Recommendations for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program / Colleen Corte, Lisa Sontag-Padilla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corte, Colleen, author.

Sontag-Padilla, Lisa, author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation, issuing body, publisher.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Guard--Vocational guidance.

United States.

National Guard Youth Challenge Program (U.S.).

United States. National Guard.

Alternative schools--United States--Evaluation.

Alternative schools.

High school dropouts--Services for.

High school dropouts.

Vocational guidance.

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

viii, 53 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2021]

Summary:

The Post-Residential Action Plan (P-RAP) is a process used by the National Guard Youth Challenge (ChalleNGe) Program to assist at-risk youth ages 16 to 18 with identifying placement goals and developing a plan to achieve them based on where cadets envision going in life after they complete the residential, quasi-military ChalleNGe Program. ChalleNGe focuses on eight core components: academic excellence, health and hygiene, job skills, leadership and followership, life-coping skills, physical fitness, responsible citizenship, and service to community. A cadet's plan may focus on obtaining additional education or training, searching for and obtaining employment, joining the military, or some combination of these options. Youth in the ChalleNGe program may have struggled with academic, social, or behavioral problems prior to the program, and they may need enhanced support with goal-setting. ChalleNGe has 40 sites across the United States and implementation of the P-RAP varies considerably across sites. The implementation and utility of the P-RAP has not yet been examined. The purpose of this project was to examine the various approaches to using the P-RAP across ChalleNGe sites, draw insights from the literature on best or promising practices for goal-setting in adolescence, and provide recommendations on the use of the P-RAP in the ChalleNGe program. The authors used three main methods to achieve these aims: literature review, examination of the P-RAP template, and conversations with staff at select sites to discuss implementation of the P-RAP.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction

Background

Aims of This Report

Approach

ch. Two Goal-Setting During Adolescence: Insights from the Literature

Goal-Setting and Self-Concept During Adolescence

Key Takeaways

ch. Three Conceptualization and Implementation of the P-RAP

Overview of Implementation

Exploration of Opportunities

Identification of Goals

Creation of an Actionable Plan

Documentation Through the P-RAP Template

Support from Key Adults

Youth Engagement

Execution and Follow-Up During Post-Residential Phase

ch. Four Lessons Learned and Recommendations

Lessons Learned

Recommendations

Conclusion

APPENDIXES

A. Example of a P-RAP Template

B. Site Visit Protocols

C. Elements Included in the P-RAP Template.

Notes:

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense"

"RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-53)

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

1977407846

9781977407849

OCLC:

1290702045