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Epstein, Diana – RAND Corporation, 2009
Since 1993, over 500,000 people have served in AmeriCorps national service programs. This dissertation evaluates the long-term impacts of AmeriCorps service on participants, particularly in the areas of civic engagement, future volunteerism, appreciation of diversity, and a number of other job and life skills. It fills a gap by using both…
Descriptors: Alumni, Service Learning, Program Effectiveness, Participant Satisfaction
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year initiative launched in June 2008 and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. It was created to support a pilot group of two-year institutions to develop or expand campus programs that engage plus 50 learners. The initiative focuses on three types of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Perkins, Kate – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
The National Reporting System (NRS) was developed to report the outcomes of English language, literacy and numeracy provision in Australia's vocational education and training and adult and community education sectors, and in labour market programs. Since its introduction, however, the NRS has been used as more than a reporting tool. It has also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Standard Setting, Numeracy