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Download full textGroup of Eight (NJ1), 2009
Group of Eight (Go8) universities currently provide a wide range of services and programs to facilitate access and support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, Go8 Vice-Chancellors have also agreed to develop jointly a coordinated equity strategy to increase the participation and success of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Access to Education
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2006
Little is known about the the socioeconomic background of students attending community and technical colleges. This has created a void in understanding student access and success. The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) has thus enlisted help from the Columbia University Community College Research Center (CCRC) to construct an…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics, Two Year College Students
Jones, Dennis; Kelly, Patrick – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
At a time when economic competitiveness is determined to a considerable extent by the education levels of a nation's workforce, the United States is at serious risk of losing its edge in this realm. While the U.S. still has the best-educated workforce in the world, the advantage arises because of the superior education attainment levels of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Attainment, Competition
