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Download full textWeiss, Michael J.; Visher, Mary; Weissman, Evan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
Community college stakeholders are searching with increasing urgency for approaches with the potential to improve the success rates for community college students, particularly those in need of developmental education. "Learning communities," which place cohorts of students together in two or more courses for one semester, are a popular…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Developmental Studies Programs
Weissman, Evan; Cullinan, Dan; Cerna, Oscar; Safran, Stephanie; Richman, Phoebe – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
The Learning Communities Demonstration is a national research project that is testing the effectiveness of learning communities in six community colleges across the United States: Merced College in California; The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Baltimore, Maryland; Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida; Houston…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, College Credits
Blackmon, Michael E. – 1973
Preparation for Parenthood is a city-wide program designed for the purpose of: (1) decreasing the complication of pregnancy for school-age girls due to poor nutrition and poor prenatal care, and consequently reducing infant mortality, mental retardation, and birth defects; and (2) enabling the girls to continue their educational ambitions, thus…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Methods, Parenthood Education
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Olson, Jerome A.; Schroeder, Daniel G.; Betsinger, Alicia M.; Sim, Shao-Chee – 1998
Achieving Change for Texans (ACT) was a demonstration program designed to help participants achieve independence from welfare through employment, training, temporary assistance, and support services. The ACT included the following four primary components: Time-Limited and Transitional Benefits (TL); Responsibilities, Employment, and Resources…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedCominole, Melissa; Siegel, Peter; Dudley, Kristin; Roe, David; Gilligan, Theresa – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This report describes the methods and procedures used for the 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04). NPSAS:04 is a comprehensive study of financial aid among postsecondary education students in the United States and Puerto Rico that provides information on trends in financial aid and on the ways in which families pay for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid, Research Reports, Research Methodology
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1988
A study examined Work Incentive (WIN) Demonstration programs in four states. The following programs were reviewed: Employment and Training Choices (in Massachusetts), Michigan Opportunity and Skills Training, the Employment Services Program (in Texas), and JOBS (in Oregon). A strict, across-the-board analysis of the programs was difficult because…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Demonstration Programs
O'Shea, Daniel P.; Norris, Dave N. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training(E&T)/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program Conformance Demonstration. The cost analysis determined the impact of the demonstration, the BOND (Better Opportunities for New Directions) program, on costs of administering and providing activity components and support…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Olson, Jerome A. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSE&T)/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program Conformance Demonstration. The BOND (Better Opportunities for New Directions) demonstration program tested conformance compatibility between the FSE&T and JOBS programs. It enacted such policy changes as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
