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Download full textKlein-Collins, Rebecca; Taylor, Jason; Bishop, Carianne; Bransberger, Peace; Lane, Patrick; Leibrandt, Sarah – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2020
This report describes the adult student's experience with prior learning assessment (PLA) using student record data from 72 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States, primarily focusing on the data from 69 of those institutions based on the more detailed data provided by those institutions to the study. Researchers from the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Adult Students, Student Records
Peer reviewedCataldi, Emily Forrest; Bennett, Christopher T.; Chen, Xianglei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
This Statistics in Brief focuses on students whose parents have not attended college and examines these students' high school success and postsecondary enrollment, persistence and degree completion once they enrolled in college, and graduate school enrollment and employment outcomes after they attained a bachelor's degree. Their outcomes are…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Access to Education, Prior Learning, Academic Persistence
Chen, Xianglei; Elliott, Barbara G.; Kinney, Satkartar K.; Cooney, Darryl; Pretlow, Joshua; Bryan, Michael; Wu, Joanna; Ramirez, Nestor Alexis; Campbell, Taylor – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
This First Look report presents selected findings from the 2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17), a nationally representative survey of undergraduates who entered postsecondary education for the first time in the 2011-12 academic year. BPS:12/17 covers the experiences of these first-time beginning postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Educational Attainment, College Freshmen
Topper, Amelia M.; Howard, Melissa – National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, 2017
Issues of postsecondary education access and attainment have a direct impact on individuals' social and economic mobility, the labor market, and the nation's ability to stay globally competitive. Sample surveys--cross-sectional or longitudinal surveys of a subpopulation of individuals--on precollege experiences and preparation, postsecondary…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Postsecondary Education, Alignment (Education), Educational Policy
Goldberg, Michelle P.; Corson, David – 1999
The extent to which Canadian employers recognize the informally acquired first languages of immigrants and aboriginal persons as prior learning qualifications for formal employment in the business, government, and education sectors was examined through a survey of organizations across Ontario. Personalized questionnaires were mailed to a sample of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Boards of Education, Canada Natives, Colleges
Phan, Oanh – 2001
The participation of women in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia in 1996-1999 was examined. Data for the analysis were obtained from annual national VET data collections and relevant reports. The analysis focused on the following areas: general trends, fields of study, qualifications, areas of learning, module outcomes,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Credits
