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Modicamore, Dominic; Lamb, Yvette; Taylor, Jeffrey; Takyi-Laryea, Ama; Karageorge, Kathy; Ferroggiaro, Enzo – ICF International, 2017
These appendices accompany the full report that summarizes the implementation and evaluation of the Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE) program. The ACE program model is designed to improve employment and employment-related outcomes for low-skilled workers through formal partnerships between Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges
Kossy, Judith; Henle, Toni – Illinois Community College Board, 2013
Illinois is investing in bridge programs as a strategy to help more low-skilled and low-wage workers improve their skills, acquire postsecondary credentials, and move up to better jobs. This guidebook is built on early lessons of bridge programs in Illinois. It is designed as a resource for those who want to develop a new bridge program or…
Descriptors: Unskilled Workers, Semiskilled Workers, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Westbrook, John D.; Nye, Chad; Wendt, Oliver; Fong, Carlton J.; Williams, Ann; Cortopassi, Tara – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2012
The objective of the proposed systematic review is to determine the effectiveness of pre-graduation interventions aimed at persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to shape behaviors, social interactions, and/or skills that result in employment in mainstream competitive employment settings. Interventions included in this review produce an…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence
Baldwin, Julia; Maldonado, Nancy L.; Lacey, Candace H.; Efinger, Joan – Online Submission, 2004
This qualitative study investigated perceptions of resilient, transformational, successful women leaders regarding their own resiliency and leadership. The ten participants provided information during semi-structured, open-ended, audio taped interviews which were transcribed, hand coded, and then analyzed with QSR N6 software. Findings indicated…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Gender Issues, Personality Traits
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1984
Results of a survey of 1981 bachelor's degree recipients at Maryland's public four-year institutions, which was conducted about 1 year after graduation, are presented. Information is provided on post-graduation educational activities, their employment and occupational status, and their achievement of goals. Findings include the following: 57…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Bachelors Degrees, College Attendance, College Graduates
Ammarrell, Natalie; Moore, Timothy – 1985
Inner City, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Polaroid Corporation, located in the Roxbury section of Boston. Without the use of public funding, Polaroid created this job training program 17 years ago to provide Boston's unemployed residents with entry into meaningful employment. Training occurs within the framework of an actual…
Descriptors: Dismissal (Personnel), Employment Experience, Employment Level, Employment Patterns