NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20260
Since 20250
Since 2022 (last 5 years)0
Since 2017 (last 10 years)2
Since 2007 (last 20 years)6
Descriptor
Community Colleges6
Credentials6
High School Equivalency…6
Adult Basic Education3
Career Development3
Labor Force Development3
Outcomes of Education3
Program Effectiveness3
Technical Institutes3
Adult Education2
Adult Literacy2
Adult Students2
Dropouts2
English (Second Language)2
Federal Legislation2
Job Skills2
Program Evaluation2
Wages2
Youth Programs2
Academic Achievement1
Access to Education1
Accountability1
Adult Reading Programs1
Adults1
Age Differences1
More ▼
Source
ProQuest LLC2
COABE Journal: The Resource…1
Division of Community…1
Mathematica1
National Research Center for…1
Author
Adams, James Victor1
Berk, Jillian1
Bickerstaff, Susan E.1
Durden, William S.1
Ernst, Stacy1
Geckeler, Christian1
Gutierrez, Ivette1
Kahn-Lang Spitzer, Ariella1
Kim, Eunyoung1
Millenky, Megan1
Needels, Karen1
Paprocki, Anne1
Park, Rosemarie J.1
Stein, Jillian1
More ▼
Publication Type
Dissertations/Theses -…2
Reports - Descriptive2
Reports - Evaluative2
Journal Articles1
Numerical/Quantitative Data1
Education Level
Two Year Colleges6
Adult Education4
High Schools4
Higher Education4
Postsecondary Education4
Secondary Education3
Adult Basic Education2
High School Equivalency…2
Elementary Education1
Audience
Location
Washington2
California1
Colorado1
Iowa1
Kentucky1
New York1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Temporary Assistance for…1
Workforce Investment Act 19981
Assessments and Surveys
General Educational…2
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe / Job ChalleNGe Program. Final Report
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Berk, Jillian; Kahn-Lang Spitzer, Ariella; Stein, Jillian; Needels, Karen; Geckeler, Christian; Paprocki, Anne; Gutierrez, Ivette; Millenky, Megan – Mathematica, 2020
Many youth in America are not on track for labor market success. One factor that increases the risk of poor labor market outcomes among these youth is dropping out of school (Rumberger 2020). Youth who drop out of school are at greater risk for job instability and for lower longterm earnings (Hair et al. 2009). They are also more likely to…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Youth Programs, Armed Forces, Residential Programs
Guided Pathways, WIOA, and Washington State's I-BEST: Blueprints for the Future of Adult Basic Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Durden, William S. – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2018
The guided pathways approach to community and technical college redesign has significant impacts for adult basic education (ABE). The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Ability to Benefit provide federal support that complements the work being done in Guided Pathways. Washington state's approach to implementing guided pathways…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Career Development
Success Rates of GED Credential Recipients and High School Graduates: A Comparative Study of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Students
Direct linkDirect link
Adams, James Victor – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was a statistically significant difference in collegiate success rates of GED credential recipients and high school graduates in community colleges. Data obtained from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) PeopleSoft system at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credentials, Grade Point Average, Technical Institutes
Youth Returning to School: Identities Imposed, Enacted, Resisted, and Explored
Direct linkDirect link
Bickerstaff, Susan E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
While high school attrition is a critical issue in the ongoing effort to reduce disparities in educational equity across race and class, rhetoric on the "high school dropout crisis" frequently overlooks the large number of students who reenroll in school or earn their credentials in alternative schools or GED programs. The number of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Credentials, High Schools, Critical Theory
Iowa's Community College Adult Literacy Annual Report. Program Year 2007, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2007
This comprehensive document replaces the previously published Benchmark Report, Benchmark Report Executive Summary, Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Report, Iowa GED Statistical Report, GED Annual Performance Report and Iowa's Adult Literacy Program National Reporting System Annual Performance Report (Graphic…
Descriptors: Credentials, Literacy Education, Youth Programs, Adult Basic Education
Moving beyond the GED: "Low-Skilled Adult Transition to Occupational Pathways at Community Colleges Leading to Family-Supporting Careers". Research Synthesis
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Park, Rosemarie J.; Ernst, Stacy; Kim, Eunyoung – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
This review of research is part of a larger project which identified exemplary community college programs that employ innovative curriculum and instructional practices in order to help low-skilled adults attain a family sustainable wage. The project goal was to identify best practices that are replicable at other community colleges. These programs…
Descriptors: Credentials, Wages, Community Colleges, Adult Basic Education