ERIC Number: ED559322
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 98
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The Second Year of Accelerating Opportunity: Implementation Findings from the States and Colleges
Anderson, Theresa; Eyster, Lauren; Lerman, Robert I.; O'Brien, Carolyn; Conway, Maureen; Jain, Ranita; Montes, Marcela
Urban Institute
The second annual implementation report for the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) initiative in four states finds that: (1) colleges aligned pathways and supports with local needs; (2) students were satisfied with AO; (3) AO instructors grew more adept at team teaching; (4) colleges struggled to recruit adult education students; (5) states and colleges sought new financial support and developed partnerships; (6) colleges served more students with fewer resources; and (7) states changed policies to support and sustain AO. AO provides grants to help community colleges create career pathway programs to enroll students with low basic skills into for-credit career and technical education courses to improve educational and employment outcomes. The following are appended: (1) Required Elements of AO and Theory of Change; and (2) North Carolina Accomplishments in AO.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Program Implementation, Alignment (Education), Adult Students, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction, Team Teaching, Integrated Activities, Teaching Methods, Student Personnel Services, Student Recruitment, Student Financial Aid, Partnerships in Education, State Aid, State Policy, Program Effectiveness, Eligibility, Student Characteristics, Adult Basic Education
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Adult Basic Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Urban Institute; Aspen Institute
Identifiers - Location: Illinois; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; North Carolina
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/88715