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Download full textSanchez, Jorge R., Ed.; Laanan, Frankie Santos, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998
This volume addresses the efforts in several states, including California, Florida, North Carolina, and Washington, to determine the economic gains of community college graduates by measuring their post-college earnings. Articles include: (1) "Economic Benefits of a Community College Education: Issues of Accountability and Performance Measures"…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment, Graduate Surveys, Institutional Evaluation
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Changes in the economy and declining profit margins are prompting many businesses to question the value of their training investments. Companies that had been operating under the assumption that they were reaping positive benefits from their training efforts are asking their human resource managers to provide proof that their training programs are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship
Imel, Susan – 2000
The passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996 has ushered in a new era of welfare reform. A work-first approach emphasizes self-sufficiency designed to move welfare recipients into the workforce as quickly as possible. The first of two issues related to the current context of welfare-to-work…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research
Bers, Trudy H., Ed.; Calhoun, Harriott D., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
This spring 2002 issue of New Directions for Community Colleges reviews recent research on topics of importance to two-year colleges and identifies challenges and practical solutions. The 10 chapters include the following: (1) "Literature on Community Colleges: An Overview" (Trudy H. Bers and Harriott D. Calhoun); (2) "Transfer Rates: A…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Educational Research
