Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| Office of Planning, Research… | 2 |
| Abt Associates | 1 |
| Administration for Children &… | 1 |
| Community College Research… | 1 |
| National Center for Education… | 1 |
Author
| Martinson, Karin | 3 |
| Copson, Elizabeth | 2 |
| Gardiner, Karen | 2 |
| Zeidenberg, Matthew | 2 |
| Anne Wolf | 1 |
| Barbara Goodson | 1 |
| Brown-Lyons, Melanie | 1 |
| Cave, George | 1 |
| Cho, Sung-Woo | 1 |
| Comfort, Alison | 1 |
| Glosser, Asaph | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 4 |
| Two Year Colleges | 4 |
| Postsecondary Education | 3 |
| Adult Basic Education | 2 |
| Adult Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Washington | 2 |
| California (Bakersfield) | 1 |
| Illinois (Chicago) | 1 |
| Iowa (Des Moines) | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota (Minneapolis) | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| American Recovery and… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Kaufman Test of Educational… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 6 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 7 |
Download full textHamadyk, Jill; Zeidenberg, Matthew – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2018
This report documents the implementation and early impacts of the Workforce Training Academy Connect (WTA Connect) program, operated by Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Des Moines, Iowa. WTA Connect aimed to help low-income, low-skilled adults access and complete occupational training that can lead to increased employment and higher…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Pathways, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Martinson, Karin; Cho, Sung-Woo; Gardiner, Karen; Glosser, Asaph – Administration for Children & Families, 2018
This report describes the implementation and early impacts of the Washington State Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program at three colleges: Bellingham Technical College, Everett Community College, and Whatcom Community College. I-BEST is a nationally known program that aims to increase access to and completion of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Team Teaching
Martinson, Karin; Williams, Julie; Needels, Karen; Peck, Laura; Moulton, Shawn; Paxton, Nora; Mastri, Annalisa; Copson, Elizabeth; Nisar, Hiren; Comfort, Alison; Brown-Lyons, Melanie – Abt Associates, 2016
This report summarizes the final results for the Green Jobs and Health Care (GJ-HC) Impact Evaluation, a study of selected grantees funded by two job training initiatives administered by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In response to the 2008 recession and as part of the American Recovery and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education
Martinson, Karin; Copson, Elizabeth; Gardiner, Karen; Kitrosser, Daniel – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2018
This report documents the implementation and early impacts of the Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) program, operated by Instituto del Progreso Latino, in Chicago, Illinois. The Carreras en Salud program is one promising effort aimed at helping low-income, low-skilled adults access and complete occupational training that can lead to increased…
Descriptors: Career Development, Program Implementation, Hispanic Americans, Organizations (Groups)
Jenkins, Davis; Zeidenberg, Matthew; Kienzl, Gregory – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) was developed by the community and technical colleges in Washington State to increase the rate at which adult basic skills students enter and succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training. Under the I-BEST model, basic skills instructors and career-technical faculty jointly…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Multivariate Analysis, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedBarbara Goodson; Anne Wolf; Steve Bell; Herb Turner; Pamela B. Finney – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
State education departments, in discussions with Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southeast, identified low reading achievement as a critical issue for their students and expressed an interest in identifying effective strategies to promote the foundational skills in young students that might improve reading achievement. The Mississippi…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Intervention, Reading Aloud to Others, Observation
Cave, George; And Others – 1993
The JOBSTART demonstration program provided education and vocational training, support services, and job placement assistance to educationally disadvantaged dropouts aged 17-21 at 13 sites. An evaluation assessed whether helping disadvantaged dropouts increase their educational attainment led to increased earnings. A total of 2,312 people were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
