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Davis, Elisabeth; Smither, Cameron; Zhu, Bo; Stephan, Jennifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2017
Acceleration programs are academically challenging courses in which high school students can simultaneously earn credit toward a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree (dual credit). These programs include Advanced Placement courses, concurrent-enrollment courses, Postsecondary Enrollment Options courses (a dual-enrollment program in…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Student Participation, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement Programs
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Moberg, D. Paul; Finch, Andrew J.; Lindsley, Stephanie M. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2014
This article reviews findings from the authors' studies of recovery high schools (RHS), including a 1995 program evaluation of a school in New Mexico (Moberg & Thaler, 1995), a 2006-09 descriptive study of 17 recovery high schools (Moberg & Finch, 2008), and presents early findings from a current study of the effectiveness of recovery high…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, School Effectiveness, Drug Rehabilitation
Sykes, Andrea R.; Szuplat, Mary A.; Decker, Cynthia G. – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2014
Federal policymakers have interest in three specific areas of postsecondary career and technical education (CTE): associate degrees and certificates awarded in CTE, skills and training obtained through noncredit courses, and industry-recognized certifications. Research and data are readily available on students earning degrees and certificates in…
Descriptors: Educational Certificates, Vocational Education, Noncredit Courses, Outcomes of Education
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Vocational Follow-Up System. – 1973
One of a series of reports summarizing data on students in the full-time day postsecondary programs of the Minnesota area vocational-technical institutes, the report features biographical data gathered from students enrolled between July 1, 1972 and June 30, 1973. Data presented include age, sex, marital status, geographical location, information…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Curriculum Design, Day Students, Enrollment
McCannon, Roger S. – 1977
A study was conducted to examine the characteristics of adult education in rural areas, to determine the differences between adult education in rural and urban settings, and to explore possible barriers which prevent rural residents from seeking further education. The investigator analyzed existing literature on participation rates, needs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Attendance Patterns, Comparative Analysis