ERIC Number: EJ1384488
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
EISSN: EISSN-2151-755X
Getting in Line for Opportunity: Putting Extra Emphasis on Workforce Development Access for Underserved Students
Guth, Douglas J.
Community College Journal, v93 n5 p26-31 Apr-May 2023
Inequity in workforce programming has been historically difficult to address for community colleges trying to meet labor market demands. Even a concentration on placing Black and Latino students into high-demand jobs is not much use when those opportunities sit at the lower end of the wage scale. Yet, access to life-changing careers remains an essential issue that some two-year institutions are focusing on more closely than ever. Colleges are now launching bilingual cohort programs or intentional ecosystems of access and equity, a series of big swings meant to guide underserved populations into lucrative employment.
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Community Colleges, Community College Students, Two Year Colleges, Labor Force Development, Opportunities, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Bilingualism, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Access to Education, Employment, Social Support Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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