| | | Recent Publications | | Effectiveness of Fully Online Courses for College Students: Response to a Department of Education Meta-AnalysisProponents of online education were recently buoyed by a meta-analysis sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education suggesting that, in many cases, student learning outcomes in online courses are superior to those in traditional face-to-face courses. This finding does not hold, however, for the studies included in the meta-analysis that pertain to fully online, semester-length college courses; among these studies, there is no trend in favor of the online course mode. This paper discusses the studies and implications for student access and progression.View AbstractUsing State Data to Promote Continuous Improvement of Workforce Programs: Guidance for States Preparing Applications to the U.S. DOL Workforce Data Quality InitiativeThis brief, written for the Joyce Foundation's Shifting Gears initiative, describes a process by which state workforce agencies can link education and workforce data to monitor how well their education and workforce development investments are meeting labor market needs.View AbstractDual Enrollment: Postsecondary/Secondary Partnerships to Prepare StudentsThe last decade has seen an explosion of interest in dual enrollment. In dual enrollment, high school students are permitted to take college courses and, if they pass them, earn college credit. Dual enrollment thus requires
the engagement of college faculty with high school personnel and their students. This article describes some of the ways in which college faculty might find themselves interacting with high school teachers and students, as well as some of the challenges and potential benefits of these relationships.View AbstractA Contextualized Reading-Writing Intervention for Community College Students (CCRC Brief No. 44)This Brief summarizes findings from a study on the effectiveness of a reading and writing intervention—the Content Comprehension Strategy Intervention (CCSI)—for developmental education students in community colleges.View Abstract | | View all publications > |
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| Math a Roadblock for Many in Quest to Further EducationAn article in the Lansing State Journal describes how developmental math classes at community colleges can be roadblocks for students trying to complete degrees or transfer. CCRC director Thomas Bailey is cited in the article. | | Community Colleges Fighting to CopeAn article on msnbc.com describes how states are cutting school budgets as enrollment soars. CCRC's Davis Jenkins is quoted in the article. |
| Did You Know? | Students who enrolled in "student life skills" (SLS) courses were 8 percent more likely than their peers to earn a credential.
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