| Building Bridges to Postsecondary Training
for Low-Skill Adults: Outcomes of Washington
State’s I-BEST Program (CCRC Brief No. 42)Brief by: Davis Jenkins, Matthew Zeidenberg & Gregory S. Kienzl — 5/28/2009Based on a longer report, this Brief summarizes findings from a study on the outcomes of students participating in I-BEST, an innovative program in Washington State designed to increase the rate at which adult basic skills students enter and succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training.View Abstract | Download the PDFEducational Outcomes of I-BEST, Washington State Community and Technical College System’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program:
Findings from a Multivariate Analysis (CCRC Working Paper No. 16)Paper by: Davis Jenkins, Matthew Zeidenberg & Gregory S. Kienzl — 5/9/2009This paper presents findings from a study on the outcomes of students participating in I-BEST, an innovative program in Washington State designed to increase the rate at which adult basic skills students enter and succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training.View Abstract | Download the PDFStudent Success Courses in the Community College: An Exploratory Study of Student Perspectives Journal Article by: Lauren O'Gara, Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 12/24/2008Based on an exploratory study of students in two community colleges, this journal article examines how Student Success courses help students develop relationships that provide helpful support and useful information long after the class is over.View AbstractDual Enrollment Can Benefit a Broad Range of StudentsJournal Article by: Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 10/28/2008A study conducted by CCRC finds that dual enrollment is a promising strategy in helping students enter and persist in postsecondary education.View AbstractInformation Networks and Integration: Institutional Influences on Experiences and Persistence of Beginning StudentsJournal Article by: Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 10/1/2008This chapter explores the ways that information networks are related to student persistence in the community college and how institutional structures can encourage such networks.View AbstractDual Enrollment Policies and Practices: Earning College Credit in California High SchoolsPaper by: Joanne Wang Golann & Katherine L. Hughes — 8/1/2008This report is intended to inform educators, policymakers, administrators and researchers
about current policies and practices that shape dual enrollment in California.View Abstract | Download the PDFAn Exploration of Tinto’s Integration Framework for Community College Students (Working Paper No. 12)Paper by: Melinda Mechur Karp, Katherine L. Hughes & Lauren O'Gara — 5/16/2008This paper explores the applicability of Tinto's integration framework for understanding the ways that first-year community college students engage with their institutions.View Abstract | Download the PDFConducting Research to Answer Your Questions about Dual Enrollment Paper by: Melinda Mechur Karp & Dong Wook Jeong — 3/31/2008This paper is intended to help decision-makers understand why research on dual enrollment is important and how policymakers can support research activities.View Abstract | Download the PDFDual Enrollment Students in Florida and New York City: Postsecondary Outcomes (CCRC Brief No. 37)Brief by: Melinda Mechur Karp, Juan Carlos Calcagno, Katherine L. Hughes, Dong Wook Jeong & Thomas Bailey — 2/7/2008An increasing number of career and technical education (CTE) programs are providing dual enrollment opportunities to their students. This Brief summarizes a study on the impact of dual enrollment participation for students in the State of Florida and in New York City.View Abstract | Download the PDFDo Support Services at Community Colleges Encourage Success or Reproduce Disadvantage? (Working Paper No. 10)Paper by: Melinda Mechur Karp, Lauren O'Gara & Katherine L. Hughes — 1/11/2008Based on an exploratory study of students in two community colleges, this paper examines the ways that student support services in community colleges inadvertently perpetuate and legitimate disadvantage.View Abstract | Download the PDFThe Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual
Enrollment: An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two StatesPaper by: Melinda Mechur Karp, Juan Carlos Calcagno, Katherine L. Hughes, Dong Wook Jeong & Thomas Bailey — 10/11/2007An increasing number of career and technical education (CTE) programs are providing dual enrollment opportunities to their students. This report examines the impact of dual enrollment participation for students in the State of Florida and in New York City.View Abstract | Download the PDFWhen the Virtual Becomes Real: Student Learning in the Virtual Enterprises ProgramPaper by: Katherine L. Hughes & Joanne Wang Golann — 9/25/2007This report details a research study on the influence that the Virtual Enterprises International (VE) high school program has on students' career and college readiness.View AbstractExpanding the Reach of Dual Enrollment ProgramsJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey & Melinda Mechur Karp — 1/1/2005Dual-enrollment programs help students aspire to and prepare for college, and allow them to earn free or low-cost college credits. View AbstractWorking Knowledge: Learning and Education ReformBook by: Thomas Bailey, Katherine L. Hughes & David Thornton Moore — 10/1/2003Based on over five years of research on work-based learning in high school and community college programs across the country, Working Knowledge explores the potential for using work-based learning as part of a broad education reform strategy. View Abstract | Purchase at Amazon.comThe Perceptions of College Students Regarding the Factors Most Influential in their Decision to Attend Postsecondary EducationJournal Article by: Baranda Fermin & M. L. Pope — 1/1/2003This journal article explores the decision making factors for students applying to postsecondary institutions, with a focus on issues based upon student ethnicity.View AbstractTransition to CollegeBook Chapter by: Debra Bragg — 1/1/2002This book chapter provides an in-depth account of current issues surrounding high-school to college transitions. View Abstract |
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| | Books | | Working Knowledge: Learning and Education ReformBook by: Thomas Bailey, Katherine L. Hughes & David Thornton Moore — 10/1/2003Based on over five years of research on work-based learning in high school and community college programs across the country, Working Knowledge explores the potential for using work-based learning as part of a broad education reform strategy. View Abstract | Purchase at Amazon.com |
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| Presentations | New Approaches to Expanding Access to Education for Low Skill AdultsThis panel discussed an innovative approach to delivering training and education to low-income/low-skill adults.Conference: Recovery and Reemployment Research Conference
Date: September 16, 2009 10:30AM-11:45AM
Location: Washington, DCProviding College Credits and a College Pathway: Partnership Academies and Concurrent/Dual Enrollment The benefits of concurrent/dual enrollment for students and CA dual enrollment policy.Conference: California Partnership Academies (CPA) 21st Annual Conference
Date: March 27, 2009 N/A
Location: Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, CAAccelerating the Transition from Basic Skills to College and a Career Pathway through I-BESTThis conference session described how to speed the transition to college and careers for adult basic skills students based on the experience of I-BEST.Conference: League for Innovation in the Community College Annual Conference 2009
Date: March 16, 2009 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Nevada 3, Arcade LevelCareer-Focused Dual Enrollment: Partnering to Prepare California's Future TeachersDual enrollment is increasingly popular across the country as a way for high school students to gain college experience and enter a career path.Conference: League for Innovation in the Community College Annual Conference 2009
Date: March 16, 2009 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Nevada 6, Arcade Level Jumpstart on College and Careers: Dual Enrollment Research, Policies, and Effective Practice (An AYPF/NCPR Lunchtime Forum and Discussion)Conference: The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
Date: September 26, 2008 11:45am – 1:30pm
Location: Capitol Hill |
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