Publications

This brief presents a profile of the enrollment, demographic, and educational characteristics and educational goals of community college students in occupational programs.

Institutionalization and Sustainability of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education Program

This literature review examines research on the effectiveness of school-based career guidance and development programs.

This book explores the potential for using work-based learning as part of a broad education reform strategy.

This paper discusses the process and impact of the ATE innovation from several different dimensions by examining instructional and institutional factors that affect the process of curriculum integration.

This paper discusses the economic returns to education for African American and Hispanic students and the performance of community colleges in increasing college access for ethnic minority students.

This article discusses the potential of noncredit education in community colleges as a bridge to college for the most disadvantaged youth and adults.

This report, commissioned by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) of the U.S. Department of Education, examines the rationale for federal involvement in occupational education.

This report is a quantitative analysis of postsecondary occupational education students using national datasets.

This report examines community colleges' successes and failures in their role as a bridge to opportunity for disadvantaged students and discusses changes they could make to be more effective in this role.