The New England ABE-To-College Transition Project Evaluation Report

2005
This resource evaluates the College Transition Project, a comprehensive college transition model that aims to bridge the gap between GED-level and college-level academic work through direct instruction and counseling that addresses the social barriers experienced by nontraditional adult students
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Moving Beyond the GED: Low-Skilled Adult Transition to Occupational Pathways at Community Colleges Leading to Family-Supporting Careers (Research Synthesis)

2007
This review of research is part of a larger project which identified exemplary community college programs that employ innovative curriculum and instructional practices in order to help low-skilled adults attain a family sustainable wage.
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Policy to Performance: State ABE Transition Systems Report

2012
This report shares key elements of state ABE transition system planning, and provides examples of strategies used to implement ABE transition policies.
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Policy to Performance Toolkit

2012
The Policy to Performance Toolkit is designed to provide state adult education staff and key stakeholders with guidance and tools to use in developing, implementing, and monitoring state policies and their associated practices that support effective state ABE to postsecondary transition systems.
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A Typology of Community College-based Partnership Activities

2008
The purpose of this paper is to present a typology of the various types of collaborations in which colleges can engage in order to provide guidance for fiscal and regulatory policy change.
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Mal-Employment Problems Among College-Educated Immigrants in the United States

2012
This paper examines the extent of underutilization that occurs among employed immigrants in the form of mal-employment.

Evaluating Professional Development Resources: Selection and Development Criteria

2003
This publication describes criteria and indicators that were developed to help the adult literacy field assess the quality of resources and materials used in professional development for instructors and administrators and to provide guidelines for the development of quality resources.
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Systematic Reviews of Research: Postsecondary Transitions – Identifying Effective Models and Practices

2009
This paper focuses on transition programs for youth to postsecondary education, broadly considered.
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Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Outcomes

2009
Achieving the Dream, a national initiative to improve student success in community colleges, has taken a multipronged approach to improving outcomes in developmental education. This issue brief describes how the fifteen participating states have concentrated their policy efforts on four key areas: preventative strategies, assessment and placement, implementation and evaluation of program...
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Practitioner Research as Staff Development: A Facilitator's Guide

2003
This guide offers activities, guidelines and resources for those interested in using inquiry groups and research methods in their program improvement efforts.
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