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Walker, Jude; Smythe, Suzanne – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2020
In 2015, the Government of British Columbia (BC), Canada, reversed a long-standing mandate to provide tuition-free Adult Basic Education (ABE) to all adults. Drawing upon internal government policy documents and inter- and intra-ministerial communications obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) tools, key policy documents, social media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Kocanova, Daniela; Paolini, Giulia; Borodankova, Olga – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2011
This report has been prepared in direct response to the Action Plan on Adult Learning "It is always a good time to learn" (European Commission, 2007), and, more specifically, to its stated objective of increasing the opportunities for adults to achieve a qualification at least one level higher than they previously held. The document…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Adult Education
New Mexico Higher Education Department, 2013
The performance of higher education in New Mexico--measured by cost-efficiency, degree production, graduation rates, and a host of other metrics--remains exceptionally low in comparison with all but two or three other states. For most of the 2013 calendar year the Higher Education Department worked on various fronts to address the most pressing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Annual Reports, Enrollment Trends, Academic Persistence
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Knapp, Laura G.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Whitmore, Roy W. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This "First Look" presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2005 collection, which included two survey components: Institutional Characteristics for the 2005-06 academic year, and Completions covering the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. These data were collected through the IPEDS…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Academic Degrees, Institutional Characteristics, Tuition
Mulry, Laura J., Ed. – New Mexico Higher Education Department, 2007
The annual report on the State of Higher Education in New Mexico has been enhanced to include more analysis as well as data. Compared to previous years, higher education in New Mexico is educating more New Mexicans and a broader spectrum of New Mexicans than ever before. Of particular importance given the mission to educate all of the citizens of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Community Colleges, Technical Education, State Legislation
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2008
There is a strong and growing argument for higher educational attainment in the United States. The jobs that are expected to support the economy in the coming years will depend on a skilled workforce that is able to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges. However, demographic patterns demonstrate that relying on the traditional K-16 pipeline to…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Distance Education, State Action, Educational Attainment