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O'Dwyer, Lisel; Mihelic, Mandy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
Defined as language, literacy and numeracy, and employability skills, foundation skills are essential for individuals to participate in further education, employment and wider society. Community education providers, such as community colleges, neighbourhood houses, faith-based organisations and adult learning associations, are key providers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Literacy, Reading Skills
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Lundy-Wagner, Valerie – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015
"Collective impact" is a new place-based model of educational and social intervention that aims to shift responsibility for improvement in outcomes from individual organizations to entire systems that affect the lives of people in a particular location. CCRC's "Corridors of College Success Series" provides insights into…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Intervention, Community Action, Community Programs
Eyster, Lauren; Stanczyk, Alexandra; Nightingale, Demetra Smith; Martinson, Karin; Trutko, John – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2009
This is the first report from the evaluation of the Community-Based Job Training Grants (CBJTG) being conducted by the Urban Institute, with its partners Johns Hopkins University and Capital Research Corporation. The CBJTG program focuses on building the capacity of community colleges to provide training to workers for high-growth, high-demand…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Training, Grants, Institutional Characteristics