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Bickford, John H., III; Gillespie, Michael D. – Social Studies, 2023
This study examined students' encounters with and responses to poverty-based experiential learning during an undergraduate sociology class. Students' academic readings and experiencing real-life context were channeled through reflective analysis of public policy's implications. Students' writing, which had reflective and diagnostic elements, was…
Descriptors: Poverty, Undergraduate Students, Sociology, Experiential Learning
Thomas, Hannah; Jefferson, Anna – Abt Associates, 2022
The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program provided education and occupational training to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other adults with low incomes. HPOG training is for healthcare occupations that pay well and may experience labor shortages or be in high demand. This report details common themes…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Grants, Low Income Groups, Allied Health Occupations Education
Nelson, Laura; Purnell, Rogeair – 2003
The challenges faced by low-income parents as they pursued an associate's degree or postsecondary credential and the effects of the comprehensive student services offered by the CalWORKs community college program were examined through focus groups at the following California community colleges: Grossmont College; Sacramento City College; and Santa…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Associate Degrees, At Risk Persons