Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
| American Association of… | 3 |
| Learning Disabilities… | 1 |
| National Resource Center for… | 1 |
| Urban Institute | 1 |
Author
| Anderson, Theresa | 1 |
| Conway, Maureen | 1 |
| Evenbeck, Scott E. | 1 |
| Eyster, Lauren | 1 |
| Jackson, Barbara | 1 |
| Jain, Ranita | 1 |
| Lerman, Robert I. | 1 |
| Montes, Marcela | 1 |
| O'Brien, Carolyn | 1 |
| Piland, William E. | 1 |
| Rose, Ernest | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| Postsecondary Education | 5 |
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Two Year Colleges | 4 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Illinois | 7 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 3 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| South Dakota | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Australia | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Download full textAnderson, Theresa; Eyster, Lauren; Lerman, Robert I.; O'Brien, Carolyn; Conway, Maureen; Jain, Ranita; Montes, Marcela – Urban Institute, 2015
The second annual implementation report for the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) initiative in four states finds that: (1) colleges aligned pathways and supports with local needs; (2) students were satisfied with AO; (3) AO instructors grew more adept at team teaching; (4) colleges struggled to recruit adult education students; (5) states and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Vocational Education, Community Colleges
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2010
The Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year initiative of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), launched in June 2008 and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. It was created to support a pilot group of two-year institutions to develop or expand campus programs that engage plus 50 learners. The overarching goal of the Plus 50…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Courses, Sustainability, Student Personnel Services
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2010
The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative (2008-2011), funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, was created to build the capacity of community colleges nationwide to develop programming that engages the plus 50 learner. The Initiative supported a pilot group of 13 two-year institutions to develop or expand college…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Student Personnel Services, Enrollment, School Community Relationship
Direct linkEvenbeck, Scott E.; Jackson, Barbara; Smith, Maggy; Ward, Dorothy – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2010
Organizing for Student Success draws on data from more than 50 institutions to provide insight into how university colleges are organized, the initiatives they house, and the practices in place to ensure their effectiveness. Twenty case studies from 15 different campuses offer an in-depth understanding of institutional practice. Ultimately,…
Descriptors: Models, College Programs, Success, Institutional Characteristics
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year initiative launched in June 2008 and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. It was created to support a pilot group of two-year institutions to develop or expand campus programs that engage plus 50 learners. The initiative focuses on three types of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedRose, Ernest – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Project TAPE (Technical Assistance for Postsecondary Education) was a two-year federal demonstration grant to provide technical assistance to personnel serving learning-disabled students in Illinois. The program involved training of support personnel, development and implementation of Specific Intervention Strategy modules, and a system of state…
Descriptors: College Students, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Wentling, Tim L.; Piland, William E. – 1982
This document, one of 12 guides that have been developed to facilitate evaluation by and for local education agency (LEA) personnel in Illinois, covers assessment of student services. This activity is specifically directed to three areas associated with student services: (1) guidance services as they relate to counseling, student records, testing,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Career Education
