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Direct linkMichelle Ronda; Lisa Hale Rose – Teachers College Record, 2024
Background: Between 70 million and 100 million Americans have a record of interaction with the criminal legal system, a group facing stigma and discrimination in civic participation, housing, employment, and education. Justice-impacted people face collateral consequences in the community, making reentry programs essential to success at…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Reentry Students, Community College Students, Criminal Law
McWilliams, Katie – 1982
Cedar Valley College's Barrier Reduction Program for Women (BRPW) offers workshops and individual career consultations to help area women meet their personal needs, increase their knowledge of career opportunities, and realize their individual potential. This descriptive and evaluative report begins by examining the diverse characteristics and…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Download full textMezirow, Jack; Rose, Amy D. – 1978
Since 1970, over 300 community colleges have established re-entry programs designed especially for women who are either continuing their education or entering the job market after an extended hiatus. Re-entry programs vary in scope and in the nature of services provided, with some offering specific skills on vocational training, and others…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Counseling Services
Kistler, Kathleen M. – 1982
A study was conducted at the College of the Redwoods to analyze the fiscal, institutional, and instructional impact of the Redwood Employees Protection Plan (REPP) program, a federally funded retraining program for timber workers displaced by redwood park expansion. The study involved telephone interviews with 37 former and current students, 16…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counselor Attitudes, Federal Programs, Job Layoff
Cox, Mary Ann; And Others – 1985
In spring 1985, a study was conducted to evaluate the basic skills program of San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC). The study focused on student demographics, skill growth, the effects of basic skills classes on performance in other classes, retention rates, self-confidence, assessment scores related to course selection/performance, and re-entry…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills
Smith, Janet D.; And Others – 1980
The Step-Up to College Program was initiated in the summer of 1980 to provide basic skills instruction in English and mathematics for incoming freshmen, re-entry adult students, and high school students and adults considering college. Program participants who were enrolled in both the English and math courses (N=125) were asked to take part in a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Community Colleges
Ashland Community Coll., KY. – 1987
The Single Parent/Adult Homemaker Reentry Program at Ashland Community College (Kentucky) was developed to meet the training needs of 40 eligible persons by enrolling them in vocational-technical programs at the college. Students received financial support for tuition, books, child care, and transportation; academic and personal counseling;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Displaced Homemakers, Financial Services, Job Training
Bauer, Allison – 1989
This paper describes a model for a women's program to be established at Motlow Community College in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The program focuses on meeting individual needs and enhancing the individual's potential, while at the same time providing the student with marketable skills. Section 1 describes the purpose and philosophy of the program, the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Career Development, Career Education
Wood, George S., Jr., Ed.; Wood, Danny, Ed. – 1986
The following papers are included: "Schoolhouse in the Factory: The Phenomenology of Literacy" (Berlin); "The Self-Directed Learning Projects of Employed, Married Mothers" (Boyce); "The Forever Plan: Adult Men Who Continue in Postsecondary Education Compared with Those Who Drop Out" (Brown); "Burnout and Associated Factors among…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
