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Direct linkRosenberg, Mark B., Ed.; Hilton, Margaret L., Ed.; Dibner, Kenne A., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2018
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that fuel job creation and national economic growth. Ensuring a robust supply of these professionals is critical for sustaining growth and creating jobs growth at a time of intense global competition.…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Progress Monitoring, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education
Download full textBangser, Michael – National High School Center, 2008
This research brief examines the challenges and opportunities presented in evaluating whether an intervention achieves defined goals of increasing students' educational attainment, employment, and earnings after high school. The report concludes that evaluations should: (1) Distinguish between gross outcomes (such as how many young people attend…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Attainment, High Risk Students, Measures (Individuals)
Tyler, John H. – 2002
The economic benefits of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) were examined through a review of four published papers and four unpublished working papers on the GED's benefits. Key findings were as follows: (1) a GED provides economic benefits only to low-skilled dropouts; (2) economic benefits of a GED appear over time--often…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
Wirtenberg, Jeana – 1978
A review of literature on improving women's occupational potential was conducted. Most existing theories of occupational development focus on males. However, the beginnings of several theories of women's occupational development have recently been proposed. These are (1) structural theories, revolving around personality traits and ability patterns…
Descriptors: Career Education, Change Strategies, Educational Attainment, Educational Practices
J & E Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1995
This document contains information from the national forum Creating a Literate Future for the Year 2000, which was held to help state team delegations develop vision/mission statements and action plans citing goals, objectives, and activities for enhancing adult literacy and education for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Presented first are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Alaska Natives
Johnson, Terry; Gritz, Mark; Dugan, Mary Kay – 2000
The National Job Corps Study was undertaken to obtain the information needed to assess the Job Corps' success in providing employment assistance to disadvantaged youths aged 16 to 24 years. The study's findings related to outreach and admissions (OA) and center characteristics and practices that appear to promote positive programmatic experiences…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Choice, Career Education, Classification
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Eight tech prep consortia located across the United States were studied to assess their tech prep implementation and outcomes. Special attention was paid to the consortia's use of and success with the following tech prep components: formal articulation agreements; core curriculum; rigorous instruction emphasizing integration of academic and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Apprenticeships
