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Kamps, A.; Loritz, T.; Schaff, E.; Richie, D. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
"Making the Future: The Wisconsin Strategy," under the leadership of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), received a Round Two U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance for Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant. The consortium brought together all 16 colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System…
Descriptors: Models, College Credits, Prior Learning, Community Colleges
Rockey, Marci – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
Rend Lake College (RLC) has participated in several Pathways to Results (PTR) projects over the last five years. The PTR model has been an essential tool to drive evidence-based changes throughout the College. In 2015, RLC used the PTR Model to evaluate institutional processes related to the Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, School Holding Power, Program Implementation
Bragg, D.; Harmon, T.; Kirby, C.; Kim, S. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2010
An increasing number of jobs in today's workforce require postsecondary education, yet large numbers of workers lack the essential skills and credentials to fill these jobs. The result is that many workers remain underemployed, reaching a ceiling early in their working careers. In 2007, the Joyce Foundation launched the Shifting Gears initiative…
Descriptors: Models, Outcomes of Education, Demonstration Programs, Policy Formation
Jankowski, Natasha A.; Kirby, Catherine L.; Bragg, Debra D.; Taylor, Jason L.; Oertle, Kathleen M. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
This booklet provides information to multiple stakeholders on the implementation of career clusters in Illinois. The booklet is an extension of the previous edition titled "An Introduction to Illinois CTE Programs of Study" (2008), and provides a resource for partners to understand Illinois' Career Cluster Model as its own adaptation of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Career Development, Partnerships in Education, Program Implementation
Bragg, Debra D., Ed.; Taylor, Jason L., Ed. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
This edition features current research, practice, and policy related to the Joyce Foundation's Shifting Gears initiative beginning with an interview with Whitney Smith, Manager of the Employment Program at the Joyce Foundation. Julie Strawn, Center for Law and Social Policy, presents a national perspective of basic skills reform efforts similar to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Interviews, Educational Strategies, Formative Evaluation
Bragg, Debra D.; Harmon, Timothy; Kirby, Catherine L.; Kim, Sujung – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
This report provides initial results of Illinois' Shifting Gears Initiative that operated between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2009. This mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) evaluation sought to accomplish three goals: (1) to assess program and student outcomes for two models (adult education and developmental education) for two target groups…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Adult Education, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
Taylor, Jason L.; Kirby, Catherine L., Bragg, Debra D.; Oertle, Kathleen M.; Jankowski, Natasha A.; Khan, Sadya S. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
This guide begins with background information useful to understanding Illinois' framework for implementation and evaluation of Programs of Study. It starts with a visual depiction of the relationships between activity at the federal, state and local levels that evolved to the creation of Illinois' Career Cluster Model. This Model, which is based…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation