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Alamprese, Judith A.; Parsad, Amanda; Shea, Meghan; Cheng, I-Fang; Hamadyk, Jill – Abt Associates, 2021
Abt Associates evaluated the Bridges to Career Opportunities (BCO) program, developed by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), to determine whether adults with low incomes and low skills who participate in BCO services are more likely to increase their employment and financial stability than do adults who participate in LISC's…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Adult Education, Transitional Programs, Low Income Groups
Stipanovic, Natalie; Shumer, Rob; Stringfield, Sam – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2012
American businesses and industries have long identified shortages in key career and technical areas--some of these areas require two- or four-year college degrees, whereas others simply require industry certifications. Career and technical education (CTE) has the potential to play a central role in filling these gaps. The current Carl D. Perkins…
Descriptors: Credentials, Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship, Formative Evaluation
Taylor, J. L.; Harmon, T. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2010
This report provides a summary of major results of the Illinois Bridge Status Survey, administered online between April and June 2010. The purpose of the survey was to understand the extent to which bridge programs are being implemented in Illinois, as well as to build an online directory of bridge programs. Bridge programs are an emerging…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation