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Maisak, Nadzeya – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As the need for educated workers in the workforce grows at the national and state level, educating low-skilled adults is one way of addressing the skills gap. Adult education programs offer low-skilled adults an opportunity to increase basic academic skills and prepare for college and career. Today, transitioning students from adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Postsecondary Education, Career Development, Community Colleges
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Black, Anne C.; Little, Catherine A.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Purcell, Jeanne H.; Siegle, Del – Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The authors present results of a 2-year mixed-methods evaluation study of Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID; 2006), an academic intervention initiative supported by the Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program that targets middle-achieving students who have been underrepresented in advanced classes and 4-year colleges and that aims…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Advanced Placement