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Download full textAnderson, Theresa; Kuehn, Daniel; Eyster, Lauren; Barnow, Burt; Lerman, Robert I. – Urban Institute, 2017
This final impact report describes the effect of Accelerating Opportunity (AO) on education and employment outcomes for underprepared adult learners. Designed and led by Jobs for the Future and national partners, AO allowed adults with low basic skills to enroll in integrated career pathways at community and technical colleges. The…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Adult Students, Education Work Relationship, Outcomes of Education
Anderson, Theresa; Kuehn, Daniel; Eyster, Lauren; Barnow, Burt; Lerman, Robert I. – Urban Institute, 2017
The "Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity" study examined the effect of Accelerating Opportunity (AO) on education and employment outcomes for underprepared adult learners. Designed and led by Jobs for the Future and national partners, AO allowed adults with low basic skills to enroll in integrated career pathways at…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
Kemple, James J.; Snipes, Jason C. – 2000
The career academy approach is one of the oldest and most widely established high school reforms in the U.S., stretching back for more than 30 years. A large-scale, multi-site, random assignment research design was conducted to determine the impact of career academies on student outcomes. Some of the findings of the study include the following:…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship
