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ERIC Number: ED616953
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 89
Abstractor: As Provided
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New Evidence on Integrated Career Pathways: Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity. Research Report
Anderson, Theresa; Kuehn, Daniel; Eyster, Lauren; Barnow, Burt; Lerman, Robert I.
Urban Institute
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 quasi-experimental impact analysis shows that AO students earned more credentials while taking fewer credits, suggesting more efficient course-taking and accelerated learning. These achievements did not translate into labor market gains in the observed timeframe for all students, though AO had strong and sustained positive earnings impacts for some student subgroups. [The University of Phoenix Foundation also funded the report. For the appendices, see ED616971.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Joyce Foundation; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Kresge Foundation; Open Society Foundations (OSF); Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation; Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation
Authoring Institution: Urban Institute
Identifiers - Location: Illinois; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations
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