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Van Noy, Michelle; Jacobs, James; Korey, Suzanne; Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine L. – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2008
Postsecondary noncredit education has become increasingly common; many community colleges now enroll more noncredit than credit students. Much of the growth has occurred in workforce instruction and contract training, programs are noted for their role in meeting shifting workforce demands and providing skills in a way that is flexible and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Continuing Education, Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges
Van Noy, Michelle; Jacobs, James; Korey, Suzanne; Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine L. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2008
This report describes a study conducted by the Community College Research Center (CC RC) that explores the overarching issues affecting community college noncredit workforce education. Following an introduction, the next section explains the methodology of the study, presenting the research questions, the data collection methods, and the analytic…
Descriptors: Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, College Outcomes Assessment
Van Noy, Michelle; Jacobs, James; Korey, Suzanne; Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine L. – Community College Journal, 2008
Postsecondary noncredit education has become an increasingly popular option for community college students in recent years. At many two-year institutions, noncredit education enrolls more students than do credit programs. This article presents an excerpt from a recent report published by the Community College Research Center, part of the Teachers…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Contract Training, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Dual Enrollment Students in Florida and New York City: Postsecondary Outcomes. CCRC Brief. Number 37
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Hughes, Katherine L.; Jeong, Dong Wook; Bailey, Thomas – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2008
Dual enrollment programs enable students to take college courses and earn college credit while in high school. Once limited to high-achieving students, these programs are now seen as a means to support the postsecondary preparation of average-achieving students. Moreover, though dual enrollment programs typically have been reserved for…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Vocational Education, Graduation Rate, Educational Indicators
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Hughes, Katherine L.; Jeong, Dong Wook; Bailey, Thomas R. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2007
Dual enrollment programs enable high school students to enroll in college courses and earn college credit. Once limited to high-achieving students, such programs are increasingly seen as a means to support the postsecondary preparation of average-achieving students and students in career and technical education (CTE) programs. This report seeks to…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Grade Point Average, Graduation
Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur; Fermin, Baranda J.; Bailey, Thomas R. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2006
This Brief summarizes the final report from the "Accelerating Student Success through Credit-Based Transition Programs" study. That study, which was initiated by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), examined the ways that CBTPs may help middle- and low-achieving students enter and succeed in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Tech Prep, Dual Enrollment, Case Studies
Bailey, Thomas R.; Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur – 2003
This brief presents an alternative view of how students should move from secondary to postsecondary education, and reviews two approaches that attempt to link high schools and colleges: (1) the coordination of high school exit standards, college entry standards, and Tech Prep; and (2) dual enrollment. Tech Prep offers students planned career…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Students
Bailey, Thomas R.; Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur – 2002
Dual enrollment programs allow high school students to enroll in college courses before high school graduation, giving them firsthand exposure to the requirements of college-level work and allowing them to gain high school and college credit simultaneously. The role of dual enrollments in easing the transition between high school and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, Community Colleges
Hughes, Katherine L.; Bailey, Thomas R.; Mechur, Melinda J. – 2001
A literature review of 132 studies of School-to-Work programs and consultations with the staff of the National School-to-Work Office, researchers, and practitioners in the field drew conclusions about the effectiveness of the School-to-Work initiative. Some of the study's conclusions were the following: (1) School-to-Work students maintain good…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Preparation, Course Selection (Students), Education Work Relationship
Hughes, Katherine L.; Moore, David Thornton; Bailey, Thomas R. – 1999
The claim that work-based experience improves students' academic performance was examined through a study of the academic progress of 25 high school and community college student interns employed in various health care workplaces. Data were collected from the following activities: (1) review of the literature on academic reinforcement and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Hughes, Katherine L.; Moore, David Thornton; Bailey, Thomas R. – IEE Brief, 1999
A study tested the claim that work-based learning can have positive effects on academic learning. Data were obtained through interviews with faculty, staff, students, and employers, and observation of classroom-based links to the work-based learning components at three sites involved in a work-based learning project. At the three sites, a total of…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Internship Programs, Outcomes of Education
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Bailey, Thomas R.; Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2002
The transition from high school to college could be improved by better cooperation and communication between secondary and postsecondary systems. Dual enrollment programs can be a link between the two systems as models in New York and Wisconsin illustrate. Despite an emerging backlash, preliminary research suggests the approach warrants federal…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Dual Enrollment, Government Role, High Schools
Hughes, Katherine L.; Bailey, Thomas R.; Karp, Melinda Mechur – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Discusses generally positive findings of research studies of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 related to academic achievement, career preparation, youth development, teachers' views, and employers' views. (Contains 52 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Bailey, Thomas R.; Hughes, Katherine L.; Fermin, Baranda J. – Community College Research Center, 2005
Policymakers and educators continue to seek options for helping high school students transition successfully into postsecondary education. This interest stems, in part, from evidence that American students are unprepared for college--nearly half of all postsecondary students need at least one remedial course upon entering college. A body of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Remedial Instruction, College Credits, Dual Enrollment
Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur; Fermin, Baranda J.; Bailey, Thomas R. – US Department of Education, 2005
This report examines the ways that credit-based transition programs (CBTPs) may help middle- and low-achieving students enter and succeed in college. It highlights promising practices used by CBTPs to help students who might have been considered noncollege-bound prepare for college credit course work. The report also discusses the challenges that…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Case Studies, Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement Programs
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