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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ761006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
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Lessons from Community College Programs Targeting Welfare Recipients
Melendez, Edwin; Falcon, Luis M.; de Montrichard, Alexandra
New Directions for Community Colleges, n127 p61-77 2004
Many community colleges have pursued aggressive initiatives to serve students on welfare, creating new academic programs or expanding existing ones. This chapter highlights case studies of best practices that illustrate how institutional initiatives targeting welfare students have resulted in an expanded capacity to educate and serve mainstream students. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services, Student Needs, Case Studies, Hispanic American Students, African American Students, Caseworker Approach, Disadvantaged Youth, White Students, Student Personnel Services, Educational Practices, Industry, School Business Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California; Colorado; New Mexico
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