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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Conway, Maureen; Blair, Amy; Helmer, Matt – Aspen Institute, 2012
This publication summarizes research from AspenWSI's Courses to Employment project, which studied how six community college-nonprofit partnerships work together to help low-income adults succeed in the classroom and the labor market. The report provides an overview of the approach and strategies these partnerships use, how these partnerships are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Market, Teaching Methods, Adult Students
Helmer, Matt; Blair, Amy; Gerber, Allison – Aspen Institute, 2012
This publication shares research from site visits conducted to construction pre-apprenticeship programs in Baltimore, Hartford, Milwaukee and Portland (OR). Findings from the site visits, which included interviews and focus groups with pre-apprenticeship program staff, public officials, philanthropic leaders, construction industry leaders and…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Adult Education
Conway, Maureen; Gerber, Allison – Aspen Institute, 2009
This publication shares findings from a WSI-conducted survey of pre-apprenticeship programs in the construction trades. Based on responses from 260 programs nationwide, the report presents information about program size, services offered, populations served, funding sources, and successes and challenges in placing trainees in apprenticeships or…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Apprenticeships, Surveys, National Programs