ERIC Number: EJ1115751
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Nov
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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Providing Homeless Adults with Advantage: A Sustainable University Degree Program
Sinatra, Richard; Lanctot, Melissa Kim
Education and Urban Society, v48 n8 p719-742 Nov 2016
A university partnered with the New York City Department of Homeless Services (NYC DHS) to provide cohorts of adults a 60-credit Associate Degree Program in Business Administration over a 2-year period. Results of two cohorts of 30 Advantage Academy Program graduates revealed significant improvement in College Board AccuPlacer (ACPL) Arithmetic results and grade point averages (GPAs) near the 3.0 cumulative average. Eleven Cohort I completers also revealed a significant positive change in self-efficacy based on pre/post-administration of two scales whereas 19 Cohort II completers did not show evidence of such a change. Information is provided for 44 non-completers as well. Eighteen graduates have been employed as managers or in a customer service field related to the business major. With the third cohort graduation completed in May 2014, this is the first comprehensive and sustainable higher education program of its kind for homeless adults to help them end cycles of poverty and agency alliance.
Descriptors: Homeless People, Adults, Sustainability, Associate Degrees, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Business Administration Education, Graduate Surveys, Grade Point Average, Cohort Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Self Efficacy, Poverty Programs, City Government, Admission Criteria, Program Implementation, Educational Benefits, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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