British Columbia Adult Basic Education Student Outcomes Report: 1993-94 Pilot Project.

Autor/in	Yao, Min
Institution	Vancouver Community Coll. (British Columbia). Office of Institutional Research.
Titel	British Columbia Adult Basic Education Student Outcomes Report: 1993-94 Pilot Project.
Quelle	(1995), (97 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Students; Community Colleges; Followup Studies; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Participant Satisfaction; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Student Motivation; Telephone Surveys; Two Year Colleges; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Community college; Community College; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Kanada
Abstract	A project was undertaken by Capilano College, Okanagan University College, and Selkirk College, in British Columbia, to provide descriptive information on adult basic education (ABE) students, their motives for enrolling, and assess the effects of ABE programs on their lives. Four survey instruments were developed: a point of entry survey, administered to students at the three institutions in September 1993; an update survey administered in September 1994; surveys of leavers conducted by telephone in November 1993 and March 1994; and a telephone follow-up survey conducted in October 1994. A total of 296 students went through the entire survey cycle, representing 53% of all students initially surveyed. Survey findings included the following: (1) 58% were female, 61% were single, and 34% had dependents; (2) more than 50% were employed prior to enrollment; (3) about half of the students received financial assistance; (4) the most commonly cited reasons for enrollment were to gain access to other college programs, upgrade skills, and get better jobs; (5) for those who left their ABE courses, 40% completed all their courses and 11% completed some; (6) 30% of the leavers had enrolled to upgrade skills; (7) 68% of leavers indicated that they got what they wanted from ABE courses; (8) for students still enrolled after 6 months, 61% had changed course levels after completing a level; (9) 83% of the entire sample stayed in ABE courses for 4 or more months; and (10) 80% indicated that their ABE learning experience improved their self-esteem and 78% that it gave them more choices in life. Data tables and the survey instruments are included. (KP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC