Bridging the Workforce Equity Gap: Two-Year Colleges Face Challenges in Drawing Underserved Students into Job Training Programs

Autor/in	Guth, Douglas J.
Titel	Bridging the Workforce Equity Gap: Two-Year Colleges Face Challenges in Drawing Underserved Students into Job Training Programs
Quelle	In: Community College Journal, 91 (2021) 3, S.10-15 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-1803
Schlagwörter	Two Year Colleges; At Risk Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Equal Education; Minority Group Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; American Indian Students; White Students; Disproportionate Representation; Low Income Students; School Holding Power; Labor Force Development; Job Training; Student Recruitment; Access to Education; STEM Education; Student Diversity; Vocational Education; California (San Diego); Florida (Saint Petersburg); North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Arbeitskräftebestand; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; STEM; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	Even before COVID-19, officials at Waubonsee Community College (Illinois) knew well the difficulties historically underserved students had in meeting their workforce education goals. As the virus crisis has only magnified existing equity gaps, leaders at two-year institutions are putting even more emphasis on bridging societal chasms. Onlookers believe the pandemic has accelerated inequities among Black and Latinx Americans, as well as Native Americans and other underrepresented groups. As front-line workers, these populations are more likely to be exposed to illness compared to their white counterparts, a trend supported by higher COVID-19 mortality rates amid individuals of color. A widening breach in wealth has resulted in disproportionate impacts on postsecondary education and training, to the point where low-income and minority learners may leave higher ed altogether. This article highlights how community colleges are responding to bridge the workforce equity gap. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: https://www.aacc.nche.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01