Rethinking Post-Secondary Access and Engagement for Low-Income Adult Learners through a Community Hub Partnership Approach

Autor/inn/en	Bourke, Alan; Tascón, Clara; Vanderveken, James; Ecker, Emily
Titel	Rethinking Post-Secondary Access and Engagement for Low-Income Adult Learners through a Community Hub Partnership Approach
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 34 (2022) 2, S.89-105 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0835-4944
Schlagwörter	Adult Students; Adult Learning; Low Income Students; Access to Education; Postsecondary Education; Learner Engagement; Partnerships in Education; School Community Programs; Foreign Countries; Tuition; Off Campus Facilities; Extension Education; Informed Consent; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Ausland; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Kanada
Abstract	This paper draws upon a case study of a campus-community partnership program in Ontario that delivers tuition-free college courses to low-income adult learners in community hub locations. By co-locating college classrooms in existing neighbourhood gathering places (i.e., a community centre and a public library), our research explores whether integrating college capacity and resources in community hub locations can help increase the accessibility of post-secondary education. In doing so, we address a gap in the research in exploring how community hubs provide a support structure that can help boost the motivation of low-income adult learners and better facilitate their pathway to a post-secondary education. Drawing upon a thematic analysis of interview data, we (1) analyze partners' perspectives on the community hub-based approach in bolstering the accessibility of higher education; (2) reflect on the process of campus-community engagement underpinning the partnership structure; and (3) critically assess the efficacy of the community hub model in connecting learners with an educational pathway. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Mount Saint Vincent University. e-mail: cjsaerceea@gmail.com; Web site: https://cjsae.library.dal.ca/index.php/cjsae
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01