Farther, Faster: Six Promising Programs Show How Career Pathway Bridges Help Basic Skills Students Earn Credentials That Matter

Autor/in	Strawn, Julie
Institution	Center for Law and Social Policy
Titel	Farther, Faster: Six Promising Programs Show How Career Pathway Bridges Help Basic Skills Students Earn Credentials That Matter
Quelle	(2011), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Labor Force Development; Dual Enrollment; Acceleration (Education); Basic Skills; Vocational Education; Postsecondary Education; Community Colleges; Partnerships in Education; Adult Education; Illinois; Minnesota; Oregon; Texas; Washington; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitskräftebestand; Doppelstudium; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Community college; Community College; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	Students forced to complete a long sequence of remedial or English language classes before they can begin their postsecondary program rarely earn college certificates or degrees. This brief highlights six promising programs that show how career pathway bridges help lower-skilled students move farther and faster along college and career paths through dual enrollment in linked basic skills and occupational certificate courses. Because creating such bridges requires collaboration across college silos, they can also transform the way colleges operate. A list of resources is appended. (Contains 7 figures and 10 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10