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1. 2006. Accelerating growth: Indiana's strategic development plan.
Indiana's plan to improve the state's economy through reforms and new programs.
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2. Achieving the Dream. 2009. Achieving the Dream Data Notes: Characteristics of students who stop out.
This issue of Data Notes is the second of a two-part series investigating the characteristics of stop-outs at Achieving the Dream colleges. In this issue, students who stop out during high-frequency terms are examined by age, developmental referral status, grade point average and credit load, and Pell Grant status
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3. Adelman, C. 2005. Moving into town - and moving on: The community college in the lives of traditional age students.
Forty-two percent of community-college students taking courses for credit are under the age of 22, up from 32% a decade ago, says a report from the U.S. Department of Education.
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4. Alamprese, J. 2003. Helping adult learners make the transition to postsecondary education.
This paper discusses the challenges Adult Basic Education programs must address in developing and implementing services to ease the transition to postsecondary education.
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5. Alssid, J., Gruber, D., Jenkins, D., Mazzeo, C., Roberts, B., and Stanback-Stroud, R. 2002. Building a career pathways system: Promising practices in community college-centered workforce development.
Addresses the need for development of a “large scale, flexible, and open” system offering education and training for high-wage, high-demand jobs to welfare recipients, the unemployed, and underemployed.
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6. American Association of State Colleges and Universities. 2006. Addressing the needs of adult learners.
This article describes the importance of addressing adult learners' unique needs.
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7. American Council on Education. 2009. 2008 GED testing program statistical report.
The 2008 GED® Testing Program Statistical Report is the 51st annual report in the program’s 67-year history of providing a second opportunity for adults without a high school diploma to earn their jurisdiction’s GED credential.
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8. American Council on Education. First Stop: ACE's clearinghouse on lifelong learning policies and practices.
First Stop is ACE's online resource for lifelong learning professionals serving adults.
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9. American Council on Education. 2006. Improving lives: Ensuring the academic success of low-income adults.
Webpage for the Improving Lives project--a multifacted three-year project of the ACE Center for Policy Analysis funded by Lumina Foundation for Education to Address the issue of academic success for low-income adults.
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10. American Council on Education. Improving lives: State and federal programs for low-income adults (searchable database).
This online searchable database contains more than 400 state and federal programs that help individuals participate in postsecondary education.
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11. American Council on Education. 2008. Mapping new directions: Higher education for older adults.
This report examines ways that colleges and universities can more effectively address the factors that drive older adults to postsecondary education. Ways to broaden this group's postsecondary participation and ways that colleges and universities could work collaboratively, creatively, and resourcefully with other sectors to meet older adults' educational needs are discussed.
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12. American Council on Education. 2009. Serving those who serve: Higher education and America's veterans.
This issue brief describes the 'Serving those who Serve' summit, a forum for more than 200 college and university presidents, senior military leaders, student veterans, campus representatives, and other stakeholders concerning barriers veterans face as they make the journey to and through higher education.
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13. American Council on Education (ACE). ACE Online Information Center.
The Online Information Center offers data and analysis on a variety of higher education topics.
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14. American Council on Education (ACE). 2007. Framing new terrain: Older adults & higher education.
This is the first of series of publications in a two-year research project on older adults in higher education.
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15. American Council on Education, and The Ad Council. 2007. Knowhow2go.org.
This website is designed to help illuminate the path to a college education.
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16. American Student Achievement Institute. American Student Achievement Institute: Career Development Lessons.
This site provides career development lessons for adults and students in grades 5-12. Lessons include: resume writing, interviewing skills, choosing a college major, job shadowing, understanding the labor market, career pathways, and career interests and preferences.
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17. Anderson University. Anderson University: ADVANCE.
This degree completion program serves the needs of working adults by providing them the opportunity to earn their Bachelor's in Organizational Leadership, a broad-based business degree designed to prepare students for leadership positions within their organizations.
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18. Arkansas Scholarship Connection. 2007. 12 Ways adult students can pay for college.
This publication offers 12 ways that adult students can minimize the costs of postsecondary education. Tips include: Asking about fee waivers, reducing textbook costs, exploring tuition assistance programs, and accelerating program completion.
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19. Back to College. Back to College (Back2College).
This site provides information for adult students returning to college or entering graduate school.
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20. Bailey, A., and Mingle, J. 2003. The adult learning gap: Why states need to change their policies toward adult learners.
Examines the impact of changing demographics and new workforce requirements on adult demand for postsecondary education and training.
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21. Bailey, T., Jeong, D., and Cho, S. 2008. Referral, enrollment, and completion in developmental education sequences in community colleges.
Results from this survey indicate that only 3 to 4 out of 10 students who are referred to remediation actually complete the entire sequence to which they are referred. Most students exit in the beginning of their developmental sequence—almost half fail to complete the first course in their sequence.
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22. Bastin, C., and Wethington, B. 2007. Hendricks College Network.
The Hendricks College Network assists residents from Hendricks County, Indiana (and beyond) in gaining access to skills training and postsecondary education.
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23. Berker, A., and Horn, L. 2003. Work first, study second: Adult undergraduates who combine employment and postsecondary enrollment.
Compares two groups of working undergraduates according to the emphasis they place on work versus postsecondary enrollment.
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24. Berkner, L., Choy, S., and Hunt-White, T. 2008. Descriptive summary of 2003-04 beginning postsecondary students: Three years later.
Using data from the 2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06), this report provides a description of the characteristics and enrollment patterns of a nationally representative sample of students who began postsecondary education for the first time during the 2003-04 academic year.
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25. Biswas, R. 2006. A supporting role: How accreditors can help promote the success of community college students.
This article discusses the need for accreditors to ensure high standards at community colleges across the U.S.
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26. Biswas, R., Choitz, V., and Prince, H. 2008. Pushing the envelope: State policy innovations in financing postsecondary education for workers who study.
State governments can bolster their economies through investing in their workers, and state student aid programs can be a critical part of this investment.
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27. Blanco, C. 2007. Adult learners: A data and policy perspective.
This presentation discusses the need to increase efforts to educate adult learners.
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28. Bloom, D., Redcross, C., Zweig, J., and Azurdia, G. 2007. Transitional jobs for ex-prisoners: Early impacts from a random assignment evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program.
This paper presents early results from an evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) in New York City, a highly regarded employment program for former prisoners.
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29. Bosworth, B. 2007. Lifelong learning: New strategies for the education of working adults.
This paper offers five recommendations to improve access and succes in postsecondary education for working adults.
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30. Bosworth, B., and Choitz, V. 2002. Held back: How student aid programs fail working adults.
Focuses on working adults in low-wage, low-skilled occupations, with no postsecondary credentials.
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31. Boylan, H. 2004. Forging new partnerships: Adult and developmental education in community colleges.
This paper examines the relationship between developmental and adult education in community college settings, the nature of the collaboration between the two programs in colleges that provide both kinds of courses, and characteristics that foster collaboration.
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32. Boylan, H., and Saxton, P. What works in remediation: Lessons from 30 years of research.
Thirty years of research has provided a substantial body of knowledge to guide the practice of remediation with underprepared students on community college campuses. This study provides techniques, models, and structures that can contribute to successful remediation in the community college setting.
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33. Boys to Men. 2006. Boys to men.
This program provides boys aged 12-16 with adult mentors to serve as friends, role models, and guides through adolescence.
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34. Brancard, R., DeLott, E., and Jensen, L. 2006. Accelerated developmental education project.
The Community College of Denver initiated an accelerated learning community for working adults needing developmental education in the fall of 2005. This report documents the early success of this program in assisting students to complete developmental courses at a pace faster than their peers.
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35. Breaking Through. 2008. Breaking through: Factsheet.
Around the country, innovative community colleges are helping low-skilled adults gain the valuable skills and credentials that are the gateway to family-supporting careers. Breaking Through, a multi-year demonstration project, promotes and enhances the efforts of community colleges to help low-literacy adults prepare for and succeed in occupational and technical degree programs.
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36. Brock, T., and LeBlanc, A. 2005. Opening doors: Promoting student success in community college and beyond.
In an effort to confront the problem of low persistence and retention at community colleges, the Opening Doors Demonstration is testing the effects of community college programs that are designed to increase student persistence and achievement.
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37. Brown, R. 2007. Remedial and developmental education at Ivy Tech.
This presentation provides the history and the mission of Ivy Tech Community Colleges in Indiana.
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38. CAEL. 2006. Lifelong learning accounts: Creating a partnership in lifelong learning.
This presentation describes lifelong learning accounts or LiLAs, enabling workers to upgrade their education and skills while meeting the need for a highly skilled workforce.
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39. Calcagno, J. C., Crosta, P., Bailey, T., and Jenkins, D. 2006. Stepping stones to a degree: The impact of enrollment pathways and milestones on older community college student outcomes.
This issue brief reports on a study which aimed to determine whether remedial pathways and enrollment milestones had the same impact on the probability of graduating for older and younger students.
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40. CaliforniaCareers.info. 2003. California career planning guide 2003-05.
This guide is designed to assist students, parents, counselors, and adults through the career planning process.
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41. Callison, D. 2009. The case for more attention to financial assistance for adult learners in Indiana who will need to seek Bachelor's degree completion at a distance.
Indiana consistently ranks low compared to other states in the percentage of the adult population who hold a Bachelor’s degree. The ranking is even lower than the percentage who hold an Associate’s degree. Over the past five years, Indiana has lost even more ground in the percentage of citizens with a college degree.
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42. Calumet College of St. Joseph. Calumet College of St. Joseph: Adult Undergraduate Accelerated Programs.
Adult accelerated programs at Calumet College of St. Joseph are designed to accomodate busy working adult students.
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43. Casey Family Programs. 2004. It's my life: Employment.
This handbook is intended for child welfare professionals and others responsible for helping young people prepare for transition to adulthood and the workplace.
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44. Cheney, G. 2009. International trends in adult education and lifelong learning.
This paper provides a review of key international initiatives focused on better connecting adult education to the workplace and improving the quality and quantity of adult education.
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45. Chisman, F., and Crand all, J. 2007. Passing the torch: Strategies for innovation in community college ESL.
This report offers an in-depth look into several community college ESL programs, with a focus on “non-credit ESL.”
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46. Choitz, V., and Prince, H. 2008. Flexible learning options for adult students.
This paper takes a close look at emerging trends in public postsecondary education that offer adult learners more flexible access to courses and help accelerate their progress through credential programs.
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47. Choy, S. 2002. Nontraditional undergraduates.
This article examines the increasing trend of nontraditional students enrolling in postsecondary institutions.
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48. Chrisman, F. 2009. Background and supporting evidence for Adult Education for Work.
This paper asserts that the US needs to develop and implement a Career Pathways system of learning that moves low-skilled adults through workforce-oriented Adult Education programs on to postsecondary (degree and non-degree certificate) programs.
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49. College Board. Why community colleges?.
This webpage helps students consider whether a community college would be the best fit.
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50. College for Adults. 2007. College for adults.
College for Adults is a website designed to help adults, who are first time college-goers, plan for college. The site will help potential adult students walk through the application process, find money to pay for college classes, and find resources to help prepare for college-level work.
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51. College Planning Network. Back to school: A guide for adults returning to college.
Examines how returning adults students fit into the educational landscape and practical considerations when planning to return to school.
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52. Community College Central: Bridges to Opportunity . 2008. Bridges to opportunity for underprepared adults: A state policy guide for community college leaders .
This guide is based on lessons from the Community College Bridges to Opportunity Initiative. Funded by the Ford Foundation, Bridges was a multi-year effort designed to bring about changes in state policy that improve education and employment outcomes for educationally and economically disadvantaged adults.
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53. Cook, B., and Kim, Y. 2009. From soldier to student: Easing the transition of service members on campus.
This report offers a first-of-its-kind national snapshot of the programs, services, and policies that campuses have in place to serve veterans and military personnel.
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