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ERIC ED330397: Adult Basic Education in Washington Community Colleg... |
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In 1990, a follow-up study was conducted of former |
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students from the Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General |
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Educational Development (GED) programs in Washington |
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community colleges to assess the impact of these programs |
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on the students. Data were gathered from the Student |
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Management Information System and from interviews with |
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182 students who left the program at the end of the |
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winter 1989 quarter. The interviews were conducted by the |
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 months |
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after the students had left the program. Study findings |
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included the following: (1) the most frequently cited |
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goal for enrolling in the program (given by 77% of the |
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respondents) was to "feel better about myself"; (2) 80% |
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of the respondents for whom improving basic skill was an |
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important goal stated that they had met this goal either |
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partially or completely; (3) of the respondents who had |
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enrolled to prepare for further education, 21% indicated |
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that they had met this goal completely, and 35% stated |
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that they had met the goal at least partially; (4) former |
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students in the 25 to 30 year old age group were the |
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least likely to have pursued further formal education |
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since leaving the program; (5) 50% of the respondents for |
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whom goals related to employment were important indicated |
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that they had partially or somewhat met their goals; (6) |
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30% of the respondents indicated that they were earning |
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more money after the program, and, of this group, 78% |
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attributed the increase to skills gained in courses; and |
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(7) 77% of the respondents stated that life had changed |
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for the better since first starting the classes. Student |
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demographic data and a discussion of the interview |
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methodology are appended. (GFW) |
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Date Published: 2014-11-13 09:32:27 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED330397 |
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Item Size: 46279559 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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