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Bruce Vandal

Postsecondary Preparation and Remediation: Examining the Effect of the Early Assessment... - 1 views

www.csus.edu/...JPAMRR_Nov2009.pdf

EAP early_assessment

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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    Research at Sacramento State University on the California State University Early Assessment Program (EAP). Research finds a positive impact of the program on college readiness for students entering Sacramento State University
Bruce Vandal

Competing Explanations of Undergraduate Noncompletion - Am Educ Res J - 0 views

aer.sagepub.com/...0002831210392018.abstract

completion financial_aid preparation

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  • Bruce Vandal on 05 Jan 11
     
    New research study by Paul Attewell identifying reasons for noncompletion from higher education. Published in American Educational Research Journal.
Bruce Vandal

Taking on the Completion Challenge - Papers - OECD iLibrary - 0 views

www.oecd-ilibrary.org/...tion-challenge_5km4m2t59cmr-en

Policy completion research OECD analytics cross-agency

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  • Bruce Vandal on 16 Nov 10
     
    Reviews the international research on college completion policies and the causes of drop out. Emphasizes early identification of potential drop outs
Mary Fulton

Redesigning Community Colleges for Completion: Lessons from Research on High-Performanc... - 1 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp

CCRC completion community_college institutional_organization innovation performance continuous_improvement

shared by Mary Fulton on 20 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • this paper identifies eight practices common among high-performance organizations: leadership, focus on the customer, functional alignment, process improvement, use of measurement, employee involvement and professional development, and external linkages. Evidence suggests that these organizational practices have the greatest impact on performance when implemented in concert with one another.
  • Bruce Vandal on 20 Jan 11
     
    Paper from CCRC identifying the elements of highly effective community colleges.
  • Mary Fulton on 21 Feb 11
     
    Identifies eight practices common among high-performance organizations: leadership, focus on the customer, functional alignment, process improvement, use of measurement, employee involvement and professional development, and external linkages. Recommends steps for community colleges to increase completion rates. (Center for Community College Research, Working Paper No. 24, January 2011)
Bruce Vandal

Finishing the First Lap: The Cost of First-Year Student Attrition in America's Four-Yea... - 0 views

www.air.org/...index.cfm

productivity cost budget funding attrition completion AIR

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  • Bruce Vandal on 01 Jun 11
     
    Report from American Institutes of Research on the high cost of student attrition in higher education. Estimates that it costs states about $6.2 Billion annually in state appropriations, $1.4 Billion in student grants and another $1.5 Billion in federal grants when first year students don't persist to a second year of education.
Mary Fulton

Transfer and Mobility: A National View of Pre-Degree Student Movement in Postsecondary ... - 0 views

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transfer

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  • Mary Fulton on 15 Mar 12
     
    Analyzes students' transfer behaviors to better understand their postsecondary pathways. Among the study's findings: One third of all students transferred at least once within five years; the majority of transfers occurred in students' second year; part- and full-time students had similar transfer rates over five years; and over one quarter of all transfers crossed state lines. (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, February 2012)
Mary Fulton

Student Success Courses and Educational Outcomes at Virginia Community Colleges - 0 views

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remediation support_services community_college Virginia persistence

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  • Mary Fulton on 27 Mar 12
     
    Finds that students who enrolled in a student success course in the first semester were more likely to earn college-level credits and were more likely to persist to the second year. Also finds that students referred to remedial education were more likely to earn college-level credits if they enrolled in a student success course in their first term. (Community College Research Center, February 2012)
Bruce Vandal

Fueling the Race to Postseconary Success - 0 views

www.cael.org/...PLA_Fueling-the-Race

prior learning assessment CAEL

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  • Bruce Vandal on 05 Jan 12
     
    Report from CAEL on their research into the use of prior learning assessments
Mary Fulton

Valuable Learning or "Spinning Their Wheels"? Understanding Excess Credits Earned by Co... - 0 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp

credit_accumulation completion community_college

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  • Mary Fulton on 13 Jun 12
     
    The paper finds that excess credits accounted for about 12% of all college-level credits earned by students who completed a degree, with substantial variation in different programs. Discusses possible reasons contributing to excess credits and offers ways to assess the extent and nature of excess credits for their students. (Community College Research Center, April 2012)
Bruce Vandal

Mortgaging Our Future - 0 views

www2.ed.gov/...mof.pdf

financial aid transfer BA attainment affordability

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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    Paper from the Committee on Student Financial Assistance that addresses affordability issues. It sights research on the low bachelor's degree attainment rates of students who start at community colleges.
Bruce Vandal

A Look at 2-Year College Completions and Degree Holders « EMSI | Economic Mod... - 0 views

www.economicmodeling.com/...completions-and-degree-holders

associate_attainment completion for-profit Arizona

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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    Research on associate degree completions. Shows tremendous growth in AZ due to University of Phoenix
Bruce Vandal

CEEP policy brief urges more intense effort to ensure more earn college degrees: IU New... - 0 views

newsinfo.iu.edu/...16293.html

Indiana evaluation data financial_aid retention

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  • Bruce Vandal on 11 Nov 10
     
    Overview of research done by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University outlining the challenges to significantly increasing degree completion among underrepresented populations. Need for better data, program evaluation and financial aid are the key.
Bruce Vandal

Graduation Rate Methodology - 0 views

www.indiana.edu/...Adelman-Kokomo.pdf

completion graduation graduation_rates data Adelman Indiana

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  • Bruce Vandal on 03 Dec 10
     
    Research done at the University of Indiana which uses the "Cliff Adelman" model for tracking postsecondary graduation rates.
Mary Fulton

Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...15aera.h30.html

college_ready completion nonacademic_skills alignment P-20

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  • Mary Fulton on 27 Dec 10
     
    Discusses emerging research on cognitive and non-cognitive skills that contribute to student readiness for college and careers, as well as their success in completing college. (Education Week, 12/23/10)
Matt Smith

Follow the F Grades - 1 views

www.insidehighered.com/..._examines_high_failure_courses

retention remedial data course_redesign completion

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  • Matt Smith on 02 Jun 11
     
    Details how institutional research, data collection can lead to programmatic changes that promote student success. Collecting data on course failure rates allowed administration and faculty to look critically at the effectiveness of several instructional delivery formats and introduce academic policies that support student retention.
Mary Fulton

The High Cost of Low Graduation Rates: How Much Does Dropping Out of College Really Cost? - 0 views

www.air.org/..._of_Low_Graduation_Aug2011.pdf

completion income value_of_education revenues AIR data workforce f

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  • Mary Fulton on 23 Aug 11
     
    Documents the size of potential earnings and tax revenues lost to federal and state governments associated with the large number of students who do not graduate from college. (American Institutes of Research, August 2011)
Mary Fulton

Charting Pathways to Completion for Low-Income Community College Students - 1 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp

Washington community_college remediation completion transfer certificates student_success adult_basic_education

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  • Mary Fulton on 09 Sep 11
     
    Examines data from Washington State to chart the educational pathways of first-time community college students, with a focus on those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Looks at rates at which students enter a program of study or concentration, amount of remediation taken by students, and rates at which students earn certificates or associate degrees, or transfer to four-year institutions. The paper makes recommendations for practitioners and policymakers. (Community College Research Center, September, 2011)
Mary Fulton

Get With the Program: Accelerating Community College Students' Entry into and Completio... - 0 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp

CCRC completion community_college program_of_study momentum_points student_progress data student_success accelerated

shared by Mary Fulton on 02 May 11 - No Cached
  • Bruce Vandal on 02 May 11
     
    Paper by Davis Jenkins finds that students should take their remedial education courses as part of a focused program of study, rather than as a stand alone academic activity.
  • Mary Fulton on 14 Feb 12
     
    The paper offers suggestions for ways community colleges can rethink their practices at key stages of students' engagement to substantially increase rates of program entry and completion. (Community College Research Center, January 2012)
Mary Fulton

The Relevance of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in the College Completion Agenda - 0 views

www.apiasf.org/...2011_CARE_Report.pdf

completion policy minorities completion_goal demographics

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  • Mary Fulton on 12 Oct 11
     
    The Asian-American and Pacific Islander population is one of the fastest-growing groups, but is often overlooked in setting of higher education policy priorities, including college completion goals. (The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education, October 2011)
Bruce Vandal

Center on Education and the Workforce - The demand for an increasingly skilled and educ... - 0 views

cew.georgetown.edu/...79012.html

workforce development economy

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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    Anthony Carnevale's work on demands for education in the economy.
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