scholarly journals Setting a North Star: Motivations, Implications, and Approaches to State Postsecondary Attainment Goals

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Le ◽  
Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta ◽  
James Ward
Keyword(s):  
Postsecondary Attainment ◽  
Attainment Goals

scholarly journals Strategies to Overcome Enrollment Barriers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 540-541
Author(s):  
Phyllis Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Aging Society ◽  
Economic Vitality ◽  
Postsecondary Attainment ◽  
Workforce Needs ◽  
Attainment Goals

Abstract The importance of postsecondary education for economic vitality and individual opportunity has received increased focus with over 40 states embracing postsecondary attainment goals for their populations in alignment with Lumina Foundation’s goal that 60% of individuals ages 25-64 have a recognized credential by 2025. Credentials that both meet the needs of an aging society and move the country towards achieving attainment goals are widely available at community colleges. Community colleges are not only important sources of training and education for adult learners, they also work closely with employers to meet their workforce needs. However, adult learners face many barriers to college enrollment, including poor pre-enrollment advising and lack of understanding of financial aid options. Examples of successful strategies to facilitate enrollment will be discussed, including navigators who serve as holistic advisors and work with students from pre-enrollment to graduation, and also guide the prospective student through the financial aid process. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Community College Interest Group.

scholarly journals Postsecondary Educational Attainment and Health among Younger U.S. Adults in the “College-for-All” Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237802312110211
Author(s):  
Anna Zajacova ◽  
Elizabeth Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Associate Degrees ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Impact ◽  
High School Diplomas ◽  
Postsecondary Attainment

Population-health research has neglected differentiation within postsecondary educational attainments. This gap is critical to understanding health inequality because college experience with no degree, vocational/technical certificates, and associate degrees may affect health differently. We examine health across detailed postsecondary attainment levels. We analyze data on 14,750 respondents in Waves I and IV of the nationally representative Add Health panel spanning adolescence to ages 26 to 34. Multivariate regression and counterfactual approaches to minimize the impact of confounders estimate multiple health outcomes across postsecondary attainment levels. Compared to high school diplomas, we find significant returns to bachelor’s degrees for most health outcomes and smaller but largely significant returns to associate degrees. In contrast, adults with some college but no degree or with vocational/technical certificates do not have better physical health than high school graduates. Our findings highlight the stark differentiation within higher education as reflected by the disparate health outcomes in early adulthood.

Promoting Educational Success: Which GEAR UP Services Lead to Postsecondary Enrollment and Persistence?

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-130
Author(s):  
Sanga Kim ◽  
Nicholas A. Bowman ◽  
Laura Ingleby ◽  
David C. Ford ◽  
Christina Sibaouih
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Gear Up ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Postsecondary Enrollment ◽  
Postsecondary Readiness ◽  
Doubly Robust ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
Postsecondary Attainment ◽  
General Service

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federal program designed to promote postsecondary readiness and success among low-income students. Some evidence suggests that this program promotes college enrollment and persistence, but GEAR UP may include a wide variety of services, and it is unclear which ones actually contribute to these apparent overall effects. The present study investigates this issue using doubly robust propensity score analyses to provide stronger causal conclusions. Four general service types and seven specific services were examined; the results provide important implications for GEAR UP and other programs designed to promote postsecondary attainment.

Educational Expectations, Parental Social Class, Gender, and Postsecondary Attainment

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Andres ◽  
Maria Adamuti-Trache ◽  
Ee-Seul Yoon ◽  
Michelle Pidgeon ◽  
Jens Peter Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Educational Expectations ◽  
Postsecondary Attainment

Frisian Literature in Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 144-161
Author(s):  
Eric Hoekstra ◽  
Gerbrich de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Minority Language ◽  
National Language ◽  
Dutch Literature ◽  
The Way ◽  
Attainment Goals

Frisian is a minority language taught at least one hour a week in primary schools. As a result, Frisian literature occupies a smaller position in the educational system than Dutch literature, since Dutch is the national language. This chapter discusses systematically the position of fiction and literature in the various types of education in primary schools, secondary schools, universities, and courses for adults. Special attention is given to the way in which officially established attainment goals affect the end term requirements set for the final examinations.

scholarly journals School Choice, School Quality, and Postsecondary Attainment

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 991-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Deming ◽  
Justine S. Hastings ◽  
Thomas J. Kane ◽  
Douglas O. Staiger
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
School Quality ◽  
College Preparatory ◽  
College Attainment ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Public School Choice ◽  
Preparatory Course ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Postsecondary Attainment

We study the impact of a public school choice lottery in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools on college enrollment and degree completion. We find a significant overall increase in college attainment among lottery winners who attend their first-choice school. Using rich administrative data on peers, teachers, course offerings, and other inputs, we show that the impacts of choice are strongly predicted by gains on several measures of school quality. Gains in attainment are concentrated among girls. Girls respond to attending a better school with higher grades and increases in college-preparatory course taking, while boys do not. (JEL D44, H75, I21, I23, J16)

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