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Learning communities for students in developmental English: Impact studies at Merced College and the Community College of Baltimore County

Weissman, E., Cullinan, D., Cerna, O., Safran, S., & Richman, P. (2012). Learning communities for students in developmental English: Impact studies at Merced College and the Community College of Baltimore County. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

597

Learning communities for students in developmental math: Impact studies at Queensborough and Houston Community Colleges

Weissman, E., Butcher, K. Schneider, E., Teres, J., Collado, H., Greenberg, D., & Welbeck, R. (2011). Learning communities for students in developmental math: Impact studies at Queensborough and Houston Community Colleges. New York: National Center for Postsecondary Research.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

542

Learning communities for students in developmental reading: An impact study at Hillsborough Community College

Weiss, M., Visher, M., & Wathington, M. (2010). Learning communities for students in developmental reading: An impact study at Hillsborough Community College. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

482

Learning communities for university students at risk of school failure: Can they make a difference?

Tharp, T. (2009). Learning communities for university students at risk of school failure: Can they make a difference? (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3389640)

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

506

Learning communities’ impact on student success in developmental English

Barnes, R., & Piland, W. (2013). Learning communities’ impact on student success in developmental English. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 37(12), 954-965.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

96

Making the transition: Interim results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program evaluation

Millenky, M., Bloom, D., & Dillon, C. (2010). Making the transition: Interim results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program evaluation. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training Mentoring Other training and education Youth programs

510

Mapping success: Performance-based scholarships, student services, and developmental math at Hillsborough Community College

Sommo, C., Boynton, M., Collado, H., Diamond, J., Gardenhire, A., Ratledge, A., . . . Weiss, M. J. (2014). Mapping success: Performance-based scholarships, student services, and developmental math at Hillsborough Community College. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

65

Matching the disadvantaged to job opportunities: Structural explanations for the past successes of the Center for Employment Training.

Melendez, E., & Harrison, B. (1998). Matching the disadvantaged to job opportunities: Structural explanations for the past successes of the Center for Employment Training. Economic Development Quarterly, 12(1), 3-11.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Job search assistance and supportive services Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

1511

Midlands Technical College TAACCCT Better Occupational Outcomes with Simulation Training: Program evaluation final report.

Center for Applied Research. (2017). Midlands Technical College TAACCCT Better Occupational Outcomes with Simulation Training: Program evaluation final report. Charlotte, NC: Center for Applied Research.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Capacity building programs Community college education and other classroom training

1752

Net impact evaluation of retraining under ESHB 1988.

Jacobson, L., & LaLonde, R. (1997). Net impact evaluation of retraining under ESHB 1988. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED413525.pdf

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Basic skills Capacity building programs Community college education and other classroom training