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Learning better together: The impact of learning communities on the persistence of low-income students

Engstrom, C., & Tinto, V. (2008). Learning better together: The impact of learning communities on the persistence of low-income students. Opportunity Matters: A Journal of Research Informing Educational Opportunity Practice and Programs, 1(1), 5-21.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Community college education and other classroom training Basic skills

541

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

131

Learning from the Youth Opportunity experience: Building delivery capacity in distressed communities

Harris, L. (2006). Learning from the Youth Opportunity experience: Building delivery capacity in distressed communities. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Other training and education Work based and other occupational training

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Life after service for post-9/11 veterans: Data, methods, and policy impacts

Gardner, J. S. (2016). Life after service for post-9/11 veterans: Data, methods, and policy impacts (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3867&context=thesesdissertations

  • Topic Area: Veterans

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Veterans' reemployment Other training and education

137

Life after YouthBuild: 900 YouthBuild graduates reflect on their lives, dreams, and experiences

Hahn, A., Leavitt, T., Horvat, E., & Davis, J. (2004). Life after YouthBuild: 900 YouthBuild graduates reflect on their lives, dreams, and experiences. Somerville, MA: Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management and Temple University College of Education.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Other training and education Work based and other occupational training

636

Living-learning programs for women in STEM

Inkelas, K. (2011). Living-learning programs for women in STEM. New Directions for Institutional Research 152, 27-37.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs