Full Citation
Title: College Completion Through a Devolved Workforce Development System: A Study Using Developmental Research Evaluation Methods
Citation Type: Book, Whole
Publication Year: 2019
ISBN: 9781526466396
ISSN:
DOI: 10.4135/9781526466396
NSFID:
PMCID:
PMID:
Abstract: This case study examines the use of developmental evaluation in the Adult College Completion Initiative, a 4-year joint Rutgers University/National Association of Workforce Boards project funded by the Lumina Foundation for Education. The demonstration project aimed to address the national problem of low college completion rates by institutionalizing college completion as a routine training option and point of discussion in the workforce development system for clients who hold some prior college credit but no degree. The project tested an idea for maximizing the investment of the federal workforce system and local workforce investment boards in improving college completion outcomes while providing an opportunity to study this effort using developmental evaluation techniques. Developmental evaluation uses the collection and analysis of real-time data to both understand and support systems thinking and innovation. It differs from a more outcomes-oriented evaluation approach in that it primarily seeks to understand how various implementation procedures, practices, and program contexts affect outcomes. Although it is often accompanied by an outcomes evaluation, it is a process-oriented form of evaluation. The evaluation of the Adult College Completion Initiative provided important information and tactics to the workforce development system, helping them better serve clients with some college and no degree.
Url: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526466396
User Submitted?: No
Authors: McKay, Heather; Nisbet, Elizabeth; Haviland, Sara
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Publisher Location: 1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom
Pages: 183–195
Volume:
Edition:
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Education
Countries: United States