The Latino Adult Student Success Academy: Using a Collaborative Approach to Transform Disparate Data into Sustainable Solutions

Institution	Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
Titel	The Latino Adult Student Success Academy: Using a Collaborative Approach to Transform Disparate Data into Sustainable Solutions
Quelle	(2021), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Attainment; Hispanic American Students; Adult Education; Graduation Rate; Postsecondary Education; Minority Serving Institutions; Enrollment Rate; Prior Learning; Academic Advising; Career Guidance; Student Attitudes; Outreach Programs; College Credits; Student Needs; Technical Assistance; Arizona; California; Florida; Illinois; New York; Ohio; Texas; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Vorkenntnisse; Akademischer Rat; Berufsorientierung; Schülerverhalten; Jobcoaching; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Technische Hilfe; Kalifornien
Abstract	The Latino population in the United States is large and growing. As a whole, however, it has been challenged with inequitable educational attainment rates compared to other groups, meriting the attention of public agencies, postsecondary institutions, and advocates. Latino economic and career success -- and the success of our overall economy -- depend on alleviating current educational inequalities. The most effective way to do that is by directing resources to effective, data-driven strategies. In 2018, 15 postsecondary institutions joined in the three-year Latino Adult Student Success (LASS) Academy to develop and implement targeted strategies that support Latino adult students (and adult learners generally) in their pursuit of postsecondary credentials. The LASS Academy was the inaugural cohort under the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)'s Adult Learner Academy model, an approach that combines data analysis, technical assistance, and peer-to-peer learning to support new action plans and strategies for improving services and programs for important target populations. The data used in the initiative included enrollment, course completion, persistence, and graduation metrics along with surveys of the institutions' staff and current adult students through CAEL's Adult Learner 360™ process. The experience offered several important lessons that underscored the advantages of the Academy model. The institutions benefited from the opportunity to connect with each other and share strategies, and they valued the emphasis on the use of both quantitative data from their own student records and the analysis of new qualitative survey results. The initiative further showed the creative resilience of the institutions to quickly change course during the pandemic and adjust their implementation plans in the course of its shifting circumstances. As their new approaches to supporting Latino adults continue beyond the project, the participating LASS institutions expect to see even greater benefits to their Latino adult postsecondary enrollment and success. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. 55 East Monroe Street Suite 1930, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-499-2600; Fax: 312-499-2601; e-mail: cael@cael.org; Web site: http://www.cael.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01