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Opening Doors to Earning Credentials [electronic resource] : Supporting CalWORKS Students at California Community Colleges. An Exploratory Focus Group Study / Laura Nelson and Rogeair Purnell.

The challenges faced by low-income parents as they pursued an associate's degree or postsecondary credential and the effects of the comprehensive student services offered by the CalWORKs community college program were examined through focus groups at the following California community colleges:...

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Main Author: Nelson, Laura
Corporate Author: Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
Other Authors: Purnell, Rogeair
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2003.
Subjects:
Academic Persistence.
Access to Education.
Associate Degrees.
At Risk Persons.
Child Care.
Community Colleges.
Counseling Services.
Demonstration Programs.
Disadvantaged Youth.
Dropouts.
Focus Groups.
Low Income.
Needs Assessment.
Nontraditional Students.
Parents.
Participation.
Remedial Instruction.
Research Methodology.
School Surveys.
Social Services.
Special Needs Students.
State Programs.
State Surveys.
Student Attitudes.
Student Certification.
Student Characteristics.
Student Needs.
Two Year Colleges.
Unemployment.
Welfare Recipients.
Welfare Reform.
Working Poor.

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