Adult career pathways
Subtitle: providing a second chance in public education
By: compiled and coauthored by Dan M. Hull and Richard "Dick" Hinckley
Contributors: CORD Communications
Edition: Special American Association of Community Colleges Convention ed.
Publisher: CORD Communications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Technical education; Vocational education; School-to-work transition; Adult education; Community colleges
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Career-limited adults in the era of high technology and globalization -- -- [pt. 1].; title: The problem -- -- ch. 1.; title: Profiles of adults in need of a second chance in public education -- -- [pt. 2].; title: Our vision and strategies -- -- ch. 2.; title: Components of the adult career pathways model -- -- ch. 3.; title: Putting the components together -- -- ch. 4.; title: Putting the partnership together -- -- ch. 5.; title: Organizing employers for adult career pathways -- -- ch. 6.; title: Recruiting and assessing students -- -- ch. 7.; title: The prep stage -- -- ch. 8.; title: Career ladders and ladder curricula -- -- [pt. 2].; title: Resources -- -- ch. 9.; title: Who foots the bill? -- -- ch. 10.; title: Federal policies and programs to support adult career pathways -- -- ch. 11.; title: State policy models to support adult career pathways -- -- ch. 12.; title: Community, faith-based, and local organizations to support adult career pathways --; title: Epilogue : Helping Karla succeed.