scholarly journals How Student Recruitment and Selection Can Impact Reentry Outcomes: Lessons from the Michigan Department of Corrections and Jackson College

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrell A Blount ◽  
Todd Butler ◽  
Heather Gay
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Student Recruitment ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Formerly Incarcerated ◽  
Prison Programs ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Recruitment And Selection ◽  
Programs Of Study

In 2013, the Vera Institute of Justice launched the Unlocking Potential: Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Project (Pathways), a five-year multi-state demonstration project aiming to increase educational attainment and employment opportunities for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals by supporting an expansion of educational opportunities in prison. Corrections departments in the states of New Jersey, Michigan, and North Carolina were selected to participate in the initiative. Each college-in-prison program—although executed differently and offering varying programs of study—possessed one common theme: to equip incarcerated persons with the tools necessary to end the cycle of incarceration through high-quality postsecondary education. This paper examines approaches to student recruitment the Michigan site took during its implementation phase and suggests potential outcomes for college-in-prison programs to consider when using the “return communities” approach.  

scholarly journals Planning for the Future

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan C. Hutchins ◽  
Judith L. Meece ◽  
Soo-yong Byun ◽  
Thomas W. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Parental Expectations ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Occupational Expectations ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
Schooling Experiences ◽  
The University ◽  
The U.S

The purpose of this study was to explore the postsecondary educational and occupational expectations of work-bound rural youth. Three groups of work-bound youth were identified (work-bound, work-bound with future educational plans, and work-bound but unsure/undecided about postsecondary education), and each group was compared to college-bound rural youth using results from a recent national investigation of the educational and occupational aspirations of rural youth. Results indicated that the majority of rural youth in this study planned to continue their education after high school (56%), followed by 34% who planned to work and further their education. Results of logistic regression analysis indicated that family characteristics and students’ schooling experiences were the strongest predictors of work-bound status. Work-bound youth were more likely to report greater family economic hardship, lower parental expectations for completing college, and more negative schooling experiences than college-bound rural youth. Acknowledgements: This research was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (R305A04056) awarded to the NRCRES at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the granting agency.

scholarly journals Employer Brand Role in HR Recruitment and Selection

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Stariņeca
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Method Selection ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Statistical Data Interpretation ◽  
Employer Brand ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

Abstract This paper’s research focuses on employer brand (EB) development as a solution for public sector organizations to attract the young specialists of Latvia. The author uses monographic research method, selection, comparison, induction and statistical data interpretation to explore the situation and potential outcomes of the proposed approach to Human Resource Recruitment and Selection. The research results show that public organizations in Latvia still need to improve their positioning on labour market and work harder on their EB.

scholarly journals Examining the Effects of School Composition on North Carolina Student Achievement over Time

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Southworth
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Student Achievement ◽  
Teacher Quality ◽  
Math Achievement ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Reading And Math ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities

This study explores the effects of school-level characteristics on North Carolina students’ reading and math achievement from fourth through eighth grade, focusing on the relationships between achievement and the racial and poverty composition of schools. After creating race-by-poverty cohorts of schools, I use multilevel models to examine math and reading achievement for the same students in fourth, sixth, and eighth grades. The racial and poverty composition of schools affect student achievement after factoring in student, family, and other school influences. In addition, increasing teacher quality and school resources reduces but does not eliminate the effects of school racial and poverty composition on student achievement. Policies leading to reductions in racial and poverty isolation in schools and increases in teacher quality should be pursued to guarantee equality of educational opportunities to all children in North Carolina schools.

La Nueva Generation

2018 ◽  
pp. 127-154
Author(s):  
Hannah Gill
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
English Language ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Societal Norms ◽  
North Carolinians ◽  
Identity Learning ◽  
Hyphenated Identity

Chapter 5 highlights the stories of Latino youth—immigrant and U.S.-born—growing up in North Carolina. It considers the multigenerational process of incorporation into U.S. society that consists of navigating a hyphenated identity; learning the English language, societal norms, laws, and institutions; and exploring a sense of identity and attachment to communities of settlement. Integration is a two-way process, and many factors in receiving communities can facilitate or impede immigrant and youth incorporation. The chapter explores factors that shape the economic outcomes of immigrants as they adapt to a new society, underscoring the importance of educational opportunities in the integration process. We meet several young Latinos whose experiences are emblematic of the newest generation of North Carolinians.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Extension Program Delivery Strategies for Small and Part-time Farmers in North Carolina

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-140
Author(s):  
John G. Richardson ◽  
James Stephenson ◽  
Gwyn Riddick ◽  
Allen Caldwell ◽  
Maurice McAlister
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
The Self ◽  
Informational Needs ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Program Delivery ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Delivery Strategies ◽  
Extension Program

To provide educational opportunities for small and part-time farmers, a project was implemented using selected extension delivery methods. Individual methods or combinations of these were used to meet farmer informational needs. A comparison was made between person-to-person and self-directed (or nonperson-to-person) methods to see which means of receiving extension information farmers preferred. Findings indicated that person-to-person methods were not as useful as the self-directed methods.

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