Resources

The following are a list of Internet resources on career pathways and collaborative research design that inform our work.

Collaboration

The role of participation in ABE-to-college transition programs in adult postsecondary enrollment, persistence and success, 2016

UMass, Amherst

Supportive services in job training & education: A research review

Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2017

The role of shared measurement in collaborations and its effective implementation: What have we learned thus far?

Center for International Policy Exchanges, 2013

A shared urban agenda for adult literacy collaboration

Great Cities, NCFL, 2013

Why focus on urban adult education?

Great Cities, NCFL, 2013

Collective Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2011

Career Pathways

Title	Organization	Date
Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative: How TANF can support skills for low-income parents, and how policymakers can help	National Skills Coalition	2016
Career Pathways: Progress Update	City of New York	2015
Career Pathways Toolkit: A Guide for System Development	U.S. Department of Labor	2015
Local economic conditions 2015: Cities and unequal recovery	National League of Cities	2015
Response to the federal request for information on adoption of career pathways approaches for delivery of education, training, employment, and human services	CLASP	2014
Shared vision, strong systems: The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways Framework Version 1.0	CLASP	2014
Shifting Gears Reports	Joyce Foundation	2014
A framework for measuring career pathways innovation: A working paper	CLASP	2013
OECD Skills Outlook 2013: First results from the survey of adult skills	OECD	2013
Refocusing adult education on career and postsecondary success	CLASP	2012
Strengthening state systems for adult learners: An evaluation of the first five years of Shifting Gears	Joyce Foundation	2012
Improving adult literacy instruction: Options for practice and research	National Academies Press	2012
Farther, faster: Six promising programs show how career pathway bridges help basic skills students earn credentials that matter	CLASP	2011
Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST): New evidence of effectiveness	Community College Research Center	2010
Tuning in to local labor markets: Findings from the sectoral employment impact study	Public/Private Ventures	2010
Breakthroughs in shared measurement and social impact	FSG	2009
Moving beyond the GED: Low-skilled adult transition to occupational pathways at community colleges leading to family-supporting careers	National Research Center for Career and Technical Education	2007
Breaking through: Helping low-skilled adults enter and succeed in college and careers	Jobs for the Future	2004
The language of opportunity: Expanding employment prospects for adults with limited English skills	CLASP	2003
Whose job is it? Creating opportunities for advancement	CLASP	2003
Building bridges to college and careers: Contextualized basic skills programs at community colleges	Workforce Strategy Center	2003
Developing a national framework for high quality career pathways	CLASP	n.d.

Government documents

Title	Organization	Date
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, H.R. 803	House of Representatives	2014
Ready to work: Job-driven training and American opportunity	The White House	2014
Joint letter of the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor	OCTAE	2012
Postsecondary education transition: A summary of the findings from two literature reviews	OCTAE	2010
Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Administration for Children & Families	n.d.