Rethinking Post-Secondary Access and Engagement for Low-Income Adult Learners through a Community Hub Partnership Approach

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Auteurs principaux: Bourke, Alan, Tascón, Clara, Vanderveken, James, Ecker, Emily
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author Bourke, Alan
Tascón, Clara
Vanderveken, James
Ecker, Emily
author_facet Bourke, Alan
Tascón, Clara
Vanderveken, James
Ecker, Emily
Bourke, Alan
Tascón, Clara
Vanderveken, James
Ecker, Emily
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contents Rethinking Post-Secondary Access and Engagement for Low-Income Adult Learners through a Community Hub Partnership Approach Bourke, Alan Tascón, Clara Vanderveken, James Ecker, Emily Adult Students Adult Learning Low Income Students Access to Education Postsecondary Education Learner Engagement Partnerships in Education School Community Programs Foreign Countries Tuition Off Campus Facilities Extension Education Informed Consent This paper draws upon a case study of a campus-community partnership program in Ontario that delivers tuition-free college courses to low-income adult learners in community hub locations. By co-locating college classrooms in existing neighbourhood gathering places (i.e., a community centre and a public library), our research explores whether integrating college capacity and resources in community hub locations can help increase the accessibility of post-secondary education. In doing so, we address a gap in the research in exploring how community hubs provide a support structure that can help boost the motivation of low-income adult learners and better facilitate their pathway to a post-secondary education. Drawing upon a thematic analysis of interview data, we (1) analyze partners' perspectives on the community hub-based approach in bolstering the accessibility of higher education; (2) reflect on the process of campus-community engagement underpinning the partnership structure; and (3) critically assess the efficacy of the community hub model in connecting learners with an educational pathway.
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spellingShingle Rethinking Post-Secondary Access and Engagement for Low-Income Adult Learners through a Community Hub Partnership Approach
Bourke, Alan
Tascón, Clara
Vanderveken, James
Ecker, Emily
Adult Students
Adult Learning
Low Income Students
Access to Education
Postsecondary Education
Learner Engagement
Partnerships in Education
School Community Programs
Foreign Countries
Tuition
Off Campus Facilities
Extension Education
Informed Consent
Rethinking Post-Secondary Access and Engagement for Low-Income Adult Learners through a Community Hub Partnership Approach Bourke, Alan Tascón, Clara Vanderveken, James Ecker, Emily Adult Students Adult Learning Low Income Students Access to Education Postsecondary Education Learner Engagement Partnerships in Education School Community Programs Foreign Countries Tuition Off Campus Facilities Extension Education Informed Consent This paper draws upon a case study of a campus-community partnership program in Ontario that delivers tuition-free college courses to low-income adult learners in community hub locations. By co-locating college classrooms in existing neighbourhood gathering places (i.e., a community centre and a public library), our research explores whether integrating college capacity and resources in community hub locations can help increase the accessibility of post-secondary education. In doing so, we address a gap in the research in exploring how community hubs provide a support structure that can help boost the motivation of low-income adult learners and better facilitate their pathway to a post-secondary education. Drawing upon a thematic analysis of interview data, we (1) analyze partners' perspectives on the community hub-based approach in bolstering the accessibility of higher education; (2) reflect on the process of campus-community engagement underpinning the partnership structure; and (3) critically assess the efficacy of the community hub model in connecting learners with an educational pathway.
title Rethinking Post-Secondary Access and Engagement for Low-Income Adult Learners through a Community Hub Partnership Approach
topic Adult Students
Adult Learning
Low Income Students
Access to Education
Postsecondary Education
Learner Engagement
Partnerships in Education
School Community Programs
Foreign Countries
Tuition
Off Campus Facilities
Extension Education
Informed Consent
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1381845