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Opening Doors to Earning Credentials
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
MDRC |
| Investigator(s) |
Robert Ivry
(MDRC)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Operational with Findings |
| Duration | May 2001 - Dec 2008 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | In Opening Doors to Earning Credentials, MDRC will work with community colleges in each of several states to design and implement new types of financial aid, enhanced student services, and curricular and instructional innovations. The goal is to reach low-income people who most likely would not otherwise enroll in college and to help them persevere long enough to earn a credential. Integral to the demonstration project will be a random assignment study measuring how the Opening Doors interventions affect low-income students’ education, labor market, and personal outcomes. The Opening Doors demonstration grew out of earlier efforts to learn about the factors that affect low-income students’ college enrollment and completion. |
| Notes | Project website: http://www.mdrc.org/project_14_2.html |
| Last Updated | 06/13/05 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Robert Ivry (not reported)
MDRC 16 East 34th St 19th Floor (T) not reported (F) not reported |
| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty 215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl (T) (646)284-9600 (F) not reported |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients Low-income households Neighborhood-based organizations |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | Students will be randomly assigned either to the Opening Doors group, which will receive enhanced services, or to a control group, which will receive existing services. |
| Execution | No notes reported. |
Sites Studied
Brooklyn, NY;Cleveland, Toledo, Elryia, OH;
New Orleans, City Park, West Bank, West Jefferson, LA;
Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Educational activities
Financial incentives
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Program implementation
Income security
Family and relationship outcomes
Employment
Education
Adult outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Impact Study (Controlled Experiment) |
| Type | Implementation/Process Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Focus Group |
| Source | Survey |
| Source | Secondary data |
Findings Available
Interim Implementation FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
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