Madison Area Technical College Patient Care Pathway Program: Implementation and Early Impact Report. Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE). OPRE Report 2018-48
Cook, Rachel; Hamadyk, Jill; Zeidenberg, Matthew; Rolston, Howard; Gardiner, Karen (2018). Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED618156
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Review Details
Reviewed: January 2021
- Publication (findings for Adult Education)
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Meets WWC standards without reservations because it is a randomized controlled trial with low attrition.
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Findings
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Received an occupational or educational credential from any source |
Adult Education vs. Business as usual |
18 Months |
Complete case sample;
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32.82 |
35.87 |
No |
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Received a credential from a licensing/certification body |
Adult Education vs. Business as usual |
18 Months |
Complete case sample;
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21.55 |
21.39 |
No |
-- | ||
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Received an occupational credential at a place other than college |
Adult Education vs. Business as usual |
18 Months |
Complete case sample;
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1.10 |
4.05 |
No |
-- | ||
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Hours of college occuptional training |
Adult Education vs. Business as usual |
18 Months |
Complete case sample;
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248.42 |
227.44 |
No |
-- | ||
| Show Supplemental Findings | |||||||||
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Hours of college occupational training at a place other than college |
Adult Education vs. Business as usual |
18 Months |
Complete case sample;
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11.27 |
5.22 |
No |
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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Sample Characteristics
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
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Study Details
Setting
The study took place in a two-year college in the Midwest.
Study sample
The initial sample consisted of 500 learners. These learners had scores on the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System test that fell within a range consistent with low skills, but not very poor skills. The eligible range of scores varied by program and college. Eighty-four percent of learners were female. Sixty-seven percent were White, non-Hispanic; 21 percent were Black, non-Hispanic; and 9 percent were Hispanic. Twenty-three percent of learners were age 20 or younger, 21 percent were ages 21 to 24, 30 percent were ages 25 to 34, and 25 percent were age 35 or older. Forty-seven percent had a high school diploma, a diploma equivalent, or less. Learners reported an average income at baseline of $33,165. On measures of socioeconomic status, 36 percent reported receiving benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); 4 percent reported receiving public assistance or welfare, and 34 percent reported experiencing financial hardship.
Intervention Group
The Patient Care Pathway program is a course of study designed to accelerate entry into a degree-granting program in a health field. The content of the courses is contextualized to health careers, and the program also includes wraparound supports, including advising services to help learners enroll in courses.
Comparison Group
The comparison group continued to receive existing courses and supports at the college. This included non-contextualized remediation courses and access to advisors who were unaffiliated with the PCP academies.
Support for implementation
The study does not provide specific information about support for implementation.
Additional Sources
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Cook, Rachel; Hamadyk, Jill; Zeidenberg, Matthew; Rolston, Howard; Gardiner, Karen. (2018). Madison Area Technical College Patient Care Pathway Program: Implementation and Early Impact Report. Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE). OPRE Report 2018-48. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
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