Presence And/Or Absence Of Wrap Around Services Have On Adult Basic Education

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For this research proposal, the presence and/or absence of wrap around services have on math students within Adult Basic Education (ABE) Programs will be examined. Students within ABE programs are classified as non-traditional. The participants for this study will be ABE students in programs with and without wrap around services. Participants will range in age from 16 to 65 across these programs. For this quantitative study, the use of surveys was employed to collect data from program participants. These surveys were directly administered to the various groups. The data collected was analyzed through SPSS through correlations. Future research should seek to determine what specific services are essential to students and program directors.
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The National Education Association (2013) describes wrap around services as “comprehensive services from local service providers that complement and are aligned effective instruction and other work done by the school.” This research is significant because it will allow adult basic education administrators understand whether there is a need for additional service that work alongside with the classroom instruction. ABE students are classified as non-traditional, meaning “…works full time, is financially independent, has dependents other than a spouse, is a single parent, or does not have a high school diploma.” (2010) Matriculation rates and classroom experiences are a couple things, among many, that are affected by additional services. In many ways, ABE programs serve as a second chance to many adults. The research will assist program directors and administrators in holistically serving their …show more content…

The findings were interesting: “…only significant findings were that immigrants, those over age of 30, and parents of grown or teenage children were likely to persist”. (Comings, Parella, & Soricone, 1999). One conclusion that can be drawn from these findings are need for a very specific wrap around service, childcare. Those students who have younger children are faced with an additional challenge to navigate along with their education. The lack of wrap around services, within these programs, impacts the persistence, matriculation rate, and ultimately their

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