Exploring and Increasing TRIO's Capacity for Career Development Partnerships: Report of Findings from Phase I
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| Title: | Exploring and Increasing TRIO's Capacity for Career Development Partnerships: Report of Findings from Phase I |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Joan Becker, Nicole Brunt, Marilee Bresciani-Ludvik, Erick Montenegro, Margaret Cahalan, Sean O’Keefe, Marieli Rubio, Josh Kahn, Stephanie Breen, Yamini Hariharan, Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, Ascendium Education Group, Inc. |
| Source: | Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. 2025. |
| Availability: | Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. 1025 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-638-2887; Fax: 202-638-3808; e-mail: info@pellinstitute.org; Web site: http://www.pellinstitute.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 125 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Career Development, Career Centers, Employment Services, Federal Programs, Institutional Cooperation, College Students, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, Best Practices, Barriers, Colleges, Student Personnel Services |
| Abstract: | In 2023, the Ascendium Education Group awarded the Pell Institute and Partners (known as the Pell Collaborative) a Phase I grant titled "Exploring TRIO's Capacity to Provide Career Development to Low-Income Students." The focus of the descriptive study was the potential to enhance opportunities for low-income students to participate in evidence-based, high-impact, and best-practice career services by leveraging and fostering increased partnership initiatives between the grantee institution's TRIO grant projects and Career Centers at the TRIO program grantee host institutions. The project aims to improve the services' capacity and effectiveness through collaborative partnerships. The project was conceptualized as involving two Phases. The first Phase, for which this is the final report, was a preliminary fact-finding phase to increase understanding of the current levels of cooperation, barriers to enhanced partnership collaborative services, and career development best practices. The study also examined TRIO practitioners' awareness of and use of best practice career services. A primary intended outcome of the Phase I work is to help formulate a Phase II pilot project embodying institutional partnerships to foster increased career development for low-income and first-generation college students. The hope was and remains that through this study, the project can better understand how to foster the evolution of a higher educational ecosystem that will give each person the best chance to learn about, thrive in, earn a living, and contribute to their unique time in history. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED681203 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In 2023, the Ascendium Education Group awarded the Pell Institute and Partners (known as the Pell Collaborative) a Phase I grant titled "Exploring TRIO's Capacity to Provide Career Development to Low-Income Students." The focus of the descriptive study was the potential to enhance opportunities for low-income students to participate in evidence-based, high-impact, and best-practice career services by leveraging and fostering increased partnership initiatives between the grantee institution's TRIO grant projects and Career Centers at the TRIO program grantee host institutions. The project aims to improve the services' capacity and effectiveness through collaborative partnerships. The project was conceptualized as involving two Phases. The first Phase, for which this is the final report, was a preliminary fact-finding phase to increase understanding of the current levels of cooperation, barriers to enhanced partnership collaborative services, and career development best practices. The study also examined TRIO practitioners' awareness of and use of best practice career services. A primary intended outcome of the Phase I work is to help formulate a Phase II pilot project embodying institutional partnerships to foster increased career development for low-income and first-generation college students. The hope was and remains that through this study, the project can better understand how to foster the evolution of a higher educational ecosystem that will give each person the best chance to learn about, thrive in, earn a living, and contribute to their unique time in history. |
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