Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education Evaluation, United States, 2011-2016

The Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) study was designed to produce rigorous evidence for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers about the effectiveness of nine career pathways approaches that sought to increase credentials, employment, and self-sufficiency among low-income, low-skilled Americans. Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, PACE included nine program-specific evaluation reports. The study was led by Abt Associates, in partnership with MEF Associates, The Urban Institute, and the University of Michigan. Each program-specific evaluation included an implementation study that examined the design and operation of the program and enrolled students' participation patterns, and an impact study that used an experimental design to measure differences in educational and employment outcomes between individuals randomly assigned to a group that could receive services from the PACE program (treatment group) and a group that could not but could participate in other services in the community (control group). Program impacts were measured 18 to 24 months following random assignment, depending on the program. Follow-up impact reports will cover three and six years after random assignment. The collection includes the following 7 data files: Analysis Data File (9,242 cases; 152 variables); Basic Information Form Data File (9,242 cases; 79 variables); Case Manager/Advisor Data File (108 cases; 223 variables); Instructional Staff Data File (135 cases; 510 variables); Manager/Supervisor Data File (41 cases; 202 variables); First Follow-up Data File (7,139 cases; 1,432 variables); Self-Administered Questionnaire Data File (9,242 cases; 96 variables);

职业与教育发展路径（Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education, PACE）研究旨在为政决策者、实务工作者与科研人员提供严谨的实证依据，以评估九类职业路径方案的实施效果——此类方案旨在提升低收入、低技能美国民众的资质认证、就业水平与经济自给能力。本研究由美国卫生与公众服务部儿童与家庭管理局规划、研究与评估办公室资助，共包含九份针对单一项目的评估报告。本研究由Abt Associates主导，合作方包括MEF Associates、城市研究所（The Urban Institute）与密歇根大学（University of Michigan）。每份单一项目评估均包含两部分内容：一是实施研究，用于剖析项目的设计与运营流程，以及注册学员的参与模式；二是效果评估研究，采用实验设计方法，对比随机分配至两组群体的教育与就业结果差异：一组可获取PACE项目提供的服务（干预组），另一组无法获取PACE服务，但可参与社区其他服务项目（对照组）。根据不同项目的具体情况，项目效果的评估于随机分组后的18至24个月开展。后续的效果评估报告将覆盖随机分组后的第3年与第6年。本数据集合集包含以下7份数据文件：分析数据集文件（9242个样本，152个变量）、基本信息表数据集文件（9242个样本，79个变量）、个案管理员/顾问数据集文件（108个样本，223个变量）、教学人员数据集文件（135个样本，510个变量）、管理者/督导数据集文件（41个样本，202个变量）、首次随访数据集文件（7139个样本，1432个变量）以及自填式问卷数据集文件（9242个样本，96个变量）。