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 (105 cases; 223 variables) Instructional Staff Data File (131 cases; 510 variables) Manager/Supervisor Data File (40 cases; 202 variables) First Follow-up Data File (7,139 cases; 1,432 variables) Self-Administered Questionnaire Data File (9,242 cases; 96 variables)

《促进职业与教育发展途径》（PACE）研究旨在为政策制定者、实践者和研究人员提供关于九种旨在提高低收入、低技能美国人资格证书、就业和自给自足能力的职业发展途径有效性的严谨证据。该研究由美国卫生与公众服务部儿童和家庭局规划、研究和评估办公室资助，涵盖了九份针对特定项目的评估报告。研究由Abt Associates牵头，与MEF Associates、城市研究所和密歇根大学合作进行。每个特定项目的评估包括一项实施研究，该研究考察了项目的设计和运作，以及学生的参与模式，以及一项影响研究，该研究采用实验设计来衡量随机分配到可从PACE项目（处理组）获得服务的个人与不能获得服务但可以参与社区其他服务的个人（对照组）之间的教育和就业结果差异。项目影响在随机分配后的18至24个月内进行测量，具体取决于项目。后续影响报告将涵盖随机分配后的三年和六年。该数据集包含以下7个数据文件：分析数据文件（9,242个案例；152个变量）、基本信息表数据文件（9,242个案例；79个变量）、案例经理/顾问数据文件（105个案例；223个变量）、教学人员数据文件（131个案例；510个变量）、经理/主管数据文件（40个案例；202个变量）、首次跟踪数据文件（7,139个案例；1,432个变量）和自我管理问卷调查数据文件（9,242个案例；96个变量）。