Adult Education Bridge Evaluation

This project is designed to evaluate the implementation of ten adult education bridge programs by documenting the characteristics of the programs and assessing alignment and conformance with Illinois’ bridge definition, the nature of partnerships and collaboration, and the extent of challenges encountered. The evaluation will also develop the methods and measures to assess student outcomes, extending and deepening OCCRL's expertise in bridge program evaluation and connecting this work with Shifting Gears 2.0. This evaluation is funded by a grant from the Illinois Community College Board.

Illinois Community College Board

Bridge Project Request for Proposals

• Gather data on the implementation characteristics of each program.
• Assess the extent of conformance of the adult bridge programs with Illinois’ bridge definition.
• Document the extent and nature of challenges encountered and consider implications for expansion of bridge programs statewide.
• Document promising practices, including practices requiring policy change at the institutional or state levels.
• Develop methods and measures to assess student outcomes.

• Evaluation Plan Guiding Document
• Logic Model Example
• Logic Model Template

[UPDATED 09/23/2010]