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    From Childcare to Educare: Inspiring Change in Early Childhood Education for Rural Tennessee
    (Digital Promise, 2024-08) Britney Jacobs; Kate Babineau; Daniel Parker
    The expansion of early childhood education (ECE) and increased funding have positively impacted children and families. However, inequities within the ECE workforce continue to persist, particularly in rural areas, causing ECE providers to face inadequate compensation and benefits. This project, in partnership with the Tennessee State University Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA), seeks to understand the experiences of ECE providers, highlight the benefits of the TECTA program, identify key challenges and barriers in their educational pathways, and advocate for program expansion to support social and economic mobility. The study emphasizes the need for systemic changes to address economic insecurity, professional recognition, training disparities, and policy inconsistencies in the ECE workforce. Providing targeted recommendations could improve professional growth, job satisfaction, and economic stability for ECE providers, benefiting children and families.
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    Lift Every Voice in Tech: Co-designed Recommendations to Support Black Workers and Learners Seeking to Enter and Advance in Technology Industry Career Pathways
    (Digital Promise, 2024-06) Bria Carter; Britney Jacobs; Zohal Shah; Chioma Aso-Hernandez
    This report outlines recommendations for technology industry collaborators to improve access to non-four-year degree career pathways and address systemic barriers within the technology learning and workforce ecosystem. It emphasizes the importance of employers and training providers continuously listening to and actively responding to the needs of workers and learners, advocating for collaborative partnerships that include these groups at the core. By focusing on historically excluded communities, such as Black workers, the report aims to 1) facilitate the creation and implementation of accessible pathways to tech careers, 2) promote diverse talent acquisition, retention, and economic progress, and 3) foster inclusive innovation and global competitiveness.
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    Understanding the Supports and Skills that Enable Successful Pathways for Black Learners and Workers into Non-Four-Year Degree Technology Careers: A Landscape Scan
    (Digital Promise, 2023-08) Bria Carter; Brian Tinsley; Christina Luke Luna; Jhacole LeGrand Dunn; Zohal Shah
    While diversity within the technology industry has been critical for developing robust and creative technology solutions, recruiting and retaining diverse tech talent in today’s society has been a challenge worldwide, especially for Black learners and workers. Subsequently, the technology field is left lacking in diversity of thought and perspective among technology industry practitioners and leaders. By examining peer-reviewed journal articles, statistical data from research reports, and website material from professional associations, this landscape scan synthesizes existing research and curates programs, services, and supports that effectively promote the success of Black learners and workers within technology career pathways.
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    Inclusive Design Principles for Learning and Employment Records: Co-Designing for Equity
    (Digital Promise, 2022-04) Cacicio, Sarah; Tinsley, Brian; Miller, Antionette; Luke Luna, Christina
    Learning and Employment Records (LERs) require careful, deliberate design to ensure that workers benefit from their adoption and use. If designed without the inclusion of individuals who are most marginalized in the workforce, LERs could reproduce existing inequities in the talent pipeline. Digital Promise collaborated with workers in frontline sectors— along with leaders in higher education, design, and technology—to explore how LERs could be designed to promote greater equity in the emerging skills-based economy. The result is a set of worker-generated inclusive design principles and user profiles for LER technology developers. This report outlines the process for creating the principles and profiles for LERs, as well as key learnings and implications for future work.
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    Micro-credentials for Social Mobility in Rural Postsecondary Communities: A Landscape Report
    (Digital Promise, 2022-03) Tinsley, Brian; Cacicio, Sarah; Shah, Zohal; Parker, Daniel; Younge, Odelia; Luke Luna, Christina
    This landscape report explores the impact of earning micro-credentials on the social mobility of rural learners. Through four in-depth case studies, we show how earning micro-credentials may lead to credential attainment, workforce entry, promotions, and/or economic improvements (e.g., salary increase, prioritizing learners impacted by poverty), particularly for Black, Latino, and Indigenous populations, as well as women. All of the initiatives emphasize the need for strong regional partnerships across educational sectors and deeper efforts to engage communities of color to lead to greater impact. Preliminary research indicates that micro-credentials can—and in some cases, do—lead to job promotions, higher wages, and an increase in self-confidence for rural learners.
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    Tapping Data for Frontline Talent Development
    (Digital Promise, 2019-01) Constantakis, Patti; Noakes, Sierra
    Frontline workers are the workers who deal directly with customers and deliver services. While some workers do pursue educational advancement opportunities, completion and relevance are lacking. Access to the right data will equip frontline workers with the agency and knowledge to make informed decisions about their future and will equip stakeholders with information needed to deliver high-quality services.
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    Integrating Digital Tools for Adult Learners: Four Critical Factors
    (Digital Promise, 2016) Constantakis, Patti
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    Designing Technology for Adult Learners: Support and Scaffolding
    (Digital Promise, 2016) Nobles, Susanne
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    Designing for Technology Adult Learners: Applying Adult Learning Theory
    (Digital Promise, 2016) Constantakis, Patti
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    Accelerating Change: How Education Technology Developers Can Jump-Start a New Adult Education Market
    (Digital Promise, 2015) DeSchryver, David; Dlugoleski, Deirdre
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    A Guide to the Adult Learning Ed-Tech Market
    (Digital Promise, 2017) Berlin, Mike; Constantakis, Patti; Laxton, Amber