Author: Anita W. WallacePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A Study of the Dual Enrollment Policies and Procedures in Virginia's Local School Divisions
Author: Anita W. WallacePerceptions of Dual Enrollment in Virginia
Author: Jill Marie BarkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dual enrollment
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
The purpose of this study was to explore whether dual enrollment coursework in Virginia was meeting the expectations of its stakeholders. Perceptions of various stakeholders were gathered to identify program strengths and weaknesses. An examination of Virginia colleges and universities’ policies and procedures regarding dual enrollment was included in the study. An evaluation of the sampled community college’s dual enrollment course offerings was also conducted. Surveys were given to sampled high school students, first-year college students, and their parents or guardians. The majority of respondents were very supportive of dual enrollment coursework. Parents and guardians also noted an understanding of dual enrollment credit portability for only Virginia institutions. Interviews were conducted with sampled high school instructors, public school district administrators, and a community college administrator. Interview attempts were unsuccessful with college instructors. The dual enrollment instructors reported that their courses were rigorous but that students at times lacked critical thinking skills. Public school and community college administrators reported that many safeguards were in place for ensuring course rigor. School district administrators had concerns with their responsibility regarding dual enrollment paperwork, and both school district and community college administrators acknowledged that student achievement in dual enrollment courses was measured solely through course grades. An examination of Virginia college policies and procedures determined that information about dual enrollment coursework was not as readily available as was with more established advanced credit programs. Two-tailed t-tests were used to evaluate the sampled community college’s dual enrollment course offerings. Conclusions were formed based on both the data sources and the literature.
On the Fast Track: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of Dual Credit: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 42, Number 3
Author: Barbara F. TobolowskyPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119275423
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The dual-credit curricular initiative offers high school students the opportunity to earn college and high school credits simultaneously without taking a standardized test to acquire the credit. The courses are purported to introduce students to a more rigorous curriculum in high school and save them time and money in their pursuit of college degrees. Dual credit programs have grown rapidly, and this monograph provides a synthesis of: • the scholarly literature on dual credit offered at high school and a variety of postsecondary settings; • underrepresented students’ experiences with the course(s), and • suggestions for future research and drivers that will influence its development. Originally, these initiatives focused on high-achieving students, but additional models have emerged that expand the benefits to lower- and middle-achieving students as well. This is the third issue of the 42nd volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
Dual Enrollment Policies, Pathways, and Perspectives
Author: Jason L. TaylorPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119054184
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Looking to develop new dual enrollment programs or adapt and revamp an existing dual enrollment programs at a community college? This volume addresses the critical issues and topics of dual enrollment practices and policies, including: state policies that regulate dual enrollment practice and the influence of state policy on local practice, the usage of dual enrollment programs as a pathway for different populations of students such as career and technical education students and students historically underrepresented in higher education, and chapters that surface student, faculty, and high school stakeholder perspectives and that examine institutional and partnership performance and quality. This is the 169th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Dual Enrollment: Strategies, Outcomes, and Lessons for School-College Partnerships
Author: Eric HoffmanPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118485521
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
This volume focuses on the goals, practices, policies, and outcomes of programs that enroll high school students in college courses for college credit. This volume examines: The details of dual enrollment programs Their impact on student achievement and institutional practices How they support a student’s transition to, and success in, college The role of higher education in improving K–12 education. It presents quantitative and qualitative studies that investigate the impact of dual enrollment programs on student and faculty participants. Accounts by dual enrollment program administrators provide examples of how their programs operate and how data have been used to set benchmarks for program success. Chapters also explore models that build off dual enrollment’s philosophy of school–college partnerships and embrace a more robust framework for supporting college transition. This is the 158th volume of this Jossey-Bass series. Addressed to higher education decision makers on all kinds of campuses, New Directions for Higher Education provides timely information and authoritative advice about major issues and administrative problems confronting every institution.
Dual Enrollment in Public and Nonpublic Schools
Author: James E. GibbsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dual enrollment
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Promoting Quality
Author: Adam I. LowePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Few states have established systems for overseeing dual enrollment programs to encourage institutions to align their practices with quality standards. Five states (Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota), have established incentives or requirements for post-secondary concurrent enrollment providers to pursue the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) accreditation as one quality assurance mechanism. NACEP's peer-review accreditation process promotes the implementation of policies and practices to ensure that concurrent enrollment courses offered in the high school are the same as the courses offered on the sponsoring college campus. A number of states are currently designing or redesigning dual enrollment oversight systems, including Indiana, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Oregon, Montana, and Wyoming. While prior studies by the Education Commission of the States, the Community College Research Center, and the Western Interstate Compact for Higher Education have examined dual enrollment policies across the 50 states, none have looked in depth at the processes by which states conduct program oversight. This report is designed to fill that void, by illuminating dual enrollment oversight and review strategies among the following state-level entities: (1) Florida Department of Education; (2) Illinois Community College Board; (3) Oregon Dual Credit Oversight Committee; (4) South Dakota Board of Regents; (5) Utah System of Higher Education and Utah Office of Education; and (6) Virginia Community College System. The report presents these six as in-depth case studies, and does not evaluate or judge the practices. NACEP does not take a position favoring a particular form of dual enrollment program oversight, and instead offers this report to help further knowledge and understanding of state-level policies and practices that advance the goal of seamless education through secondary and post-secondary collaborations. A list of works cited and selected state resources is included. (Contains 4 footnotes.).
Resources in Education
Author: Rivers and harbors projects
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Rivers and HarborsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description