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In selecting an area within education to focus on for my disquisition, I chose to focus on dual enrollment programs. Dual enrollment, a nationwide program allowing high school students to take college classes, prepares high school students to plan and organize postsecondary goals such as obtaining a degree from a two or four-year higher education institution. Preparation comes from earning college credit by taking classes related to the student’s major of choice. For the context of this disquisition, I narrowed the focus to the service region of Southwestern Community College in the western mountains of North Carolina (Appalachia). In North Carolina, high school students can take college courses tuition-free. This makes dual enrollment particularly beneficial to students in the Appalachia region because most people in this area live below the poverty line and have a lower rate of obtaining degrees beyond the high school diploma (Lawrence & King, 2018). Through dual enrollment, students can earn certificates in fields such as business, automotive, and emergency medical science. This allows them to go straight into the workforce upon high school graduation (Cowan, 2017). Students can also receive credit toward two and four-year degree programs. This means less course work to pay for when the student graduates from high school and attends an institution of higher education for the purpose of obtaining a degree (Daley, 2017). The tuition-free component makes dual enrollment undeniably advantageous. However, students are not always fully educated by college staff on how to best use this opportunity which creates long- and short-term difficulties for dual enrollment students later on. A particular issue creating problems has been students being withdrawn from a college course or courses. In my experience, often when a dual enrollment student receives a withdrawal, the student does not fully understand what withdrawing means or that withdrawing has consequences attached, such as the withdrawal being recorded as an “F” on the high school transcript (Smith, 2018). After reviewing the problems I saw as a dual enrollment coordinator, working with students facing the aftermath of their withdrawals, I wanted to create a system that helped students better understand the consequences associated with being withdrawn. My goal was to lower withdrawal rates and alleviate repercussions from withdrawals by proposing an intervention that sought to introduce an advising component to the dual enrollment student population at Southwestern. This was my attempt to remedy a problem of practice and help students get more out of their dual enrollment experience.
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.
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.
This is an exciting time to be an academic advisor—a time in which global recognition of the importance of advising is growing, research affirms the critical role advising plays in student success, and institutions of higher education increasingly view advising as integral to their missions and essential for improving the quality of students' educational experiences. It is essential that advisors provide knowledgeable, realistic counsel to the students in their charge. The New Advisor Guidebook helps advisors meet this challenge. The first and final chapters of the book identify the knowledge and skills advisors must master. These chapters present frameworks for setting and benchmarking self-development goals and for creating self-development plans. Each of the chapters in between focuses on foundational content: the basic terms, concepts, information, and skills advisors must learn in their first year and upon which they will build over the lengths of their careers. These chapters include strategies, questions, guidelines, examples, and case studies that give advisors the tools to apply this content in their work with students, from demonstrations of how student development theories might play out in advising sessions to questions advisors can ask to become aware of their biases and avoid making assumptions about students to a checklist for improving listening, interviewing, and referral skills. The book covers various ways in which advising is delivered: one-to-one, in groups, and online. The New Advisor Guidebook serves as an introduction to what advisors must know to do their jobs effectively. It pairs with Academic Advising Approaches: Strategies That Teach Students to Make the Most of College, also from NACADA, which presents the delivery strategies successful advisors can use to help students make the most of their college experience.
Dual enrollment is a vehicle that allows high school juniors and seniors to get a head start on their college careers and to maintain and increase their academic challenge. The purpose of this study was to determine how much participating in dual enrollment assists in students' college success. The findings were educed through several methods: (a) a grade comparison of both former dual enrollment students and their traditional college student counterparts, (b) a survey sent to former dual enrollment students (N=584), and (c) a focus group of former dual enrollment students (N=4). Data analysis revealed that the grades of both groups were similar, with only a very slight difference in the grade point averages (GPA). The survey reflected the students' demographics and how their participation in dual enrollment programs helped in their adjustment to collegiate life. The focus group allowed the participants to elaborate even further in their evaluation of the program. The results of the research revealed that while the grades of former dual enrollment students were not significantly different from traditional students, dual enrollment programs were a benefit to the high school junior and senior to obtain college credits and more importantly, for students to see themselves as college students thereby reducing some of the initial college adjustment stress factors, and as a result, dual enrollment did help in college success.
Offering new perspectives on academic advising in community colleges, this book defines developmental academic advising, describes the organization and delivery of advising services, and discusses key components of effective programs. The following 10 chapters are included: (1) "Developmental Academic Advising," by Thaddeus M. Raushi, defining developmental academic advising as a process which views students in the context of their whole life setting; (2) "Academic Advising, Retention, and Transfer," by Margaret C. King, highlighting the role of advising in student integration into college life; (3) "The Organization and Effectiveness of Academic Advising in Community Colleges," by Wesley R. Habley, describing findings of a national survey of advising program characteristics; (4)"Advising Models and Delivery Systems," by Margaret C. King, reviewing seven organizational models and five delivery systems; (5) "Adviser Training in the Community College," by Portia K. Weston, arguing that training activities improve student success and provide team-building staff development; (6) "Evaluation, Recognition, and Reward of Academic Advising," by Buddy Ramos; (7) "Advising the Two-Year Student: Considerations and Strategies," by Judith L. Sanford-Harris; (8) "Advising Multicultural Populations for Achievement and Success," by Thomas Brown and Mario Rivas, discussing challenges and strategies for advising students of different backgrounds; (9) "Intrusive Academic Advising," by Martha T. Garing, suggesting intervention strategies at specified times from admission to graduation; and (10) "Sources and Additional Information: Academic Advising in the Community College," by Karin Petersen Hsiao.
The overall college enrollment rates for young adults have increased over the last several years. While this is promising, a notable amount of students do not attain a degree. This scenario can create major consequences for the United States as global competiveness requires a workforce that possesses a postsecondary degree. Dual enrollment is a program that has been seen to answer the need for more postsecondary graduates. Despite the robust literature that suggests the positive effects for students who participate in dual enrollment, limited research exists on the effects of dual enrollment on the institution. Therefore, this study attempted to fill the gap in the literature by examining the effects of dual enrollment on an institution. The independent variable was participation in dual enrollment and the dependent variables were persistence rates and degree completion. The population consisted of 5,251 first-time, full-time students in the Mississippi Community College System. Of this number, 741 had taken at least 1 dual enrollment course between the fall of 2010 and the spring of 2015, and 4,510 had no previous dual enrollment experience at all. A Chi-square test was used for both research questions. Results of the study indicate that there is a significant difference in persistence rates when comparing dual enrolled students to non-dual enrolled students. First-time, full-time students who had previous dual enrollment experience were more likely to maintain consistent enrollment (69%) at the community college than students who had no previous dual enrollment experience (45%). There is also a significant relationship between students attaining a degree in a timely manner when comparing dual enrolled students to non-dual enrolled students. First-time, full-time students who had previous dual enrollment experience were more likely to earn a degree in 3 years (61%) than students who did not participate in dual enrollment (35%). The effect size for both research questions was small. While the outcomes of this study are positive, it is imperative to continue to examine the effects of dual enrollment on an institution. Policy differences at each of the Mississippi community colleges could render different outcomes for the students and ultimately affect the institution.
The literature about academic advising has proliferated at a rapid rate during the past decade. This volume cites and annotates some 350 items on that topic. While most of the works were published in the 1980s and 1990s, a few classic books and articles from the past have also been included. Entries are grouped in topical chapters, and each overviews the contents of the work cited. Academic advising is one of the most important services on campuses today. No longer viewed as simple course scheduling, this subject is seen as a vital process that assists students in setting goals and negotiating the college experience in a positive way. Advising has evolved as a critical function because of the increasing complexity of curricula, the competitiveness of the job market, and the changing nature of the student population. The literature on academic advising has consequently proliferated during the past decade, and this book provides valuable guidance in that area. It contains some 350 entries for books and articles on academic advising and closely related topics. Entries are grouped in topical chapters, and each includes a short annotation. While most of the works cited were published in the 1980s and 1990s, a few classic articles and books from the past have also been included to give the collection an historical perspective.