Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
12-2008
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Louise L. MacKay
Committee Members
Cecil N. Blankenship, James H. Lampley, Jasmine R. Renner
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of dual-enrollment participation on students' postsecondary achievement as measured by various factors. The researcher explored an approach to learning that allows students to navigate the invisible barriers between high school and college. The population consisted of 901 students in a community college in northeast Tennessee during the fall of 2007 following high school graduation the previous academic year. Data gathered from dual-enrollment participants were compared to data of peers of comparable ability level who chose not to participate in the program.
The major findings of the study included the following: dual-enrollment participants were (a) slightly more likely to enroll full time rather than part time, (b) significantly less likely to be enrolled in remedial and developmental courses, (c) no more likely to complete the fall semester, (d) slightly more likely to complete the spring semester, (e) more likely to showcase a slightly higher fall semester grade-point average (GPA), and (f) no more likely to have a higher spring semester GPA.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Sell, April Boling, "A Study of Community College Students Who Participated in a Dual-Enrollment Program Prior to High School Graduation." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2016
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.