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31	Poverty Levels and Dual Enrollment Demographics and their Effect on Mississippi High School Graduation Rates Powell, Amanda Leigh McCarter 02 May 2009 (has links) Despite the fact that education plays a vital role in the success of an individual and society as a whole, it is estimated that 1 of every 4 students will not receive a high school diploma four years after starting ninth grade. In an effort to decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates of high school students, educators are searching for nontraditional methods to increase student achievement. One such method, dual enrollment, involves community colleges in the role as facilitators. While preliminary research indicates a relationship between dually enrolled students and high school graduation, additional data is needed on student demographics and achievement. To build and improve upon the dual enrollment programs of Mississippi’s community colleges, it will be important to know the participation levels and their effect on graduation rates. The purpose of this study was twoold: 1)To examine the proportions of students participating in Mississippi Community College Dual Enrollment Programs based on various demographics. 2)To determine the degree to which Mississippi Community College Dual Enrollment demographics and poverty levels of Mississippi public schools affect high school graduation rates of Mississippi’s Community College Districts. Data were obtained from the State Board of Community and Junior Colleges and the Mississippi Department of Education. Demographic variables chosen for the study included gender, race, curriculum and poverty level. Data from each public school was grouped according to the corresponding community college district, allowing the researcher to better establish the proportions of students participating in dual enrollment and the poverty level of public school students within the district. These proportions were then analyzed to find correlation between demographics and graduation rates of the community college district. Results indicate a low overall percentage of students participating in dual enrollment and disproportioned percentages between community college districts. Regression analyses indicate that race, gender and curriculum did not contribute significantly to the prediction of graduation rate. However, high poverty levels did show a significant relationship to lower graduation rates. Additionally, in every district females were dually enrolled at rates higher than males, and students were enrolled in academic courses notably more than technical/vocational courses. community college high school graduation rates demographics dual enrollment dual credit Dual enrollment--Mississippi. College credits--Mississippi. High school graduates--Mississippi. High school dropouts--Mississippi.
32	TEACHER SUPPORTS USING THE FACILITATOR MODEL FOR DUAL CREDIT IN OPEN ENDED DESIGN THINKING COURSEWORK: UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION AND HIGH SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION Scott Tecumseh Thorne (10730865) 30 April 2021 (has links) The facilitator model for dual credit offers a way for student to earn directly transcripted credit to colleges and universities, overcoming many barriers faced by other dual credit models. Successful implementation of this model requires high degree of involvement from the cooperating institution. This IRB approved qualitative case study explored the needs of five teacher facilitators in both summer professional development and on-going support throughout the school year when implementing a facilitator model for dual credit with open-ended design coursework. Code-recode and axial coding techniques were applied to over 90 hours of transcribed data, artifacts, and observations from a seven month period to find emerging themes and offer recommendations for implementation.<p></p> Higher education Secondary education Education assessment and evaluation Educational counselling Educational technology and computing Other education not elsewhere classified Engineering design Educational psychology Dual Credit Transcribed Credit Direct Credit Facilitator Model Professional Learning Professional Development Barriers to Dual Credit Teacher Facilitator Student Success Coach Teacher Supports Design Design Thinking Engineering Design Technological Design Open-ended Problem Solving Educational Counselling Education Secondary Education Higher Education Education Assessment and Evaluation Educational Psychology Educational Technology and Computing Engineering Design Methods

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Poverty Levels and Dual Enrollment Demographics and their Effect on Mississippi High School Graduation Rates

TEACHER SUPPORTS USING THE FACILITATOR MODEL FOR DUAL CREDIT IN OPEN ENDED DESIGN THINKING COURSEWORK: UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION AND HIGH SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION