The study described in the following pages was conducted in the
summer of 19 9 3 at the King Edward Campus, (KEC) of Vancouver
Community College. The subjects of the study were students
attending classes at the Provincial Level of the Adult Basic
Education (ABE) program at the college.
The primary purpose of the study was to determine the
characteristics of the students as compared with the literature,
and to discover whether students used the support services designed
to assist them.
A student survey was developed and administered to students by
instructors during class time. The sample was selected by
targeting all Provincial Level classes in session at the time the
survey was conducted, and thirty questionnaires were given to
instructors in the self-paced program to be handed out to students
when they were scheduled to come in. The information from the
questionnaires was then entered into the computer and a statistical
analysis was done.
When the results of the study were compared with the information
gathered from the literature review, it was learned that at KEC,
the Provincial Level ABE student is more traditional than nontraditional,
that is, the students were younger than anticipated,
and the number of female students was only 3.8% higher than the
ABE STUDENT PROFILE AND USE OF SUPPORT SERVICES III
number of male students. It was also learned that the majority of
the students had already completed secondary school before coming
to study at KEC, but were stil l taking grade twelve level courses
in order to have the prerequisite knowledge to enter the programs
of their choice at Vancouver Community College or other
institutions.
Although students used the support services available to them,
there were some differences in how the high proportion of second
language speakers used them. However counselling, in particular,
although used somewhat differently by second language speakers, was
used by students at the Provincial Level for advising before
registration, rather than for personal counselling or career
planning.
As colleges plan for the future, it has become even more important
to obtain student feedback regarding services designed to assist
them. The development of a student profile enables administrators
and practitioners alike to gain insight into their student
population and what the students perceive to be their needs. It is
hoped that this study will be the first of many which will help to
identify the needs and gaps in ABE programs and the services that
are provided to support the students.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/4525 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Nobel, Elizabeth Violet |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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