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Mixed Method Study On Community College Instruction In Blended Social Science Courses, Andrea L. B. Eggenberger
Mixed Method Study On Community College Instruction In Blended Social Science Courses, Andrea L. B. Eggenberger
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Community colleges have teaching faculty whose primary focus is educating their students and providing service to their institution. Community college teaching research has focused on innovation, students’ expectations, and the use of active learning techniques to foster student success. Research on blended courses has focused on instructional practices, learner engagement, and the benefits of blended learning for the community college student population. This study explores the relationship between student’s perceptions of the work in a blended developmental psychology course at two community colleges in Louisiana and their professors’ instructional decisions for their blended courses. The multiple-case study uses a convergent …
Work Hard For The Money: Performance-Based Funding In The State Of Louisiana, Victoria C. Lloyd
Work Hard For The Money: Performance-Based Funding In The State Of Louisiana, Victoria C. Lloyd
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to examine in what ways, if any, the introduction of the equity incentive portion of Louisiana’s performance-based funding model impacted the underserved student groups it was designed to support. I employed a quantitative quasi-experimental design for this study by running three outcome variables (Adult Learner Enrollment, First-Time Enrollment for Racially Minoritized Students, and Low-Income Student Enrollment) by sector (two- and four-year public institutions) and employing a differences-in-differences regression with panel data. In my analysis I uncovered two main findings: 1) Louisiana’s equity incentive is showing early signs of success for all three underserved groups …