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Feasibility Study Of Uvu Community Research Center 2016, Ron J. Hammond, Traci Wennerholm
Feasibility Study Of Uvu Community Research Center 2016, Ron J. Hammond, Traci Wennerholm
Ron J. Hammond
This feasibility study undertook a broad research plan in an effort to evaluate the feasibility of UVU establishing a community agency research support center in the near future. The research project involved 33 student researchers, a paid research supervisor, a volunteer teaching and research assistant, and one UVU faculty member. Feedback from the 71 community agencies surveyed indicated that there are already tens of thousands of disadvantaged community members/clients being served by nonprofit agencies in UVU’s service area. These agencies operate independent of government and are primarily funded by donations, grants, and other non-governmental departments. Six out of ten of …
Concurrent Enrollment Benchmark Data And Self-Study Report 2014 .Pdf, Ron J. Hammond
Concurrent Enrollment Benchmark Data And Self-Study Report 2014 .Pdf, Ron J. Hammond
Ron J. Hammond
This study was based on data analysis of 82,119 UVU/UVSC student records. An IRB application “Secondary Analysis of UVU’s Concurrent Enrollment Data” was submitted on 12 July 2013 and approved (approval #01096) on 18 July 2013. The main purpose of the research was to provide benchmark data and a self-study report thereby establishing informed strategies to improve UVU’s overall Concurrent Enrollment Department and student success. The analyses presented below are post-hoc and descriptive utilizing a minimum threshold of .05 levels of statistical significance. Outcomes were measured for the following four categories of students: Concurrent Enrollment (CE), Advanced Placement (AP), Distance …