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Ready Or Not: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Early College Graduates’ First-Year Experiences, Jennifer Elizabeth Wilson
Ready Or Not: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Early College Graduates’ First-Year Experiences, Jennifer Elizabeth Wilson
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Current frameworks of college readiness fail to address the impact of college readiness on the postsecondary educational experiences of traditionally underserved students such as low socioeconomic and first generation. The purpose of this study was to utilize the interpretative phenomenological analysis approach to investigate the first-year postsecondary educational experiences and understandings of the graduates of an early college high school in western North Carolina. The phenomenon studied was the use of early college high school experiences in a first-year college or university setting. The researcher employed the use of individual interviews to explore the transfer of college readiness instruction into …
Effectiveness Of The Career And College Promise Program In Increasing College Readiness At A Rural North Carolina Community College, Ashley Paris Day
Effectiveness Of The Career And College Promise Program In Increasing College Readiness At A Rural North Carolina Community College, Ashley Paris Day
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This study addressed the effectiveness of the North Carolina Career and College Promise (NCCCP) program using Conley’s (2010) framework for college readiness in determining and promoting college readiness for students participating in the program at a rural North Carolina community college. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design was used in this study. Phase I involved quantitative data collection and analysis from existing statistical data in the form of NCCCP student final course grades (n=886), general education math common assessment scores (n=98), and CCP student (n=27) and instructor (n=9) responses to perception college readiness surveys. The quantitative data analysis was followed …