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Resiliency Of Community College Students With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Laura Elizabeth Brogden
Resiliency Of Community College Students With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Laura Elizabeth Brogden
Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as defined by Drs. Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda are prevalent in the general population of the United States. These childhood traumas are strongly related to risky behaviors and poor health outcomes. The results of childhood stress may influence students at community colleges. This study of community college students with identified adverse childhood experiences will describe their perceived experiences in community colleges as they relate to their success and completion. This study is done in a framework of resilience in order to identify factors which may be influential in students’ progress and completion. Keywords: community college, …
Engaging Community College Students Using An Engineering Learning Community, James Maccariella Jr.
Engaging Community College Students Using An Engineering Learning Community, James Maccariella Jr.
Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations
The study investigated whether community college engineering student success was tied to a learning community. Three separate data collection sources were utilized: surveys, interviews, and existing student records. Mann-Whitney tests were used to assess survey data, independent t-tests were used to examine pre-test data, and independent t-tests, analyses of covariance (ANCOVA), chi-square tests, and logistic regression were used to examine post-test data. The study found students that participated in the Engineering TLC program experienced a significant improvement in grade point values for one of the three post-test courses studied. In addition, the analysis revealed the odds of fall-to-spring retention were …