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Research Protocol
Masters in Leadership Research
Shelley Bacon
bacon.home@juno.com
509-684-1005
Title:
Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Programs: A Survey of
Current Practices and the Need for Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Programs within
Adventist Education
Investigator:
Shelley
Bacon
Goals of
the Project:
This Research paper will outline the following:
- Current trends in public education for dual enrollment/dual credit
(survey of literature)
- Current availability of dual enrollment/dual credit programs in
Adventist education (survey of colleges and universities)
- Current availability of distance education in Adventist education
(survey of colleges and universities)
- Current availability of advanced placement classes at the high
school level (survey of academy registrars)
- Current trends in enrollment of Adventist junior and senior high
school students (survey of churches)
- Current felt needs for academically challenging coursework to be
made available to accelerated students (focus groups)
- Summary of need for distinctly Adventist, faith-based dual
enrollment/dual credit program through distance learning
Research
Method:
Literature will be reviewed.
Completed questionnaires will be evaluated quantitatively.
Focus group sessions will be recorded with a conventional
tape recorder and/or a video camera and conversations will be analyzed
qualitatively.
Human
subject interactions:
Parents
of advanced high school students at several academies will be asked to
participate in focus group discussions to determine the perceived need for a
faith-based dual enrollment/dual credit program. Participants are expected to
be in their late 30’s to early 50’s. The only determining factor in choosing
participants will be the academic status of their students and their
willingness to engage in dialogue about potential solutions to the need for
academically challenging curricula for their children.
Method of
selection for human subject participants:
Letters and postcards will be sent to selected academies to solicit participation from parents. Registrars and principals will be asked to identify potential participants by listing academically superior students.
Letter:
Postcard:
Permission letter
for participants in focus group:
Initial
questions for focus group participants:
Additional
Questionnaires and letters of request:
Adventist
Academy Registrars:
Adventist
College/University Academic Vice-Presidents:
Church Clerks:
Potential risks:
No known risks
have been identified.
Precautions for preserving anonymity of participants:
Any videotapes will be stored in a locked cabinet after the contents have been transcribed until destroyed.
Any audiotapes with identifying names of participants will be stored in a locked cabinet after the contents have been transcribed until destroyed.
Letter
of permission:
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