What Do Dual Enrollment Students Want? Elevating the Voices of Historically Underserved Students to Guide Reforms. Research Brief
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| Title: | What Do Dual Enrollment Students Want? Elevating the Voices of Historically Underserved Students to Guide Reforms. Research Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Aurely Garcia Tulloch, Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC) |
| Source: | Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2024. |
| Availability: | Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Dual Enrollment, Minority Group Students, Educational Change, Equal Education, Guided Pathways, Access to Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, Online Courses, Debt (Financial), High School Students, Partnerships in Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Florida, Texas |
| Abstract: | For any dual enrollment (DE) reform to be effective, educators must acknowledge and understand the diverse experiences of all DE students, especially those from historically underrepresented populations. As part of CCRC's DEEP research, the author of this brief investigates the experiences of students historically underserved in DE to understand what these students want from their DE programs and the educators who lead them. An analysis of focus group interviews with 97 predominantly Black, Hispanic, and low-income students uncovered six themes that the author frames as students' wants: (1) Students want to know about DE options earlier; (2) Students want well-informed DE advisors who empower them; (3) Students want their DE courses to be aligned with career and academic pathways in their fields of interest; (4) Students want engaging learning experiences in their online courses; (5) Students want to know how to balance the high school experience and DE coursetaking; and (6) Students want to know how to find scholarships and manage debt to help them attend college after high school. For each of these six wants, the brief describes the students' perspectives and presents research-based strategies educators can use to support DE students in the realization of these wants. The brief also outlines questions educators can ask their students to gain a better understanding of their experiences. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED660848 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | For any dual enrollment (DE) reform to be effective, educators must acknowledge and understand the diverse experiences of all DE students, especially those from historically underrepresented populations. As part of CCRC's DEEP research, the author of this brief investigates the experiences of students historically underserved in DE to understand what these students want from their DE programs and the educators who lead them. An analysis of focus group interviews with 97 predominantly Black, Hispanic, and low-income students uncovered six themes that the author frames as students' wants: (1) Students want to know about DE options earlier; (2) Students want well-informed DE advisors who empower them; (3) Students want their DE courses to be aligned with career and academic pathways in their fields of interest; (4) Students want engaging learning experiences in their online courses; (5) Students want to know how to balance the high school experience and DE coursetaking; and (6) Students want to know how to find scholarships and manage debt to help them attend college after high school. For each of these six wants, the brief describes the students' perspectives and presents research-based strategies educators can use to support DE students in the realization of these wants. The brief also outlines questions educators can ask their students to gain a better understanding of their experiences. |
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