CCL Dissertation Defense - Thomas Hughes

Please join us for Tom Hughes' dissertation defense in fulfillment of a requirement for the doctorate in Community College Leadership on Thursday, September 22, 10:00 a.m., EDUC 118, as follows:

THE IMPACT OF HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT PARTICIPATION ON BACHELOR’S DEGREE ATTAINMENT AND TIME AND COST TO DEGREE

Committee:

Drs. Alan M. “Woody” Schwitzer (Chair), Mitchell R. Williams, & Peter B. Baker

Dual enrollment has become nearly ubiquitous in the U.S. with 82% of public high schools offering dual credit courses with student enrollment topping two million.  This causal comparative study used ex post facto data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS: 04/09) to address the benefits of bachelor’s degree attainment, shortened time to degree, and reduced cost of a degree attributed to dual enrollment.  This study drew from two socialization theories—anticipatory socialization and validation theory.  In accordance with these theories, this study found statistical and practical significance linking dual enrollment participation to increased bachelor’s degree attainment.  Dual enrollment participants were also statistically significantly more likely to experience a shorter time to degree and lower costs as measured by student loans than non-participants were.  The effect sizes for the time to degree and cost of a degree models were modest.

Posted By: Deidre Hall
Date: Thu Sep 08 07:41:19 EDT 2016