DISCUSSION THREAD: RESEARCH SUMMARY
I volunteer part-time at a non-governmental organization (NGO) that support persons with substance use addiction through treatment and societal reintegration. The organization is based in Glendale, California, and mainly serves the Hispanic populations of Glendale, La Crescenta, and Tujunga. As part of the reintegration program, the organization supports its beneficiaries to acquire technical and vocational skills of their choice. Glendale Community College is one of the institutions with whom we partner in this mission. Despite the high quality of training at Glendale, most of the students we enrol at the institution do not complete their associate degrees within the required two years.
Study Title: Recommendations to Address the Problem of Low Graduation Rates among Minority Students at Glendale Community College
Statement of the Problem: Glendale College enrols approximately 13,000 students into its mixed-transfer, vocational and technical courses every year (Community College Review, 2022). Ethnic minorities, particularly Hispanics, make up over 55 percent of student enrolments (Community College Review, 2022). However, annual graduation rates indicate that on average, only 32 percent of students complete their courses and graduate on time (Community College Review, 2022). This rate is equal to the...
…quantitative means. Quantitative data will be collected through surveys that will be administered to 30 teachers and 100 students selected randomly. As part of the qualitative data collection, the researcher will carry out document review to better understand the school climate at Glendale. Documents of interest include student attendance registers, teachers supplemental instruction reports, financial aid beneficiary records, admission guidelines, and the curriculum map.Study Question: what student programs and initiatives are available at Glendale to enhance student retention and timely completion? How effective are these programs in promoting competence, autonomy, and psychological relatedness in line with the self-determination theory? How could…
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Community College Course Teaching a class at the community college level, particularly when there is a wide age range among adult students, presents different challenges from teaching in grades K-12. Adults approach learning differently than do children; they have varied reasons for wanting to learn and bring a range of perspectives and experiences to the classroom. Malcolm Knowles gained prominence for his attempts to develop a distinctive conceptual basis for adult
(Rosow, 1994, p. 797) From this review there is a clear sense that success with regard to community college students is determined by their ability to successfully complete the first term of study, as well as by their ability to receive financial aide that adequately covers costs. Additionally, offering culturally diverse social interactions through both official and unofficial means also assists the minority student in achieving success through peer relations
Also, many are unprepared to complete tasks unique to community college such as teaching diverse students. Those faculty members in rural areas not only have to deal with those challenges, but also sometimes have difficulty adjusting to living and working in a rural area. Among those having difficulty, workload and students' abilities were cited as common disappointments in the work; however, most community college instructors have a high level
schools experience higher graduation rates amongst minorities than other high schools. The key terms that will be used throughout the discussion include; High school dropout- those individuals enrolled in high school in October but a year later were not enrolled in school and had not completed high school. (Event Dropout Rates by Family Income, 1972-2001, 2004) High school graduation rate- the percentage of students that graduate high school each year At risk
Chapter One: IntroductionOverviewThe purpose of this study is to provide recommendations to solve the problem of low graduation rates among minority Hispanic students at GCC in California. The problem is that 81.6% of Hispanic students at GCC failed to complete their courses on time (GCC, 2022). This introduction section covers the Organization Profile, Introduction to the Problem, Significance of the Research, Purpose Statement, Central Research Question, and Definitions.Organizational ProfileThe study's
PROSPECTUS: PART 17Recommendations to Address the Problem of Low Graduation Rates among Hispanic Minority Students at Glendale Community CollegeIntroductionOverviewThe purpose of this study is to provide recommendations to the problem of low graduation rates among Hispanic students at Glendale Community College California. The problem is that despite the high levels of student satisfaction at Glendale Community College, only 32 percent of students complete their courses on time (Community College Review,
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