DB post 5
PinkPantherGurl
week5DB.pptxClosing the Gap between College and Career
Abigal Ritz
Questions and Working Thesis
Questions
Will taking dual credit classes in high school help students achieve a degree sooner than their peers? Do all high school provide the opportunity for students to take classes for college credits? Will students feel like they are missing out on fun high school activities by taking on more school work. How does parent involvement help students decide to take this path? And does taking early college classes help with financial cost?
Working Thesis
In effort to close the gap between college and career, high school students should explore options in high school to take early college credits to use towards their degree program and thus graduating at a quicker rate and starting their career.
College Credit Programs Positively Impact Student Success https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X18801274
This article examined if taking early college credits helped students in the long run. They found significant data that it took less time for students to obtain a degree and they were most likely to finish their degree. (Burns, Ellegood, Bracy, Duncan, & Sweeney, 2019)
This article is by the journal of advanced academics the researches academic achievements.
It does not go into the data of any negative effects. So a little more research will need to be done.
A Successful Quest for an Early College Solution https://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/03/a-successful-quest-for-an-early-college-solution/
In this recording, students from a school in Texas could Quest Early College High School are interviewed on the school. At this school freshman and sophomores take dual credit classes counting toward high school and college credits. Then as Juniors and Seniors, they attend college classes at Lone star community classes. It’s a small school where students are taught with a low student to teach ratio and guided through classes to earn their associate’s degree. Once a week they go out into the community and do real life learning. It can be argued that this takes away from school time, but students agree that it leaves them more prepared for life. (Vander. & Liebtag, 2017)
Getting smart is a media channel and there is lots of information about different education opportunities.
This pod cast interviewed several students on the positive of the school. It would be helpful to know the feedback of students, if any, did not fit well into the program and receive any negative feedback.
References
Burns, K., Ellegood, W. A., Bernard Bracy, J. M., Duncan, M., & Sweeney, D. C. (2019). Early College Credit Programs Positively Impact Student Success. Journal of Advanced Academics, 30(1), 27–49. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X18801274
Vander, T. & Liebtag, E. (2017). “A Successful Quest for an Early College Solution” Getting
Smart https://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/03/a-successful-quest-for-an-early-college-solution/
