A comparison of measures of community college effectiveness in satisfying students' academic goals
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Judy B. Flake (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Bert Goldman
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the students' and the accrediting agency's perceptions of the community colleges' effectiveness in satisfying students' academic goals. This study identified criteria which contribute to the students' and to the accrediting agency's perceptions of community colleges' effectiveness. The students' perceptions of the community colleges' effectiveness were compared to the perception of the accrediting agency and to the institutions' retention rates. The perception of effectiveness did vary depending upon the indicator used. A comparison was made among the mean scores of the students' perception of the community college's effectiveness, evaluators' perception based upon the community college's self-study report prepared for the accrediting agency, and evaluators' perception of effectiveness based upon the retention rate. The students' perception of the community colleges' effectiveness was more positive than the evaluators' perception of the community colleges' effectiveness based upon the accrediting agency self-study. The evaluators' perception based upon the self-study was more positive than that of the evaluators' perception of the community colleges' effectiveness based upon reported retention rates.
A comparison of measures of community college effectiveness in satisfying students' academic goals
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1995
- Subjects
- Community college students $x Attitudes
- Community colleges $x Evaluation