Perceptions of community colleges held by high school counselors: a q methodology examination
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Perceptions of community colleges held by high school counselors: a q methodology examination
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High school counselors have influence on the college choice decisions made by high
school students. As such, if the idea of attending a community college is going to be shared as a quality option for high school students, we must understand how high school counselors perceive community colleges. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of community colleges that are held by high school counselors from the Clark County School District, a large urban school district located in Southern Nevada. Theoretically grounded in Human Perception Theory, the research design for this study was built using the Q method, a qualitative and quantitative methodology designed to determine perspectives from a given sample on a specific topic. A robust concourse of perception statements about community colleges was generated from the literature and then reduced into a thematic representation of perceptions (Q-set). The participants sorted each perception statement through a forced distribution based on their level of agreement or disagreement. Following the participant’s sort, a quantitative analysis was conducted to include correlations, factor analysis, and factor scores. A post-sort survey was completed by the participants to garner qualitative data to better understand the participants’ reasons behind their respective sorts, as well as to gather some demographic information. Four factors (groups) emerged in this study: community colleges are real colleges (Factor One), community colleges are a good starting place for students to begin (Factor Two), community colleges provide practical pathways for all students (Factor Three), and community colleges have a negative stigma (Factor Four) . Knowing these perceptions will help practitioners ii predict high school counselors’ advice to students during college selection discussions. The findings illuminate opportunities for future research in this space. Additionally, the findings have garnered some implications that tie to theory and practice. |
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Author (aut): McCoy, James R.
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161 pages
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Thesis (Ed.D. in Community College Leadership) -- Ferris State University, Community College Leadership Program, 2021.
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