Formation of Community College Clusters Using the CCSSE Benchmarks for Extra-Large Community Colleges

Autor/in	Hurley, Rodney G.
Titel	Formation of Community College Clusters Using the CCSSE Benchmarks for Extra-Large Community Colleges
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 16 (2009) 2, S.103-108 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-610X
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; School Size; Cluster Grouping; Multivariate Analysis; Discriminant Analysis; Educational Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Eingruppierung; Multivariate Analyse; Diskriminanzanalyse; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	This study used the five benchmarks from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) to form clusters of colleges within the CCSSE classification of extra-large community colleges (greater than or equal to 15,000 students). Cluster analysis produced a five-cluster solution for the 48 identified extra-large community colleges. Using canonical correlation analysis, three canonical variates (dimensions) were identified. The first variate described a student engagement learning environment model of student success, persistence and goal attainment. The second dimension suggested a more traditional learning environment--one characterized by greater student faculty interaction and more academic challenge. A third variate was indicative of a learning environment with more support for learners and less student effort. Discriminant function analysis yielded high hit rates for cluster membership. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10