Our Research ProjectThe Problem:Our Mission:Here’s what we’d need to do:The first steps in the research project:Here are the topics we need to research:Again, here are our beginning stepsOnce the Lit Review is done:Once the program is designed:When we are finished:Our Research ProjectEGL 102: 007/012/022/023The Problem:As Oakton Community College students, who will soon be transferring to four-year colleges and universities, we need to know:How do community college transfer students fare at four year colleges and universities?Our Mission:To learn about the fate of community college transfer studentsTo learn which populations succeed and which failTo learn about programs that are meant to help transfer students succeedTo learn what community colleges do to prepare students to transferTo design a practical “transfer preparation” program for OCCTo determine how it would be implementedTo determine how we would measure success or failure of the programHere’s what we’d need to do:Conduct researchDiscuss researchWrite out the Literature ReviewDesign a programPropose how to implement itPropose how to assess it in the futureWe will start by working together on the research.We will only access two types of research: books and journal articles from OCC’s online databasesWe will not access anything from the general internetThe first steps in the research project:There are various areas we need to researchLet’s form groups of 3 and divide the researchI want the groups to work together during classroom time I want the groups to work together outside of the classroom too (when necessary)Here are the topics we need to research:Do community colleges effectively prepare students for transferring?Do special relationships between community colleges and universities ensure success?What is the National Articulation & Transfer network? Are there inconsistencies in college transfer policies?What are the social/academic adjustment experiences of various groups (at risk, minorities, ESL, men and women)?How does university tuition affect transfer students?What kind of “transfer programs” do universities have?What are some common transfer barriers?Graduation and drop-out rates for transfer students? Who tends to graduate? Who tends to drop-out?Again, here are our beginning stepsDo the researchRead the research & highlight useful informationDiscuss the research with group & classTransfer relative research to 4 x 6 index cards using quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing (print neatly)Write a Literature ReviewOnce the Lit Review is done:Design a “transfer preparation” program for OaktonWe will divide the workWe will then combine the workWe will write it outOnce the program is designed:We will determine how we will assess its effectivenessWe will go to the research we found to help usWhen we are finished:We will present our work to the appropriate
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