Matriculation [electronic resource] : Preliminary Report on First-Year Implementation / James Meznek and Allene Murdoch.
Drawing from information submitted by 60 urban, rural, and suburban institutions, this report documents the progress of California's community colleges in implementing the first phase of a statewide matriculation plan. Introductory material defines matriculation as a process that promotes and s...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Drawing from information submitted by 60 urban, rural, and suburban institutions, this report documents the progress of California's community colleges in implementing the first phase of a statewide matriculation plan. Introductory material defines matriculation as a process that promotes and sustains the efforts of students to reach their educational goals by providing a program of support services. After examining the public policy context of the development of the plan, the report offers a summary of first-year efforts and presents findings concerning the implementation of various components of the matriculation plan at the 60 responding colleges. Progress is examined for the following activities: admissions, orientation, student assessment and placement, counseling, student follow-up, coordination and staff training, and institutional research and evaluation. Selected findings include the following: (1) during the 10-month funding period, 40% of the students who enrolled in credit courses at the colleges received core matriculation services; (2) 40% of the colleges had developed or revised admissions forms to gather matriculation-related data; (3) 28% had developed orientation materials; (4) colleges were exempting students from the matriculation process on a number of bases, including prior educational experience and types of courses or unit load; and (5) at 69% of the colleges, assessment was mandatory for non-exempt students. Data on funding and expenditures in 1987-88 are also provided. Appendixes include a review of the college progress reports by an external agency and the matriculation plan. (AACZ) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED302307. ERIC Note: Discussed as agenda item number 9 at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (Sacramento, CA, January 12-13, 1989). |
| Physical Description: | 65 p. |
| Audience: | Policymakers. |