Students with busy schedules are wary of mandatory services such as orientation and student success courses, but want high quality if services are mandatory¶
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q2 i? Many students concerned about busy schedules worry about services becoming mandatory; if a service is mandatory they want it engaging, high quality, and clearly connected to their goals. → Nodine 2012
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Nodine 2012¶
Nodine, T., Jaeger, L., Venezia, A., and Bracco, K. R., with research support from Public Agenda. (2012). Connection by Design: Students' Perceptions of Their Community College Experiences. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED541651
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Across the 15 focus groups, participants with jobs and family responsibilities expressed concern about mandatory offerings: "Given their busy schedules, many students are concerned about more services becoming mandatory, including orientation and student success courses." Participants required to attend orientation were often critical of its quality, and some returning students perceived mandated success courses as punitive.
"Given their busy schedules, many students are concerned about more services becoming mandatory, including orientation and student success courses."
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Related Claims¶
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Students with busy schedules are wary of mandatory services such as orientation and student success courses, but want high quality if services are mandatory |
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Students with busy schedules are wary of mandatory services such as orientation and student success courses, but want high quality if services are mandatory |
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