Superintendents' Perceptions of the Influence of a Statewide Dual Enrollment Policy on Local Educational Programming. Issue 3 (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hornbeck, Dustin; Malin, Joel R.
• Is Part Of: International journal of educational reform. Volume 28:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 253
• Page End: 277
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: dual enrollment -- college credit in high school -- education policy -- dual credit; Educational change -- Periodicals; Educational change -- United States -- Periodicals; Education and state -- Periodicals; Education and state -- United States -- Periodicals; Education, Secondary -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 379
• DOI: 10.1177/1056787919857255
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2631-9675

Abstract

This study surveys superintendents about Ohio's ambitious statewide dual enrollment policy ("College Credit Plus"), specifically examining its local implications from superintendents' perspectives. In particular, we find that issues of funding related to this policy have become a growing concern, and that districts are frequently struggling to identify teachers who meet the certification requirements to teach dual enrollment courses. Overall, this policy has presented several challenges at local levels, especially for smaller, rural high schools. Nevertheless, most superintendents perceive that this dual enrollment policy has provided benefits to their students. In discussion, we position our findings within the broader literature and the continued calls for expanded dual enrollment programming. As a whole, this highlights the need for researchers to attend to specific dual enrollment policy details and how they affect local school district programming.