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Home School Versus Other Applicants to Postsecondary Institutions: Admission Policies and In-Depth Analysis
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| Title | Home School Versus Other Applicants to Postsecondary Institutions: Admission Policies and In-Depth Analysis |
| Author | Ashford, Rebecca Lynn
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| Keywords | home schooling
postsecondary education
admission policies
academic performance
community college
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| Abstract | In this study, 94 colleges and universities in Florida were surveyed to determine what their admission policies were for home school applicants. Forty-six colleges responded to the survey. The results of the survey were analyzed to determine if there was a pattern of acceptance based on institution type--public, private, or proprietary. Further, the admission policies were analyzed to determine the extent to which they complied with the National Center for Home Education's (NCHE) recommend college admission policies for home school applicants. The researcher found that public colleges were more likely to accept home school students than were private colleges. Also, public colleges had less stringent admission requirements for home school students than did private colleges. Further, home school admission policies in place in Florida's public colleges were more likely to comply with the NCHE's recommended admission policies for home school applicants. In addition to reviewing college admission policies for home school students, the standardized test scores and grade point averages of home school and public school students enrolled in a Florida, public community college were compared. The standardized test scores compared were the College Placement Test (CPT) and the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT). The researcher found no difference in the mean grade point averages of home school and public school students enrolled in a Florida, public community college. Also, the researcher found no difference in the mean CPT algebra, CPT reading, or SAT mathematics scores of home school and public school students. There was, however, a significant difference in the CPT writing and SAT verbal scores for these two groups of students. Home school students scored significantly higher than public school students on the CPT writing and the SAT verbal tests. |
| Adviser | Pawlas, George
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| Publisher | University of Central Florida |
| Degree | Ed.D.
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| Degree Discipline | Department of Educational Research, Technology and Leadership
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| Degree Grantor | Education
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| Degree Program | Educational Leadership
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| Graduation Date | 2005-08-01 |
| Type | Doctoral dissertation
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| Access Level | Public - Allow Worldwide Access
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| Release Date | 2005-08-01 |
| Repository | University Archives
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| Repository Collection | Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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| Identifier | CFE0000601 |
| Access Link | http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000601 |
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