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Researching Honors through Focus Groups, Interviews, and Surveys: Success vs. Deficiency-based Research Methods

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Grand Couteau (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Jeremy Trucker , Community College of Baltimore County
This session reviews the results of honors program surveys, compares quantitative honors data to the college general population, and discusses the results of extensive honors qualitative research. A comparison of quantitative and qualitative research suggests honors programs benefit from qualitative internal research that can help promote the honors program's success stories.