MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Bailey, Brad Efficacy of a Basic Public
Speaking Course Delivered via a
Virtual Community
College
This research investigates the efficacy of basic undergraduate
public speaking courses by examining pre- and post-course
speech anxiety scores (using PRPSA survey) of those enrolled in online and traditional speech classes. The research will also examine student and faculty
satisfaction of those in traditional, hybrid, and online speech classes.
Up to 600 CC students will be surveyed from the required basic public
speaking course in the Spring 2012.
University of Southern
Mississippi
Educational Studies and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
USM Field Support Specialist, Mississippi
Reads
9/13/2011 (Elliott)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Baker, Judy Geriatric Nursing: A
Comparison of Final Semester
Nursing Students’
Knowledge, Attitudes, and
Interest
The purpose of this study will be to examine graduating ADN students’
knowledge of geriatric concepts, attitudes toward older adults, and desire to work in geriatric nursing.
Research Questions include: 1. What knowledge do final semester ADN
students have of geriatric concepts?2. What attitudes do final semester
ADN students have about older adults?
3. How likely are final semester ADN students to verbalize a desire to work
in geriatric nursing?4. Is there a relationship between
knowledge of geriatric concepts and desire to work in geriatric nursing
among final semester ADN students?5. Is there a relationship between attitudes toward older adults and desire to work in geriatric nursing
among final semester ADN students?6. Is there a relationship between
knowledge of geriatric concepts and attitudes toward older adults among
final semester ADN students?
This study will use a cross-sectional, convenience sample of 30 to 60 final
semester ADN students. Only students in the last semester of their nursing
programs will be used. All other students including students in an LPN-to-RN bridge program will be excluded from the study. All participants must be 18 years of age or
older. Participants will be asked to complete (on SurveyMonkey): Geriatric
knowledge tool, Attitude tool (measures attitudes toward older adults and toward geriatric nursing), & Demographic page (basic characteristics such as age, race,
gender, and experiences with older adults). Data will be collected through an
online survey tool (SurveyMonkey). Students will be invited to participate
verbally (at the beginning or end of class) and through a letter of invitation posted on Canvas. Participants will complete the
online survey on their own time using either personal computers or student
accessible college computers.
William Carey University
College of Nursing
Doctoral Dissertation
n/a n/a 3/16/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Boiman, Tiffany (IWPR) Identifying Strategies for
Increasing Community
College Retention and Completion
Rates Among Low-Income Women in Mississippi
The objective of this study is to assess the needs, challenges and
experiences of low-income female community college students in
Mississippi, the existing services and supports available to them,
and areas where additional resources might improve their
college persistence and completion. Results will help
community and college leaders identify promising strategies for
increasing college completion among this at-risk group of
students.
The survey--created through Survey Monkey--will be completed online, at the convenience of participants. The
survey responses will be the only data source used for this study. The will be
compiled by the Survey Monkey software and analyzed using SPSS. Each respondent will only fill out the survey once. The questionnaire will take 20-25
minutes to complete, and we do not anticipate that students will use class
time to complete the survey. Interviews with college staff and administrators will be conducted over the phone during the
fall months.
George Washington University
Institute for Women’s Policy
Research
Commissioned Research to inform the targeting of
resources to the MS Community Colleges by The Women’s Fund of Mississippi
George Washington University
Researchers 8/27/2013 (Full MACJC vote)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Bourdene, Laine Perceptions of Leadership
Functions of Community
College Academic
Department Chairs through
the Lens of Complexity Leadership
Theory
This study will examine four research questions: (1) What
leadership behaviors do academic department chairs at community
collegesperceive as necessary for effective
leadership?(2) Do department chairs perceive leadership differently dependent
upon theacademic discipline?
(3) Through the lens of complexity leadership theory, is the primary
leadership roleof academic department chairs
perceived as administrative, enabling, or adaptive?
(4) How did the surveyed academic department chairs
assume their leadership roles? Did they receive any form of
orientation or training for the role of department
chair?
The research methodology will be descriptive and causal-comparative in design. Academic department chairs
from several departments at each college will be surveyed. The following
departments/disciplines, inparticular, will be surveyed: a)
humanities, b) fine arts, c) sciences, d) business, e) nursing, and
f) vocational. Participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire
based on theirbeliefs regarding the leadership
behaviors necessary for effective leadership. Participation will be
completelyvoluntary in nature.The participant's
area of academic discipline, gender, and years of experience will
function as the independent variables (IV); the dependent variable (DV) will be
the perceptionsof academic department chairs of the
behaviors necessary for effective departmental leadership.
William Carey University
Education / Higher Ed
Administration
Doctoral Research
William Carey University
Coordinator of ELC, Dual
Credit, and QEP Programs and
Services, Instructor of
Anthropology
7/14/2014 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Buchanan, Jody The Relation of Instructor
Credentials to Student
Achievement in Mississippi
Postsecondary Metal Trades
Programs
This will be a causal comparative study encompassing three
program groups. Group one will be program instructors with only industry certifications, group two will be program instructors with an Associate’s degree and group
three will be program instructors with a B.S. degree or higher. The
completion test score data will be collected from the RCU on student
achievement and data on instructor qualifications and years
of experience will be collected from college officials.
The participants of this study will be metal trades students and instructors
(academic year 2010-2011) from postsecondary precision machining
and welding programs within the state of Mississippi.
William Carey University
Higher Ed Administration
Specialist Research
JCJC Welding Instructor
10/27/2011 (Elliott)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Bristow, Vance The Status of Planned Giving
Programs in Mississippi
Community and Junior Colleges
This study will examine the planned giving activities in CJCs in
MS to determine the general characteristics of their fundraising and planned giving programs, the
level of planned giving dollars raised, what planned giving
reporting methods are being utilized, if the colleges have policies and procedures for planned gifts, and possible
deterrents of pursuing planned giving. In addition the study will
examine the relationship between the amount of planned gifts
raised and the various characteristics of the college, such as enrollment, overall budget for
fund raising program, and knowledge and experience in fund raising and planned giving of the
primary fund raising professional.
Participants will consist of the fifteen primary fundraising professionals at the community and junior colleges in MS. Participants will be contacted by email with a web link to the survey
and a cover letter explaining the purpose of the study and emphasizing confidentiality of their participation.
Mississippi State University
Community College
Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
Mississippi State
University Foundation
Director of Planned Giving
6/18/2013 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Brown, Suzana Students' Improvement of
Writing and Their
Attendance in a Writing Center
The purpose of this student is to determine whether a relationship
exists between a student's improvmenet of writing and
his/her attendance in the writing center. Specifically, this study will examine improvement of writing
of students in a first-year composition class, with an
emphasis in four areas: thesis statement, supporting details,
organization, and grammar.
The participants will be students enrolled in first-year composition
classes. Itawamba Community College and MS Gulf Coast Community
College have been selected for this study, based upon the fact that these
two colleges having writing tutors available to their students and have
faculty members who are involved in the Mississippi Writing Center
Association (MSWCA) and the Two-Year College English Association of Mississippi (TYCAM). Students who elect to participate will be asked to
turn in two copies of their first essay and two copies of an essay written at the end of the semester. Additionally,
the researcher will ask each participating student to complete
questionnaire at the beginning of the semester for the purpose of collecting
demographic information. Upon receipt of the students' papers, the
researcher will assign a code, removing names and dates to ensure anonymity. A panel of three graders
will be selected to grade the students'
University of Southern
Mississippi
Department of Educational Studies and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
MS Gulf Coast Community
College
Faculty, Language Arts
8/21/14 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Carroll, Joshua Effects of economic factors on
enrollment in the Mississippi
Community College System
The purpose of this research study is to determine correlations between enrollment at Mississippi
community college branch campuses and economic factors in the counties these colleges serve and to determine the perceptions
of enrollment personnel regarding these changes.
The researcher collected the quantitative data during a study for a class project in June 2014. He asked nine colleges to provide total FTE
enrollment data for three Fall semesters for their branch campuses. Collection of data was approved by the Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) via email. For the dissertation, the researcher plans to use this data as
well as publicly available economic factor data and interview an
enrollment personnel at each campus experiencing an increase. The
researcher plans to use quantitative data already collected and, in addition, interview enrollment personnel at six
campuses in order to determine strategies and benchmarks that may
have aided the campus with enrollment increases.
Mississippi State University
Ed Leadership and
Foundations
Doctoral Research
East MS Community
College
Business and Marketing
Management Technology
Faculty
12/5/2014 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Causey, Jana Federal Aid and College Success of Students in
the Community College
This study will address the following research questions: Is
there a difference between beginning and ending GPA,
semester completed, and number of graduates when one considers the type and amount of financial
aid a student receives?
The population for this study is the 2007 cohort of full-time students
entering all Mississippi Community Colleges. There will not be any contact
with the students and personal identifiers can be removed. Data will be requested regarding each student's race, gender, high school cumulative GPA (if available), highest composite
ACT score, financial information (type of aid received, if any), first semester
and cumulative GPA, semesters completed, and graduation status as of
the end of Spring 2010 semester.
University of Southern
Mississippi
Department of Education and
Psychology
Doctoral Dissertation
Pearl River Community
College
Asst. VP for Forrest County
Operations
11/13/2013 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Collins, Buddy The effect of the July 1, 2012
Federal student aid changes on
the annual student debt of
community college students
in Mississippi.
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the extensive changes in student aid, particularly the Pell Grant, which were implemented on July 1, 2012, on student loan debt in Mississippi’s 15 publicly-supported community colleges. The following research questions will be answered in order to satisfy the purpose of this study: 1) Did the July 1, 2012 changes in the federal aid program affect the annual loan debt of Mississippi community and junior college students? 2) Was the annual debt of a particular region affected significantly more than the other regions? 3) Was on gender affected more than the other? 4) Was the annual debt of a particular ethnic group affected significantly more than the others following the changes? 5) Did the changes affect the total number of loans incurred by Mississippi Community and Junior College students?
The participants in this study will be comprised of two groups of first time-
full time freshmen from each institution who participated in the federal direct
student loan program. Group 1 will be all first time-full time freshmen entering
the community colleges for the 2011-2012 school year. Group 2 will be all
first time-full time students entering the community college’s for the 2012-2013 school year. To control internal validity,
only students completing both semesters will be included in the study.
Data will be gathered from each community college. The information will
be gathered electronically identifying institution, gender, ethnicity, EFC and
loan amount. No identifiable information will be requested. A quasi experimental design will be used since
there will be no random assignment and secondary data will be gathered. A
factorial ANOVA will be used to determine differences in both main and
interaction effects.
Mississippi State University
Leadership and Foundations/ Community
College Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
Itawamba Community
College
VP for Student Services
12/20/2013 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Coleman, Dan The Effectiveness of
African American Male
Initiative Success
Programs
This study will examine: (1) Is there a difference in GPA at end ofthe spring semester after the first year of college between students who participate in African American male success initiative programs and African American males who do not participate? (2) Is there a difference in persistence (i.e., number of semesters in school, number of credit hours,and number of courses) and graduation/transfer rates between students who pmticipate in AfricanAmerican male success initiative programs and African American males who do not participate?(3) Is there a difference in how students are paying for school (i.e., scholarships, grants, out of pocket) between students who participate in African American male success initiative programs and African American males who do not participate?
Student will be selected based on their participation in the African American
male success initiative programs at MS Delta Community College and Hinds
Community College. All students currently participating in the African
American Male Initiative Success programs at those institutions will be included. Other participants will be a group of randomly selected African
American males currently attending the colleges who do not participate in the
program. IR office will be asked to provide the researcher with the GPA at the end of the spring semester after the
first year of college, number of semesters in school, number of credit hours completed, number of courses
completed, expected graduation/transfer date, if applicable,
scholarships and grants received by each participant (to be identified by the
program director) and an equal number of randomly sampled African American
male non-participants. No student names or other personally identifiable
information will be provide to the researcher.
MS State University
Leadership and Foundations/ Community
College Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A n/a 3/3/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Copelan, Teresa Mental Health Services
Provided For Students at Mississippi
Junior/Community Colleges
The purpose of this research is to examine available services
provided at MS Community and Junior Colleges for students with mental health needs, including
what colleges provide such services, what department
provides the services, and which mental health programs are
perceived to be successful in best helping meet students' needs.
A brief online survey will be administered to Community and Junior
College personnel recommended for participation by the College president. Participation in the study is voluntary
and anonymous.
William Carey University
College of Education, Higher Ed
Administration
Education Specialist
Research Paper
N/A N/A 4/2/2014 (Lewis)
*Approval is contingent upon the
researcher anonymizing
the participating institutions in her research
(to ensure anonymity of
the small number of
survey respondents).
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Cooley, Joanna Gender Characteristics and Barriers to
Community College
Leadership
The purpose of the exploratory research study is to examine rural
community college administrators’ perceptions about
gender barriers and to examine administrators’ management
styles based on gender. Specifically, this study will extend
the research about community college administrators in the areas of gender, values, and
leadership styles. Data from this study may be useful in helping
administrators reduce gender-role stereotyping in the workplace.
The design of this study will utilize data from the prior academic year and instructor credentials from the above
mentioned programs.
Mississippi State University
Community College
Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
JCJC Faculty 8/1/2012 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Davis, Ericka Community College Faculty
and Administrators
Attitudes, Perceptions, and
Practices of Distance
Education
The research examines: (1) How administrators and faculty perceive their individual innovativeness; (2) What
characteristics of faculty and administrators influence their
attitudes, perceptions, and practices of distance education;
(3) What is the relationship between community college faculty and administrators’
individual and organizational innovativeness? (4) What are the
concerns of faculty and administrators in the adoption of
distance education as indicated by their scores on the Stages of
Concern Questionnaire? and (5) What are the relationships among
faculty and administrators’ demographic variables and their levels of concern as indicated by
their scores on the Stages of Concern Questionnaire?
Eligibility will include but not be limited to female students who are
dually enrolled in Adult Basic Education/GED and Workforce, Career and Technical Education programs at: Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Hinds Community College, Meridian
Community College, Mississippi Delta Community College, Northeast
Mississippi Community College, and Pearl River Community College.
Nova Southeastern
University
Fischler School of Education
Doctoral Dissertation
Hinds Community
College
Not Provided 8/5/2013 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Dedwylder, Daryl (Jason)
How County Supervisor
Perceptions and Education Level
Affect Local Community
College Funding
Three research hypotheses have been developed for this study.
1. There is a positive correlation between the level of financial
assistance supported by a member of the
county board of supervisors and his/her perceptions about the
effectiveness of the community college in the areas of: a)
community college courses, programs and workforce training
provided by the college; b) job attainment by individuals who
attend the local community college; and c) the local
community college being a good steward of the financial support
provided by a county.2. There is a positive correlation between the level of education obtained by a member of the
county board of supervisors and the level of financiol assistance
supported by that member of the county board of supervisors for
the local community college.
Random sampling will be utilized to select the supervisors who will be
asked to participate in the study. A total number of 50 potential
participants will be randomly selected. Once randomized, supervisors will be re-assigned place holders according to the randomization results, thus further ensuring confidentiality and anonymity
of those supervisors who have been chosen to participate in the study.
Surveys will be mailed to those supervisors who have been randomly selected. Physical mailing addresses
for participants will be obtained from the Mississippi Supervisors'
Association. The survey, along with directions, necessary IRB and consent
forms, and information outlininghow survey responses will be utilized and published will be mailed to each
participant. A self-addressed, stamped return envelope will be provided in which to return the survey once it is
completed. Each participant will have two weeks from the postmarked date
to complete the survey and return it to
Mississippi State University
Leadership and Foundations/ Community
College Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
JCJC Dean of Career and Technical
Education
9/15/2014 ( Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
DeVaughan, Rachel Students Perceptions of
the Effectiveness of
Developmental Math Courses
The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of
students' perception in regards to their persistence, attitudes,
behaviors, economic benefits, and the effectiveness of the
instructional delivery of the developmental math courses,
based on an attitudinal survey.
Researcher will mail surveys to the appropriate liaisons or points of
contacts identified by the Institution Researchers at each of the colleges.
Instructors will provide paper surveys to students enrolled in Developmental Math during the Spring 2014 semester.
Students will be asked to respond voluntarily with regard to their
perceptions of the course. Surveys will be mailed back to the researcher in a
postage paid envelope. The researcher will also conduct phone interviews with the instructors to determine their teaching styles
(traditional vs. non-traditional, how instruction is delivered, whether group
works takes place, if homework is given and whether manipulatives are used along with instruction. Efforts
will be taken to minimize use of class time for these activities.
William Carey University
Education Doctoral Dissertation
Ocean Springs High School
Unknown 2/18/14 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Grizzell, Scharvin Administrator perceptions of the community
college mission in the state of
Mississippi and how it may be
influenced by the addition of community
college baccalaureate
programs.
Research Questions - Four research questions will guide this
investigation.1.What are the perceptions of
community college administrators regarding the CCB?
2.How do administrators in Mississippi community colleges
define the mission of community colleges in Mississippi?
3.According to administrators in Mississippi community colleges,
might offering CCB programs influence the mission of community colleges in
Mississippi?4. Do administrator perceptions of
CCB programs differ based on institution size and/or the length
of time the administrator has worked in a community college?
The primary means of data collection will be via surveys. Frequency and
percentage data will be determined as part of the data analysis for all research questions. Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA) will be used to determine if there are differences in administrator perceptions based on their demographic characteristics.
Potentially 45- 70 participants of either gender and any ethnicity and race,
likely older than the age of 25. Specifically, community college
administrators including presidents, vice presidents, deans, department heads, financial administrators, and
enrollment/admissions administrators will be asked to participate in the
study.
MS State University
Leadership & Foundations
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 5/29/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Hemba, Jessica Mentoring and Its Effect on Faculty to
Faculty Incivility
The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between
mentoring and incivility among nursing faculty members and their
intent to stay in academia in the community college setting.
Gaining information from this study might assist schools of nursing in identifying these behaviors in order to better
socialize novice faculty members into academia and, therefore,
assist in promoting a more positive nursing workforce.
Research questions for this study are as follows:
1. Is there a relationship between perceptions of mentoring and incivility for nursing faculty at
community colleges?2. Is there a significant difference
in perceptions of incivility between faculty who have a
mentor and those who do not?3. Is there a relationship on intent
to stay in academia based on whether faculty members have a
Data will be collected through an online survey disseminated to
Associate Degree Nursing faculty at Pearl River Community College and
Jones County Junior College.
William Carey University
Joseph and Nancy Fail
School
Doctoral Dissertation
n/a n/a 4/2/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Harris, Amanda The Effect of the High Schools That Work
Program on the College
Readiness of Traditional
College Students
This study will focus on comparing achievement levels in high schools
that implemented High Schools That Work and those that did not, to see if there are significant gains in the achievement levels of High Schools that Work students at the
college level.
The study will be based on a sample of Spring 2007 MS public high school
graduates who subsequently enrolled in MS public postsecondary education (community college or IHL) in the Fall
2007. A statistical analysis will be conducted, using the independent
variables of High School GPA, College GPA, Number of remedial courses
taken at IHL or CJC, degree attainment, and ACT scores.
Mississippi College
Teacher Education and
Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
Rankin County Schools
Technology Coordinator
5/20/2013 (Lewis)
Hyatt, Millie External Funding for Mississippi Community
Colleges
The purpose of this research is to examine the trends of
external funding for Mississippi Community Colleges for the
past 10 years. Utilizing interviews with the Vice-
President of Finance of each community college and the MCCB, as well as historical financial data, this research
seeks to understand trends and changes for external funding sources in relation to student
enrollment since 2002.
The design of the research will be descriptive and qualitative, utilizing face to face and/or phone interviews to collect the opinions of subject-area experts, as well as historical data from each community college’s financial statement, located at the Secretary of State’s or the State Board’s offices or websites. A 10-year analysis of all external funding to include tuition and student enrollment will be utilized.
William Carey University
Higher Ed Administration/
Education
Specialist Research
MS Gulf Coast Community
College
Grant Writer 11/19/2012 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Jones, Kisha Fundraising Efforts in
Mississippi Community
Colleges
The purpose of this research is to ascertain the types of fundraising efforts in MS
Community Colleges and their level of effectiveness
Chief Development Officers at seven MS community colleges will be surveyed. These colleges were selected based upon the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. They are: East MS, Hinds, Holmes, Itawamba, MS Gulf Coast, and Pearl River Community Colleges. Participation will be voluntary.
MS State University
College of Education/Lead
ership and Foundations
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A Student 12/17/2014 (Allen)
Jones-Reed, LaToya Assessing Advising
Satisfaction and Students'
Impressions of Advisors Among
Community College Students
in Mississippi
The purpose of this research is to explore the level of satisfaction among Mississippi community
college students with advisement, and to assess student impressions
of their advisors.
Researcher will work through the Academic Deans to survey randomly selected sections of Public Speaking /Oral Communications classes, using
the ACT Survey of Academic Advising. She hopes to survey 450 students
across the 15 colleges (30 students per college).
University of Southern
Mississippi
Education Leadership and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
Hinds Community
College
Counselor 9/10/2011 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Johnson, Aliesha Perspectives of the GED
The purpose of this study is to gain insight about the computer based GED implementation and
how it has benefited or not benefited the ABE programs at
our junior and communities colleges in the state of
Mississippi. Because this is a new change to the GED test and no
empirical evidence has been provided, it is a much needed
study to give a voice to the directors and instructors who
have first-hand experience with the implementation of the new
GED. Research questions guiding the study are: what are the
directors/instructor's perspective of the implementation of the computer based GED, in what ways has the computer based
GED test enabled directors/instructors to prepare students for college and career readiness, what is the director's
perspective on the emerging technology and professional
Research methods will include two audio taped semi-structured interviews with the directors and instructors from three ABE sites. There will also be casual conversation by phone, email, or text. Documents from the instructors such as lesson plans, curriculums, objectives and goals, instructor textbook guides, student learning outcomes for the state and national levels, emails, and any other instructional resources that can be provided will also be analyzed. Documents from the administrators, such as implementation guides, emails, articles, and any other resources that can be provided, will also be analyzed.
Mississippi State University
Instructional Systems and Workforce
Development
Doctoral Dissertation
Student n/a 4/14/14 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Ladner, Lynn Success of High-Achieving
Community College Students
This study will determine state-by-state comparisons of
degree completion of associate, bachelor's, and post-graduate
degree completion among high-achieving
community college students. The results of this research will inform
research for PhiTheta Kappa Honor Society and
assist graduate research through Mississippi State University.
Data will be collected from existing databases. Data elements from the Phi Theta Kappa databasewill be matched with records from MCCB. Methods for completion and transfer rates will be computed in ways similar to methods forreporting performance rates to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) throughthe Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Representative samples, fromeach state, will be analyzed for completion and transfer performance using the NationalStudent Clearinghouse Student Tracker database.
Phi Theta Kappa
Information and Research
General Phi Theta Kappa
Chief Information
and Research Officer
3/16/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Lee, Randall Comparative Analysis of Factors of
Selection of a College by High
Academic Ability Students Who Chose to
Attend Mississippi's
Public Community
Colleges in 2001 and 2011
The study will research what factors are related to college
choice decisions of high academic ability students who choose to
attend one of the 15 Mississippi public community colleges. It will
also research the variables involved in choosing to attend a Mississippi community college.
The respective community college administrators will be asked to contact
all freshmen who have the required ACT score of 26 and above directly by the most effective means possible, i.e. email telephone calls, text, etc. Once
contacted those students will be asked to volunteer to complete the survey,
which will take approximately 15 minutes.
University of Southern
Mississippi
Educational Studies and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
East Central Community
College
VP for Student Services
4/20/2011 (Elliott)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Lewis, Beverly G. Developmental Education at the
Community College: An
Exploration of Instructional
Best Practices and the
Relationship Between
Integration, Student
Involvement, and Rates of Graduation
The purpose of this study is to identify characteristics or best
practices related to the successful completion of developmental
education that faculty, administrators, and other
educators believe are important. Furthermore, this study will
compare the rates of graduation for developmental students
(defined as those who successfully complete developmental courses)
to non-developmental students (students who did not enroll in developmental courses) that graduated between 2007 and 2012. The final purpose is to
explore the relationship between integration and student
involvement by surveying currently enrolled students.
The study will utilize both qualitative and quantitative data. The researcher will work with college administrators
to administer a 38-item questionnaire to students in one Spring 2014 and/or Summer 2014 developmental English section and one English 1 section at
the following colleges: Copiah-Lincoln, East Central, Hinds, MGCCC,
Northeast, and PRCC. Additionally, interviews will be conducted with
Developmental English faculty volunteers and administrators at these
six colleges. Graduation statistics on developmental al non-development students from all fifteen colleges will be collected from the Research and Effectiveness Division of the MCCB.
University of Southern
Mississippi
Dept. of Educational Studies and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
Pearl River Community
College
Coordinator of Business and
Student Services,
Forrest County Center
3/28/2014 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Lowery, Jennifer Perceptions of Students in
Developmental Education Programs
Toward Future College Work
The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes and
perceptions of developmental students toward future college-
level coursework. Research Questions:
1. What are the perceptions of students toward enrollment in
developmental courses?2. How has enrollment in
developmental course improved readiness for future college-level
coursework?3. The most important skills gained
from developmental coursework are…
4. Developmental courses motivate students to…
The study will use mixed methods to ensure a full understanding of the topic
under examination. The quantitative items on the questionnaire will be using
a Likert-type scale and the qualitative portion will include open-ended items.
All items on the survey were designed by the researcher with input from experts
in statistics and the field of developmental education. The students involved in this study will be part of the institutions’ developmental education
courses. The study will include a sample size of approximately 300 students. The
students will be inclusive of both genders with a variety of ethnicities and
age groups. Students will be asked to participate on a voluntary basis by the
principal investigator or trained personnel serving as the survey
administrator. The instrument will be administered during the regularly
scheduled meeting time for the courses by the principal investigator or trained personnel. The total time to complete
the instrument will be approximately 10 minutes.
William Carey University
Higher Education
Administration
Doctoral Dissertation
n/a n/a 1/29/2014 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Maundu, Irene Nature of the Emotional
Intelligence of Community
College Deans
The study aims to provide fundamental evidence of the
relationship between the emotional intelligence of
community college deans and selected demographics of age,
gender, race, experience, institution size, and education
level.
All 294 two year public community colleges in the southeastern region will be invited by letters of invitation and electronic mail to participate in the
survey. Participation will be voluntary. The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) will be used
for the study.
West Virginia University
Department of Curriculum and
Instruction / Literacy Studies
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A Grad Student - WVU
7/16/2012 (Lewis)
McClain, Kristy The Satisfaction and Success of
Students Enrolled in
Online Education at Community
Colleges
This study will examine if there is a difference in satisfaction and
success rates with online classes between beginner and advanced students; whether students who
perceive they do not have the technological skills to be
successful in online classes are more or less likely to favor
mandatory online orientation; and whether those who complete an online orientation have higher
satisfaction and success rates than those students who do not.
Participants will be students from 15 different community colleges who
were enrolled in online classes that were either at the beginner or
advanced level. The participants should vary in gender, age, and race.
This study will use a convenience sampling technique. The sample
population will come from the participants who agree to participate in the study by clicking on the survey
link in the email correspondence to all MSVCC students.
Delta State University
College of Education
Doctoral Dissertation
Holmes Community
College
Instructor, Biology and Chemistry
5/13/2013 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Moak, Rex Comparison of the Conceptual Understanding
of Newton's Laws in an Online and Traditional
Introductory Physical Science
Course
This study proposes to do a comparison of conceptual
learning between online students in an asynchronous learning
environment and traditional face-to-face students that are enrolled in an introductory physical science
course.
Data will be collected from students enrolled in online and traditionally
taught Physical Science Survey I classes by the Principal Investigator (PI) in the
fall of 2012 and the spring of 2013. The online courses will be offered
through the MSVCC, while the traditional courses will be taught at
the Jackson County Campus of MGCCC. Participants will self-select to
participate in the study. Comprehension of Newtonian
mechanical concepts will be based on the revised Force Concept Inventory (FCI), while students' perception of
satisfaction with the online course will be measured using the Student Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ).
University of Southern
Mississippi
Department of Educational Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
MS Gulf Coast Community
College
Faculty 3/23/2012 (Elliott)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Moffett, Erick and Davis, Bridgette
Giving Voice to Prospective
STEM Graduates
The purpose of this study is to investigate and propose key
factors that influence college and career readiness and retention
rates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math) disciplines. By examining the college-career readiness and
current experiences of undergraduate minority students,
the researchers can begin to propose possible ways to increase
retention rates in STEM disciplines.
The researchers will investigate and propose key factors that influence
college-career readiness and retention rates in STEM disciplines. Students
with a declared major in a STEM related discipline will be invited to voluntarily participate in this study
that will assess how student attitudes, perceptions, and a variety of
interpersonal factors may influence student progress toward degree
completion in a STEM related discipline. Participants will be college undergraduate and graduate students of all ethnicities enrolled in math and
science courses at colleges and universities; all participants will be
over the age of eighteen (18). Students will be provided with the
electronic link to an online version of the survey hosted by Survey Monkey. The consent form will be provided at
the beginning of the survey, informing participants that their participation is
voluntary and he/she may decline without any penalty or prejudice.
Louisiana State University (Eric Moffeett, co-
researcher, is a doctoral
student at USM)
College of Human Sciences and Education,
School of Education
General USM PhD Candidate 12/5/2014 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Montgomery, Lakicha The Effects of Social Media
Use on Community
College Students
This research study will attempt to answer the following
questions: 1) What are the perceptions of community college students regarding the use of of
social media and social networking sites? 2) What are the perceptions of communitycollege students' regarding the
effects of use of social media and social networking sites on their
learning, GPA, and graduation at community colleges. 3) Are there differences in perceptions based
upon ethnicity,and current living situation?
The reseracher will request that an online survey, consisting ofof 15 questions, will be emailed to all students. Analysis will employ a
quantitative, cross-sectional research design with five independent
demographic variables (i.e., age, gender, class status, race/ethnicity,
and current living situation)and the two dependent variables (i.e.,
perceptions regarding use and perceptions regarding effects
of use).
Mississippi State University
Leadership and Foundations
Doctoral Dissertation
n/a n/a
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Morgan, Rita Osteoporosis Knowledge
Among Nursing Students in Mississippi
This study aims to investigate the associations between students’ osteoporosis (OP) knowledge, health beliefs, and preventive
measures of increased bone loss. Results of this study will help
identify factors nursing students perceive to be influential in OP prevention and risk. Identifying
misconceptions about the development of OP in health care
providers will help the development of future
educational and preventive strategies
Nursing students, at least 18 years of age and enrolled in one of the 22
nursing degree programs in Mississippi. Permission was received
from Dr. Janette McCrory (MS IHL Director of Nursing Education) to email
all Deans or Directors of MS Nursing Programs. An introductory email will
be sent to the contacts provided by Dr. McCrory. The Deans and Directors will cut and paste the message then email
to their students with the Qualtrics link provided. If students elect to
participate, they will follow the link to the survey. The assessments used will
include the following: the Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale, Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale,
Osteoporosis Knowledge Test and the Osteoporosis Risk Factor Assessment.
University of Mississippi
Health, Exercise Science and Recreation
Management/Health Promotion
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 4/15/15 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Oakley, Nathan Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment as a
Predictor of College Success
This study will examine the 150% of time Associate Degree
completion rates of students who participate in Dual Credit/Dual
Enrollment, accounting for gender, socioeconomic status,
prior academic performance, and college GPA.
Data elements will be collected from the five community colleges (Copiah-
Lincoln, MS Gulf Coast, Hinds, Holmes, and MS Delta) with the highest
student participation in dual enrollment/dual credit programs.
Fields collected will include Admission Compliance, Gender, HS GPA, Cumulative GPA, Pell Status,
Enrollment Status, Degree Seeking Status, Semester Hours Enrolled, and
Completion of Associate Degree
Mississippi State University
Dept. of Leadership and
Foundations
Doctoral Dissertation
MS Dept. of Education
Director, Curriculum and
Instruction
11/2/2012 (Lewis)
Oredein, Adetokunbo Analysis of faculty
perception: Factors
affecting the international-
ization of general
education curriculum in
Mississippi community
colleges
The purpose of this study is to analyze general education faculty
members' perspectives on the internationalization of the general
education curriculum in Mississippi community colleges and to determine any significant differences in faculty members'
perspectives based on their demographic characteristics.
The researcher plans to survey all full-time general education (transfer
credit) faculty at Holmes Community College and Hinds Community College. An administrator at each community
college being student will email all general education faculty a link to the
study's survey as well as consent information. The faculty will be asked
to complete the survey and assured that no identifying information will be
associated with their answers. The researcher will retireve the answers, store the information on a password-protected computer, and analyze the
data.
Mississippi State University
Dept. of Leadership and
Foundations
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 4/8/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Posey, Jeff Environmental Sustainability Practices in
Selected Publicly Supported
Community Colleges
The purpose of the study is to describe the environmental
sustainability practices being utilized at publicly supported
community, junior, and technical college campuses in the eleven
states accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges.
Subjects In the quantitative portion of the study will be presidents of
SACSCOC Level 1 degree granting institutions in the 11 SACS-COC states and will be sent an email invitation to
participate in the electronic questionnaire. Subjects
in the qualitative portion of the study will be selected by the researcher from
state-level community collegesystem leaders who have knowledge
of "green issues (building procurement/workforce
training/greencampus initiatives) in the community
college system in their respective states. These individuals will be
recruited through an introductory telephone call and will provide consent
to participate through an electronicletter of informed consent to participate in a 15-30 minute
telephone interview which will follow a standard
Interview protocol.
Delta State University
Thad Cochran Center for Rural
School Leadership and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
Copiah-Lincoln Community
College
Director of Institutional Planning and
Research
2/22/2012 (Elliott)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Ratliff, Elmira Relationship of Self-Efficacy in
Community College Students
from Critical Need Areas with
First Semester Academic
Achievement
The purpose of this quantitative study will be to determine if a
relationship exists between self-efficacy scores and freshmen first semester grade point averages in community college students from critical need areas in Mississippi.
A critical need area is a school district with a large number of
teachers teaching in areas outside of their certification area, a large number of teachers who may be eligible for retirement and/or an economically disadvantaged area for students to earn an education. There are several school districts
in MS that fall under critical need.
Three multi-campus community colleges located in various regions of
the state will serve as the study locations (Co-Lin, Hinds, and MS
Delta). The sample will be drawn from freshmen students from critical needs
areas who were enrolled in college during the Fall 2013 term and have completed their first semester of
college. The sample will consist of students with a permanent address and school of graduation from any
critical need area in Mississippi. Students who consent to participate in
the research study will be surveyed electronically at the end of their 2nd semester (during the months of April and May). Subsequently, the GPA of
participating students will be obtained from the college Registrar's Office,
using the student id provided on the
University of Mississippi
Department of Teacher
Education
Doctoral Dissertation
MS Community College Board
Program Specialist,
Curriculum and Instruction
4/3/2014 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Ragsdale, Dr. Kathleen Community College
Completion Process
This project will collect and analyze qualitative data on
multilevel and reciprocal factors that constrain/promote the
completion of community college among resource-limited and other female students at six community colleges in Mississippi, using the
Ecological Model (EM) EM includes five multilevel and
reciprocal factors that shape individual behaviors: 1)individual factors; 2) interpersonal factors;
3) community factors; 4) organizational factors; and 5)
policy factors.
To achieve their goals, researchers will conduct focus groups among female
students to assess how these multilevel and reciprocal factors
promote and constrain the completion of community college among resource-
limited and other female students. Participation is voluntary, but each
participant will receive a $20 gift card for participation and will be provided refreshments during the focus group.
Mississippi State University
Social Science Research Center
Commissioned Research to inform the targeting of
resources to the MS Community Colleges by The Women’s Fund of Mississippi
Mississippi State
University Foundation
Associate Research Professor
8/30/2013 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Ruffin, Jamilah An Assessment of Enrollment
Management at Community Colleges in Mississippi
This study will provide insight into enrollment management strategies being used at
community colleges in the state of Mississippi. This study will inform
discussion that could lead to an increase in participation in
enrollment management among community colleges across the nation. An in-depth knowledge will be gained on the extent to which community colleges are
utilizing enrollment management.
The enrollment manager or enrollment manager designee from each of the
community colleges in Mississippi will be targeted study participants. The
researcher will telephone each community college to identify the
name and information of the colleges designated enrollment manager who
will complete the study. The researcher will email each participant the recruitment/ consent cover letter
along with an electronic link to the survey to the participants work email.
The survey will be totally electronic with no identifying descriptors. The data will be collected and translated
into the form of percentages and frequencies; so that the findings represent a collection of all the
participants and not individual schools.
Mississippi State University
Leadership and Foundations
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 4/8/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Smith, Belisa Student Perceptions of
Dual Enrollment in Mississippi
Community and Junior Colleges
The purpose of this study is to investigate students' perceptions
of academic preparation and college student role preparation due to their participation in dual
enrollment courses offered to high school students.
All community college students who are 18 or over and enrolled at Jones
County Junior College, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and East
Central Community College who were dual enrollment students while in high school will be asked to participate in the study. The questionnaire will be
posted to Survey Monkey, and an administrator at each community college being studied will email
potential participants the link as well as a cover letter that will describe the research and its intended purpose and
inform the participant that any data collected will be used for the purposes of this study only and will not be linked to the participant's name or any other
identifying information.
Mississippi State University
Leadership and Foundations/ Community
College Leadership
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 4/8/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Smith, Shannon R. An Examination Of The
Perception Of Individuals With Disabilities And
Faculty Perception Concerning
Accommodations and/or Services Provided At Two Year Institutions
The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions of
individuals with disabilities and faculty perceptions concerning
accommodations and/or services at two-year institutions located in
Mississippi. Questions pertaining the following topics: (1) Instructor
implemented accommodations within the classroom setting; (2) Discussing accommodations was comfortable during instructor’s
office hours; (3) Accommodations provided met student needs; (4) Accommodations provided when
taking/exams were helpful; (5) Extended time on assignments and/or tests was provided and
helpful; (6) The use of technology in the classroom was helpful; (7)
Instructor’s recommendation/assisting with tutorial services helped students better understand class material; and (8) Instructor’s willingness to
assist student with disability in addition to office hours. Students
and Faculty will also be asked open-ended questions about the types of
Researcher will make initial contact with each college's Institutional
Research Office. The IR Office will work with the Disability Services office
to ensure the electronic survey is provided to appropriate students and
faculty.
William Carey University
Education Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 8/26/2014 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Smith, Wendy Recruting Community
College Students With Social
Media
This study will examine the following research questions: 1.
To what extent is social networking used for
recruitment/decision making purposes? 2. Is there a difference in social networking usage among
community college recruitment/decision making
across different demographics such as gender, age, highest
degree obtained, and date of last degree? 3. Is there a difference in
the opinions about the effectiveness of social networking
as a communication tool across different demographics, such as
gender, age, highest degree obtained, and date of last degree?
Researcher is requesting participation of all fifteen colleges. Data will be collected via mass email survey of staff, faculty, and administrators.
University of Southern
Mississippi
Education and Psychology/Education Studies and Research
Doctoral Dissertation
Southwest MS Community
College
Workforce Director
3/23/2015 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Strehle, Suzanne Davis An Assessment of
Environmentally Sustainable
Guidelines at Community and Junior College Campuses in Mississippi
The purpose of this study is to determine what types of
guidelines community colleges have in place to encourage
preventative actions to lessen climate change, encourage the
building of a sustainable society, and the development a workforce
for the green energy sector. Areas examined will include
curriculum, research and scholarship, operations, faculty
and staff development, outreach and service, student
opportunities, and administration, mission, and planning.
The research is based in a documents review. No human subjects will be
used. The researcher proposes requesting copies of sustainability
guidelines from each college via email contact with facilities or operations
directors.
MSU Department of Leadership and
Foundations
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 7/14/2014 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Swanson, Adam The Effects of Race and
Ethnicity in the Hiring Process:
An Experimental Study of
Millennial Undergraduate Attitudes Using
Career Electronic Portfolios
The aim of this project is to use an online questionnaire to determine whether undergraduate Millennial
students living in different geographic regions of the United States, our future generation of
hiring managers, exert individual racial bias upon reviewing career
electronic portfolios with candidate photographs.
Understanding that e-portfolios often embed a candidate picture,
the researcher aims to better understand the relationship
between the race and ethnicity of a candidate and the attitudes
participants possess when evaluating racially diverse
candidates.
The researcher created a career e-portfolio for a fictitious female
candidate applying for a Resident Assistant position, manipulated the candidate photographs within the e-
portfolio so that there were five independent conditions (e.g. White,
Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, & Control- No Photograph), and will
collect candidate evaluation scores from participants following their
review of the e-portfolio. The data collected from Millennial
undergraduates between the ages of 18-33 years will provide valuable information about undergraduate
hiring based decisions. The quantitative data obtained from the
project will aid in our understanding of three research objectives: (1)how
Millennial undergraduate students rate a fictitious career electronic
portfolio of the same race or ethnicity; (2) the extent to which student
classification (i.e. freshman, sophomore, junior, & senior)
influences how participants evaluate e-
USM Department of Educational Studies and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
USM Asst. Director, Residence
Education and First Year
Experience
4/17/2014 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Taylor, Ladd Public Two-Year College
Athletics: Administrators,
Coaches, Faculty, and
Staff Perceptions and
a Causal-Comparative
Examination of Expenditures
Before and After the Elimination
of Athletic Districts
The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions of public two-year college administrators, faculty, and staff toward funding for public two-year college athletics in the state of Mississippi, and to examine the overall athletic expenditures at the 15 public two-year colleges in the state of Mississippi before and after the elimination of athletic districts.
A delegated person at each of the public two-year colleges will be contacted in
order to request consent to send cover-letter information and survey link electronically to a designee (e.g., IT person with access to emails) by the president (or president’s delegated person) in order to distribute cover-
letter information and survey links to potential participants. Each designee
will be asked to distribute (forward) the email to the participants at his or her
respective public two-year college. Archival data retrieved from the Office of Post-Secondary Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool of
overall athletic expenses of public two-year colleges in the state of Mississippi for 2010 and 2012 will be compiled and
compared for analysis.
William Carey University
College of Education
Doctoral Dissertation
MS Gulf Coast Community
College
Interim Vice President, Perkinston
Campus and College Dean of
Athletics
2/5/2014 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Tatum, Eva The Relationship of Test Anxiety to State-Trait
Anxiety in Pre-Licensure Nursing Students
The purpose of this study is to examine relationships between test anxiety and state and trait anxiety in pre-licensure nursing students. The researcher also seeks to understand the influence of age, gender, ethnicity, program type, and term in the nursing program on the level of test anxiety in pre-licensure nursing students.
Eligible participants will include students enrolled full time in a pre-licensure nursing program, awarding an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN), who are taking nursing courses. Participants may be females or males of any race. Participants will be recruited from 4 schools of nursing, to include 2 community colleges. A school representative chosen by the dean/director will send the study information to eligible students at a specified date/time. Voluntary participants will create a login using the link provided in the email and complete the online survey at their convenience. Data will be collected through Mind Garden, Inc. using a secure, online system known as Transform.
William Carey University
Joseph and Nancy Fail
School
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A (4/15/15) Allen
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Vanderford, Amy A Mixed-Methods
Approach to the Relationship Between Pell
Grant Reception and Student
Attrition
This study will examine the relationship between financial aid
reception and student attrition. Additionally, it will attempt to
determine how strategies allocating financial aid affect student
retention and completion. The goal of the study is to provide qualitative
information on student attrition after Pell receipt, the potential cost of student attrition, and the overall
impact on the colleges of those students leaving prior to receiving a
degree or certificate.
The researcher has identified five community colleges as the participants
for this study, based upon their representation of the demographic characteristics of the State. Those colleges are: East MS Community
College, MS Delta Community College, MS Gulf Coast Community College, Hinds Community College, and Northwest MS Community College. No human subjects
will be used; however, data elements will be requested to inform this
research, including: number receiving Pell, date of Pell disbursement, last dates of attendance, and projected
Institutional costs.
Delta State University
Education Doctoral Dissertation
MS Delta Community
College
Director, Law Enforcement
Academy
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Walker, Angela Time To Weigh-In: An Analysis
Of What, If Anything, U.S. Public 2-Year
Colleges In The SACS Region Are Doing To Curb Obesity Among Their Students
The researcher will attempt to answer the following four
research questions:1. What, if anything, are public 2-year colleges in the SACS region doing to address obesity among
their students?2. What percentage of 2-year institutions has conducted a
comprehensive assessment/study of their students’ physical health
in the past five years?3. If 2-year colleges are not
addressing obesity, why not?4. Are there any institutional publications or policies (i.e., college mission statement,
strategic plan, college catalog, student handbook, etc.) that exist,
or are slated to be developed, that address students’ physical
health, particularly obesity? The study population includes 289 U.S. public community colleges in the
SACS region classified as rural, suburban, and urban.
A 17-item online survey instrument will be utilized to collect institutional demographics and student health-related program information from
senior student affairs administrators at 289 public 2-year SACS-accredited
institutions.
The University of Alabama
College of Education
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 11/1/2013 (Lewis)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Wallace-Pascoe, Dawn Assessing the Validity of a Measure of the Culture of Evidence at Community Colleges
This study contributes a measure that can enable colleges to
understand where they are in terms of having a culture of
evidence, to identify the areas in which they should focus, and to
measure their progress in becoming more data and
evidence-driven in their decision-making processes.
The sample will consist of the Director of Institutional Research
(IR) or person with primary responsibility for assessment at all 2-year, associate degree-granting
public colleges.
The Ohio State University
College of Education
Doctoral Dissertation
N/A N/A 3/5/2013 (Lewis)
Wilhite, Christa Hope, Self-Efficacy, and
Goal Orientation as a
Motivational System in the Adoption of a
Learning Management
System Among Community
College Faculty
This research will answer four research questions: 1) To what extent is the adoption of new technology a goal for faculty? 2) Are domain specific measures of hope, self-efficacy, and goal orientation distinct and reliable in regards to faculty adoption and use of a new LMS? 3) What is the relationship among hope, self-efficacy, and goal orientation as a motivational belief system among faculty? 4) What is the relationship between hope, self-efficacy, and goal orientation as a motivational belief system and the adoption of an LMS?
The sample will consist of faculty from the Mississippi community college system who completed
training for the new learning management system, Canvas, and are currently using the system in
their courses.
University of Alabama
College of Education
Doctoral Dissertation
East Central Community
College
eLearning Coordinator
12/17/14 (Allen)
MACJC Approved Research (As of 5/29/2015)
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NAME TITLE DESCRIPTION METHODOLOGYSPONSORING INSTITUTION
SPONSORING DIVISION /
DEPARTMENTNATURE OF RESEARCH Employer Position Approval
Woodward, Jonathan Social Networking Systems as a
Vehicle to Promote Sense
of Community in E-Learning
Classes
This study will examine the development of sense of
community, connecting, learning and performing in a community college e-learning classroom as mediated by class format (i.e.,
LMS versus SNS)
Participants will be drawn from the general population of MSVCC. The sample for this study will consist of Mississippi community and junior
college students enrolled in six online Art Appreciation classes. Most of the students will be students of MGCCC.
University of Southern
Mississippi
College of Education & Psychology /
Department of Educational Studies and
Research
Doctoral Dissertation
MS Gulf Coast Community
College
Dean of Instruction,
Jackson County Campus
11/1/2011 (Elliott)