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Authors: Margaret Fincher-Ford
ISBN-13: 9780803965508, ISBN-10: 0803965508
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: December 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This book details the process of developing agreements between high schools and colleges in the United States to allow students to earn both high school and college credit while at high school. The author explains issues including: legal constraints; processes for curriculum alignment; funding sources; and evaluation procedures.
Preface | ||
About the Author | ||
Objectives to Dual-Credit Programs | ||
1 | Earning High School and College Credit | 1 |
2 | Getting Started With the Planning Phase | 8 |
3 | Implementing Dual Credit in Certificate and Degree Programs | 33 |
4 | Evaluating Program Effectiveness | 43 |
5 | Developing Agreements Between Institutions: An Annotated Sample | 56 |
6 | Dual Credit Versus Articulated Credit | 63 |
7 | Engaging Faculty in Systemic Change | 74 |
8 | Conclusion | 78 |
References | 81 |