Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Tarver, Emily Trabona
Author's Email Address	etarve1@lsu.edu
URN	etd-11112010-185919
Title	University Admissions Officers' Perceptions of Student Performance within the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department	Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Culross, Rita Committee Chair Egea-Kuehne, Denise Committee Member Jolly, Jennifer Committee Member Meshal, Reem Committee Member Trousdale, Ann Committee Member
Keywords	college credit Diploma Program International Baccalaureate
Date of Defense	2010-10-12
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This qualitative study sought to provide a general perception of admissions offices of secondary institutions have toward the Diploma Program through a grounded theory approach. The first goal of the study investigated the nature of credit awards for a student’s high school academic performance. Specific attention was paid to the processes institutions use for determining credit awards, policies associated with credit awards, and perceptions related credit awards. The second goal investigated admissions policies, processes, and perceptions associated with credit awards and the DP specifically. Finally, the third goal sought to illustrate the development and/or changes in the perceptions and actions admissions offices have in relation to the DP. Twenty institutions were randomly selected from US News & World Report’s Top 50 American Colleges. Institutions first completed a guiding question instrument that was followed by a telephone/email interview further investigating emerging understandings. Data gathered from these avenues were continually cross-compared and then triangulated with information found on each institution’s admissions websites, general catalogues, and other publicity type publications. Theoretical explanations for the phenomena of university perceptions and actions were generated through coded data, established categories, and memoing of relationships.
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