An Empirical Study on Dual Enrollment Effect on College Readiness

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K20220
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Ryutsu Keizai University
• Principal Investigator: Takano Masaki 流通経済大学, 学部以外の部局, 教育学習支援センター所員 (70962398)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 教育制度 / 高大接続 / カレッジ・レディネス / Dual Enrollment

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines recent trends in the dual enrollment (DE) and Early College High Schools (ECHS), which are characterized by high school curricula that prioritize DE. The focus is on understanding the educational effects of these programs, particularly in fostering college readiness.
Regarding the development of college readiness through DE and ECHS, it is hypothesized that students participating in DE experience "anticipatory socialization" through the "authentic experiences" provided in actual college environments. This process integrates their self-identity with the imminent role of being a college student, ultimately fostering college readiness.

Free Research Field

教育制度、高大接続

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、高大接続研究のいうところの「選抜接続から教育接続への転換」に寄与する点で、学術的な意義を有すると考える。また、近年広く実施されている高大連携プログラムや高大接続を意識した高校教育の活動に対して、カレッジ・レディネスという観点から教育効果に関する理論的視座を提供する点で、社会的な意義を有すると考える。