Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

School

Education

Advisor

Carole Pearce

Abstract

In 2018, the Honor Society (pseudonym) developed an online, self-paced training module for chapter sponsors to help them coach community college students during the collaborative learning project process. The collaborative learning project is one of the principal ways the Honor Society fulfills its mission to provide opportunities to college students to grow as scholars and leaders. As of April 2022, the program had not been evaluated. This was an evaluation study using a basic qualitative methodology. The purpose of this qualitative formative program evaluation was to determine what aspects of the collaborative learning project training could be improved. The framework for this study was Kolb’s experiential learning cycle. The research questions focused on the perceptions of participants about the effectiveness of the online self-paced collaborative learning project training in helping chapter sponsors coach community college students to develop a collaborative learning project. Convenience sampling was used to select three Honor Society staff members and 14 chapter sponsors to participate in semistructured interviews. Interviews were analyzed and coded, leading to emergent themes. Findings included recommendations to update videos, to create sample project timelines, and to develop content on how to both coach students and motivate students. Implications for positive social change include development of more effective training designed by Honor Society staff for chapter sponsors. More effective training could help chapter sponsors better coach students through development, implementation, and reflection upon collaborative learning projects which could result in increased opportunities for community college students to grow as scholars and leaders who serve their communities.

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