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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Subject: EDUC 201A Statistics in Educational Research

Student: Christine Irish S. Catalan
Date: October 6, 2022

Activity 1 Answer the following questions. Submit your answer in VLE. Use the
filename Activity1_Surname_Firstname.

1. Find a quantitative study in your field of study. Summarize the research problem,
objective(s) of the study, and the method used by the researcher to address problem.
Identify the independent and dependent variables, as well as their level of
measurement. State the title, authors, and the link where you get the study.

Title: A qualitative study of general education teachers' perceptions of special education

students' attendance at post-secondary education institutions
Author: Abraham B. de Villiers
Link: A qualitative study of general education teachers' perceptions of special education students'
attendance at post-secondary education institutions (pepperdine.edu)

RESEARCH PROBLEM

Studies have shown that as little as 10% of special education students are attending
post-secondary institutions (Wagner, Newman, Cameto, Garza, & Levine, 2005). These
findings suggest that college readiness might be beyond special education students
(Conley, 2007). The mission of a charter management organization in Southern
California is to prepare all students, both general education and special education, for
college, leadership, and life. Through the increase in funding and an improvement in
access to resources, special education students that attend schools within the charter
management organization receive an incredibly thorough and rigorous education that
should prepare them for attendance at any post-secondary education institution.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The overall purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the perceptions, beliefs, and
expectations of urban charter high school general education teachers with regards to
special education students’ future attendance at post-secondary education institutions.
This qualitative, phenomenological study will cross-sectionally examine the perceptions
of general education teachers through in-person interviews to analyze their personal
beliefs for special education students’ attendance at post-secondary education
institutions.

METHODS OF THE STUDY

This qualitative, phenomenological study will use a comparative, cross-sectional

strategy in which a phenomenological method employing semi-structured in-depth
interviews are conducted to better understand the perceptions and lived experiences of
general education teachers in an urban charter high school with regards to special
education students’ future attendance at post-secondary education institutions.
Phenomenological research requires that data is collected from participants who are
experiencing the phenomenon.

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

DEPENDENT VARIABLES