Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2020
Document Type
Dissertation (799 registration)
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Boyd L. Bradbury
Keywords
Adult Basic Education, competency-based, adult diploma, secondary credential
Abstract
This research project, which focused on a competency-based, secondary credential option for adult learners, known as the Minnesota Standard Adult High School Diploma, investigated the development of this credentialing option from its inception prior to 2014 legislation through present implementation. Three research questions, which centered on the circumstances that instigated, the process that developed the implementation of the Minnesota Standard Adult High School Diploma, which is referred to as the quintain in this study, and the perceived impact upon Adult Basic Education programs guided this multiple case study. Group interviews and document analysis were employed to answer the aforementioned questions. Documentary evidence suggested that scores of education professionals and stakeholders contributed to the Minnesota Standard Adult High School Diploma’s evolution. Despite this evolutionary complexity, several assertions associated with this quintain lend themselves to best practices within the discipline of adult education regarding andragogical factors, education policy development and program flexibility.
Recommended Citation
Ades, Ray Michael, "A History and Contemporary Analysis of the Standard Adult High School Diploma Program in Minnesota" (2020). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 370.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/370