Fictitious quality interviews

A good example is given in the paper instructions. Given below are the assignment instructions and the responses as per the requirements Paper requirements/Instructions since there has been no Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for your proposed fictitious data collection, you must refrain from collecting any real data. To collect fictitious qualitative data without IRB approval for this assignment, a role playing technique will be used. Locate five people who are familiar with your target population for a qualitative study you might conduct for your dissertation. For example, if you are planning to interview middle school teachers regarding student motivation to perform well academically, find five people who could reasonably play the role of these respondents. Hajj (Bexar County Academy School Principal) What is your gender and how has it affected your retention, persistence, and success academically? What is your family income? And has it affected your performance and persistence in school? What is your high school grade composite scores, GPA scores? Do you receive financial aid from any institutions for the tuition fees Is the teacher to student ratio was sufficient enough for the academic excellence? Do you attend any remedial courses? Do you have sufficient resources for studying? Books etc.

? Does your ethnicity affect your school attendance and performance? Have you ever dropped out of school before and what was the reason? Have you ever dropped out of school before and what was the reason? How is your college academic performances? Have you attended any counseling sessions with regards to academic success in college/university? Interview five with Ms. Miledge (Bexar County Academy Superintendent of Schools) What is your gender and how has it affected your retention, persistence, and success academically? What is your family income? And has it affected your performance and persistence in school? What is your high school grade composite scores, GPA scores? Do you receive financial aid from any institutions for the tuition fees Is the teacher to student ratio was sufficient enough for the academic excellence? Do you attend any remedial courses? Do you have sufficient resources for studying? Books etc.

? Does your ethnicity affect your school attendance and performance? Have you ever dropped out of school before and what was the reason? Have you ever dropped out of school before and what was the reason? How is your college academic performances? Have you attended any counseling sessions with regards to academic success in college/university? Coded data by homogeneous categories as well as a description of the emergent themes Theme Final Code Categorize Expanded Code applied Initial Codes Name academic success General Education Classroom Open Communication Student learning capabilities retention Special Education Classroom Confidentiality Teacher response to interview questions persistence Creating an productive learning Environment Developing Placement Plan based upon students IEPS Reviewing and analyzing student IEPS for classroom placement Statement of the Problem • Over the past decade there have been several changes in education which includes changes made to students learning environment whether within a general education classroom or special education classroom.

Fuchs, Fuchs and Stecker, (2010) stated that many federal laws requires that all schools educate students with a learning disability within their environmental mainstream. On individual, national and local level, researchers have indicated that academic achievement as a predictor of quality education and persistence plays a massive role in the enrollment and retention of the student.  According to Makuakane, this is the most significant predictor retention and persistence of college and university students (Hagedorn, 2000). Similar findings indicated that the GPA from high school was also an important factor in attaining degree in college or university. the significant number of credit hours also significantly impacted college persistence for students Student attitudes contribute to the retention and persistence in school. Researchers have shown that academic disposition and optimism are associated with adjustment and better motivation, higher GPA and reduced levels of dropout from university or college.