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I declare under penalty of perjury that all information on this form is correct. I understand that falsifying or withholding information required on this form shall constitute grounds for dismissal.

REQUIRED

SIGNATURE ____________________________________________________ Date _______

Revised: 5/2007

161 Appendix D Interview Questions

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Questions for Semi-Structured Interview

Name Gender Age Units completed Degree sought

1. Why did you decide to apply to EOPS?

2. How do you feel about the services EOPS provides? 3. How important is EOPS to you remaining at LACC?

4. In question 2 on the survey, you selected ______________ as the most important support service or program activity in EOPS that contributed to your continued attendance and success in college. Why do you believe it contributed most, or more than other services or activities?

a. How important is the financial assistance that EOPS provides, in your decision to remain in the program?

5. In question 5 you selected ______________ as the least helpful EOPS support service, why is it not helpful to you?

6. In question 10 you stated that EOPS is ____ in terms of importance to you. Why?

7. What can EOPS do to ensure that you remain in college and meet your educational goal?

8. Which of the EOPS services do you not use?

9. In question 11 you stated you do not use ___________, why don’t you use these services?

163 Appendix E

164 April 2008

Dear Student:

My name is Kalynda Webber McLean and I am a doctoral candidate with Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology in California, and a Counseling faculty member with Los Angeles City College. As a part of the

requirements for my doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership I am conducting a study of African American student retention in Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) at Los Angeles City College (LACC), and am asking for your participation. I ask that you take a few minutes to complete the enclosed survey.

This study will survey African American students participating in EOPS at Los Angeles City College. I believe this study is necessary to illuminate to the educational community your perceptions of effective retention strategies employed by EOPS to assist African American students. The included survey examines the extent to which students believe EOPS assisted them in persisting in school and continuing on toward their educational objective.

I am sending surveys to all degree-seeking African American students in EOPS at LACC that have earned 30 (or more) units. If you agree to participate, it will take approximately ten minutes to complete the survey. Upon completion of the survey, all participants

should complete the consent form by signing and dating the form, acknowledging their voluntary participation in this study. Once completed, place the survey and consent form in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope or bring both of the completed documents to the EOPS office in Clausen Hall 111B. Additionally, five

participants will be asked to participate in a follow-up interview. These interviews will take approximately twenty minutes and will be conducted in a private office in the LACC Student Assistance Center.

This study is believed to pose very little, if any, risk to participants. It is possible that individuals who participate in the interview portion of the study may experience mild boredom or fatigue. Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may withdraw at any time. Although there are no direct benefits to participants in this study, the research findings will add needed information to the literature on retention of African American students in community colleges and may assist the California community college system in future planning efforts. Also, you may request a copy of the results of this study for your use.

All data collected in this study will be kept confidential. Respondent names will not be

used and the signed consent form will be stored separately from the survey to maintain confidentiality. Your name and student id number will not be included on the

survey. I have affixed on each survey questionnaire a barcode so that I can send a reminder letter if surveys are not returned within two weeks of receipt. I will destroy the

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barcode (with all possible connection to the identity of the participant) after reminder letters have been mailed and the research study has ended.

If you have any questions regarding the information that I have provided above, please do not hesitate to contact me at the phone number or email provided below. If you have further questions or do not feel I have adequately addressed your concerns, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Reilly, my Dissertation Committee Chair, at

[email protected] or (310) 568-5636. If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, contact the GPS Institutional Review Board Chairperson at Pepperdine University, Dr. Stephanie Woo, at [email protected] or

310.258.2845.

By signing the informed consent, completing the survey and returning them to me, you are acknowledging that you have read and understand what your study participation entails, and are consenting to participate in the study.

Sincerely,

Kalynda Webber McLean Doctoral Candidate Pepperdine University

Graduate School of Education and Psychology (323) 953-4000 extension 2463

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Informed Consent Form

Please complete the information below and provide your signature in the area designated “Participant’s Signature” making sure to include the date. By signing the informed consent, completing the survey and returning them to me, you are acknowledging that you have read and understand what your study participation entails and are consenting to participate in the study. Return this sheet with completed survey using the included self- addressed stamped envelope, or return to EOPS office in Clausen Hall 111B on or before [date]. Please keep the duplicate copy of this sheet (provided in your packet) for your own records.

______________________________________________________________________

I, ___________________________________, agree to participate in the research study being conducted by Kalynda Webber McLean under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Reilly.

___________________________________________________________________

Participant’s Signature Date

167 Appendix F

168 January7, 2007

I, Dr. Leonard M. Crawford, EOP&S Director at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California do hereby grant Kalynda Webber McLean permission to use the EOPS Survey I developed for use in my 2001 study California Community College Student Retention and Persistence with Extended Opportunity Programs and Services.

Kalynda Webber McLean, a doctoral student at Pepperdine University in the Educational Leadership Program is collecting data regarding African American student retention in Extended Opportunities Program and Services at Los Angeles City College. Kalynda is authorized to use my survey instrument to assess student perceptions of the services and programs offered in EOPS at Los Angeles City College.

Sincerely,

169 Appendix G

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February 13, 2008

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my understanding that Kalynda Webber McLean, a doctoral student at Pepperdine University in the Organizational Leadership Program is collecting data regarding African American student retention in Extended Opportunities Program and Services at Los Angeles City College for her dissertation project entitled A Study of African American Student Retention and Persistence at Los Angeles City College in Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS). I have viewed her IRB Human Participant Protections Education verification, a copy of the survey instrument and the participant letter of informed consent.

As the Dean of Institutional Effectiveness at Los Angeles City College and the primary researcher for the campus, I do hereby authorize Kalynda Webber McLean (upon completion of the IRB process at Pepperdine) to solicit participation from students for the completion of a student questionnaire, for her study. I understand that Kalynda will use her survey instrument to assess student perceptions of the services and programs offered in EOPS at Los Angeles City College. I also authorize Mrs. McLean to use LACC student data for her research purposes, only.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Tillberg