Cabrillo Student Equity Convening and Focus Groups > RP Group: Research, Planning and Professional Development

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Timeline
2015

Facilitation of a series of student focus groups and sharing findings at a practitioner convening to understand the educational experiences of student populations identified in Cabrillo College’s equity efforts.

Overview

As part of its equity planning efforts, Cabrillo College wanted to learn more about the experiences of students from the different groups that are being targeted in the college's Equity Plan. To do so, the college engaged the RP Group to conduct focus groups with the following student groups: Latino/a, African-American, and Native American students; current and former foster youth; veterans; and, students in need of accessibility/disability services.

By investigating the experiences of students representing these populations, Cabrillo faculty, administration, and staff learned how students from these different groups uniquely experience Cabrillo College and identified areas for improvement in order to begin to address achievement gaps. Findings from the focus groups complemented the quantitative data gathered by Cabrillo in order to help inform the college's equity efforts.

RP Group Lead

Dr. Darla Cooper, Executive Director

RP Group Project Team Members

Dr. Rose Asera, Elisa Rassen, Ireri Valenzuela

Funders

Cabrillo College

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