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"It Takes an Integrated, College-Wide Effort" and Other Lessons from Seven High Transfer Colleges
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Mery, Pamela; Schiorring, Eva – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2011
The Successful Transfer Approach Research (STAR) Project investigated seven California Community Colleges with consistently high transfer rates. Teams of experienced researchers spent two days at each college, interviewing 16-18 administrators, faculty, researchers, and student support service professionals. Focus groups and interviews were also…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Interviews, Researchers
Understanding Transfers: A Collaborative Community College and University Research Project.
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Bers, Trudy; Filkins, Joseph W.; McLaughlin, Gerald W. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Presents the results of a collaborative research project conducted by a community college and a university, which obtained information and students' perceptions about academic preparation, the transfer process, and experiences from a cohort of students who earned 12 or more units at the college and then transferred to the university. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Mobility
Community College Experiences after Transfer.
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Peterman, Dana S. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Presents an annotated bibliography of literature that shows how community college transfer students adjust to the different cultural and academic environment of four-year institutions. Suggests what community college faculty and administrators can do to prepare their students for the adjustment. Cites nine books and articles. (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students
Student Perceptions of the Transfer Process: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Recommendations for Improvement.
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Davies, Timothy Gray; Casey, Karen L. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1998
Discusses student participation in campus focus groups to identify what did and did not work in the transfer process, and what should be improved. Distinguishes course transfer, inter-and intra-institutional communications, and advising as major points of concern in transferring. (VWC)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges