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Wickersham, Kelly; Wang, Xueli – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Transfer in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields from community colleges to 4-year institutions holds great policy significance in alleviating the female underrepresentation in the STEM pipeline, with proportionately more female students attending community colleges. Considering the knowledge gap on this often overlooked topic,…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
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Jain, Dimpal; Bernal, Santiago; Lucero, Iris; Herrera, Alfred; Solorzano, Daniel – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
In this study we highlight the five elements of a transfer receptive culture and its connection to the Summer Transfer Enrichment Program (STEP) administered by the Community College Outreach Center (CCOC) at Best Coast University (all pseudonyms). A quantitative and qualitative study was conducted focusing on five years of STEP, consisting of 87…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Race, Community Colleges, College Transfer Students
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Nguyen, Giang-Nguyen T. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This paper examines data from a larger study that focused upon students' experiences and motivations in a college algebra course. The study revealed that students failed this course because of various factors and continued to view this course as a "gatekeeper" class. Through a stepwise multiple regression, the analysis of the ARCS…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Case Studies