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Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Pfeffer, Fabian T. – Sociology of Education, 2009
Reducing socioeconomic differences in college transfer requires understanding how and why parental education, occupational class, and family income are associated with changing colleges. Building on prior studies of traditional community college transfer, the authors explore relationships between those factors and two types of transfer among…
Descriptors: Reverse Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Family Income, Socioeconomic Influences
Deil-Amen, Regina; Goldrick-Rab, Sara – Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (NJ1), 2009
By probing the micro-level interactions and experiences shaping students' thoughts, behaviors, and decisions during college the authors hope to generate a better picture of how individuals enact the intersection of their own agency with their given social context. Such insights may enable a more accurate and meaningful interpretation of the…
Descriptors: Reverse Transfer Students, Grade Point Average, Social Environment, Social Capital
Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Pfeffer, Fabian T. – Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (NJ1), 2008
Reducing socioeconomic differences in college transfer requires a better understanding of how and why parental education, occupational class, and family income are associated with changing colleges. Building on prior studies of traditional community college transfer we explore relationships between those factors and two types of transfer among…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Reverse Transfer Students, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Background