ERIC Number: EJ1466243
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0251
EISSN: EISSN-1541-4167
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Social Capital for Vertical Transfers: The Multidimensional Predictor of Post-Transfer Adjustment and Academic Performance
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v27 n1 p3-25 2025
Vertical transfers, those who transferred from a 2-year institution to a 4-year institution, often face multifaceted challenges and lower success rates upon arriving at the receiving 4-year institutions. This quantitative study focused on three forms of social capital related to post-transfer adjustment, retention, and success for vertical transfers. The author administered an online survey to vertical transfers who successfully transferred from a 2-year college to a research-intensive, public, 4-year university located in a Southern state in the United States and matched the survey data with students' transcript data. A factor analysis discovered three distinct social capital constructs: transfer capital, 4-year faculty social capital, and 4-year staff social capital. Subsequent regression analyses revealed that 4-year faculty social capital positively predicted the post-transfer grade point average (GPA), while the transfer capital and 4-year staff social capital had a positive association with post-transfer social adjustment. Implications for policy, practice, and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Social Capital, Student Adjustment, School Holding Power, Academic Achievement, Success, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA