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Direct linkKissel, Julie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of the study was to understand the institutional forces that constructed and shaped the function, nature of funding, and governance of Washtenaw Community College (WCC). This qualitative, historical case study built on organizational theory used archival research to identify themes and the institutional building blocks for the junior…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Community Colleges, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Higdon, Angela Loretta – ProQuest LLC, 2018
A growing number of postsecondary students transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution. The joint admissions program between Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) and Western Kentucky University-Owensboro (WKU-O) is a unique example of such a transfer relationship. Research is needed to understand the nature of the joint…
Descriptors: Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Universities, Transfer Programs
Cullop, Ashley M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Three quarters of community college students enter higher education with the goal of transferring to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor's degree and as few as 11% succeed. Scholars cite four main reasons for why this gap in baccalaureate completion matters: (1) community colleges today are educating approximately one-half of all…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students, Transfer Programs
Rosario, Gloria Yvette – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine transfer high schools within the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and the instructional cultures developed by their principals. Transfer high schools reengage students who were previously truant and at risk of discontinuing their education. Four NYCDOE transfer high schools were studied…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Transfer Students, Transfer Programs
Goodwin, Rosalyn Harper – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated the perspectives of four students and 6 parent participants of the Voluntary Student Transfer program, an inter-district desegregation program that involves transporting African American students from urban area schools to surrounding county schools. Due to limited and dated research related to the Voluntary Student…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Transfer Programs, Transfer Students, African American Students
Patterson, Susan J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
An interpretative philosophical framework was applied to a case study to document the particular experiences and perspectives of ten women engineering transfer students who once attended a community college and are currently enrolled in one of two university professional engineering programs. This study is important because women still do not earn…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Transfer Students, Engineering, Engineering Education
