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Michael G. Patterson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study investigated and analyzed how lateral transfer students who commute to college made sense of their transition and belonging between four-year institutions. Based on student mobility patterns, the lateral transfer population exceeds the number of community college transfers within the landscape of higher education. Colleges need to…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, College Transfer Students, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment
Pierog, John J.; Cloaninger, Charlie E., Jr. – Southern College Personnel Association Journal, 1981
Investigated differences in student attitudes with regard to family independence, peer independence, social consciousness, and cultural sophistication. Results imply that residency status does not necessarily foster individual growth and development as related to independence and cultural sophistication. Suggests administrators should emphasize…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Comparative Testing, Cultural Awareness, Family Relationship
Upcraft, M. Lee; Gardner, John N. – 1989
Guidelines to enhancing the freshman year experience are presented in the following chapters: (1) "A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Freshman Success" (M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner); (2) "Who Are Today's Freshmen?" (Arthur Levine); (3) "A Historical Look at the Freshman Year Experience" (John Orr Dwyer); (4) "Understanding Student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Athletes, Black Students