Online education and in particular Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are often regarded as a way to solve global educational challenges. In this article, we highlight the students' uptake of such a 'digital solution'. Presenting initial findings from a research project in Germany, we situate our investigation in the specific context of digital…

In responding to a global audience, universities are increasingly bound up in priorities of maintaining viability within landscapes of globalised market imperatives, and with changing paradigms of purpose; universities need to be accessible to all. In Australia, pathways to university provided by Credit Transfer have increased student mobility;…

Six conference working papers concerning the transfer student are presented. They cover: issues in solving the transfer problems; transfer standards and the public interest; substantive issues in the transfer problem; the transfer student dimension of articulation; organizing approaches to facilitate student mobility in postsecondary education;…

Discusses the student consumer movement, examines problems facing community college transfer students, offers observations on the transfer process, and recommends practices that could make transfer less painful and more equitable. Reviews the activities of Project CHOICE, designed to help students make better choices in selecting a college. (DMM)

Reviews the academic and nonacademic problems faced by community college transfer students. Advocates a strong role for the community college library in providing accurate information about articulation and transfer. Argues that library skills can promote transfer students' success and discusses ways community college librarians can help develop…

In fall 1983, a survey was mailed to approximately 1,100 students enrolled at the University of Kansas (KU) who had previously been enrolled at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) to determine their perceptions of their educational experiences at both institutions and to develop a profile of the demographic and academic characteristics of…

After discussing several issues related to the disproportionately large number of minority students who initiate baccalaureate studies at two-year colleges, this paper urges minority community colleges to strengthen the college transfer function. The paper first summarizes the problems and characteristics of today's community college transfer…

Prompted by concern over the low transfer rates of Black and Latino two-year college students in California, a study was conducted at the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) to examine the influence that student and institutional characteristics have on the access of CCSF's Black and Latino students to four-year colleges. Questionnaires were…

Focusing on the role of the California State University (CSU) in renewing and strengthening the transfer function, this report includes information on the history and importance of transfer, low transfer rates and other problems, CSU and cooperative efforts to improve transfer, and joint plans of the CSU and the state's community colleges to…

As the fourth in a series of reports on a longitudinal study of over 7,000 students who entered 15 California community colleges in Fall 1978, this eight-chapter report profiles the students as of Spring 1980 in terms of: (1) demography, academic progress, and employment status; and (2) their distribution among 18 "prototypes," defined…

The position of Transfer Officer should be created at Lorain County Community College (LCCC) to assist transfer students in selecting four-year institutions and college majors which are appropriate to their ability and prior achievement, and to conduct research relevant to students who have transferred from LCCC to other institutions. The Transfer…