Predictors of Economically Disadvantaged Vertical Transfer Students' Academic Performance and Retention: A Scoping Review
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| Title: | Predictors of Economically Disadvantaged Vertical Transfer Students' Academic Performance and Retention: A Scoping Review |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Neshat Yazdani (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. 2024 25(4):871-891. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Colleges, Disadvantaged Youth, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Predictor Variables, Barriers |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15210251211031184 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0251 1541-4167 |
| Abstract: | Approximately 30% of students who enter the postsecondary education system do so through 2-year colleges. The majority of these students intend to earn a bachelor's degree, but most leave college before earning a diploma from a 4-year institution. The discrepancy between bachelor's degree aspirations and degree attainment rates of students who enter through 2-year colleges suggests that vertical transfer students--those who transfer from 2- to 4-year colleges--face unique obstacles to academic performance and retention that affect their likelihood of earning a bachelor's degree. Similar barriers exist for economically disadvantaged students, who may be more likely to enter the postsecondary education system through 2-year colleges. This scoping review synthesizes the literature on factors influencing economically disadvantaged vertical transfer students' academic performance in the first year posttransfer and retention between the first and second year posttransfer. Implications for 2- and 4-year institutions and recommendations for future research are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1405865 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Approximately 30% of students who enter the postsecondary education system do so through 2-year colleges. The majority of these students intend to earn a bachelor's degree, but most leave college before earning a diploma from a 4-year institution. The discrepancy between bachelor's degree aspirations and degree attainment rates of students who enter through 2-year colleges suggests that vertical transfer students--those who transfer from 2- to 4-year colleges--face unique obstacles to academic performance and retention that affect their likelihood of earning a bachelor's degree. Similar barriers exist for economically disadvantaged students, who may be more likely to enter the postsecondary education system through 2-year colleges. This scoping review synthesizes the literature on factors influencing economically disadvantaged vertical transfer students' academic performance in the first year posttransfer and retention between the first and second year posttransfer. Implications for 2- and 4-year institutions and recommendations for future research are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1521-0251 1541-4167 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15210251211031184 |
