A California Case Study: Organizational Determinants of the Transfer of Hispanic Students from Two- to Four-Year Colleges in the Bay Area.

Autor/in	Turner, Caroline Sotello Viernes
Titel	A California Case Study: Organizational Determinants of the Transfer of Hispanic Students from Two- to Four-Year Colleges in the Bay Area.
Quelle	(1988), (59 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Curriculum; College Transfer Students; Educational Mobility; Educational Opportunities; Higher Education; Hispanic American Students; Institutional Characteristics; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Mentors; Organizational Climate; Racial Balance; Student College Relationship; Student Placement; Transfer Rates (College); Two Year College Students; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Bildungsmobilität; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hochschulkooperation; Organisationsklima; Schülerpraktikum; Kalifornien
Abstract	A study was conducted to identify organizational factors facilitating or inhibiting the transfer of Hispanic students from California community colleges to four-year institutions. Using the Kanter model of structural determinants for organizational behavior, the study examined opportunity structures (e.g., placement procedures and mobility prospects); routes to organizational power (e.g., student participation in extra-curricular activities and home, work, or campus alliances); and representation (i.e., the proportions of Hispanic and non-Hispanic White students within the community college student body). Three mid-sized, suburban community colleges were selected as study sites. One college had high transfer rates for both Hispanic and non-Hispanic White students, one had low transfer rates for both groups, and the third had a high transfer rate for non-Hispanic White students and a low transfer rate for Hispanic students. Interviews and surveys were used to gather information on college structures and routines from students, staff, and faculty. Study findings included the following: (1) Hispanic students were overrepresented in remedial English courses; (2) the college with the high transfer rates offered a remedial English course tailored especially for Hispanic students; (3) on-campus employment was found to help students use the educational system effectively; and (4) the colleges with high and discrepant transfer rates had more organizational vehicles for communication with their student bodies than the college with low transfer rates. (AJL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC