Beyond Access: Explaining Socioeconomic Differences in College Transfer

Autor/inn/en	Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Pfeffer, Fabian T.
Titel	Beyond Access: Explaining Socioeconomic Differences in College Transfer
Quelle	In: Sociology of Education, 82 (2009) 2, S.101-125 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0038-0407
DOI	10.1177/003804070908200201
Schlagwörter	Reverse Transfer Students; Community Colleges; Family Income; Socioeconomic Influences; Academic Achievement; Parent Background; Academic Persistence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Familieneinkommen; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Schulleistung; Elternhaus
Abstract	Reducing socioeconomic differences in college transfer requires understanding how and why parental education, occupational class, and family income are associated with changing colleges. Building on prior studies of traditional community college transfer, the authors explore relationships between those factors and two types of transfer among four-year college students. The results indicate that reverse transfer--the move from a four-year to a community college--is more common among students from less-educated families partly because of lower levels of academic performance during their freshman year. In contrast, students from advantaged backgrounds in terms of class and income are more likely than are others to engage in a lateral transfer--from a four-year to a four-year college--which may reflect individual preferences for changing colleges, rather than a reaction to poor academic performance. Implications for policy and practice are discussed in light of the fact that only reverse transfer is associated with lower rates of completion of bachelor's degrees. (Contains 1 figure, 3 tables and 13 notes.) (As Provided).
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