Because of its diversity, the BC post-secondary system offers many routes to credential completion. However, to capture the dynamics of institutional attendance requires a long view of individuals' journeys through the various post-secondary institutions over time. In this report, the authors employ data from the "Paths on Life's Way"…

Interviewed Canadian university students who had transferred from a community college. Found that while most support transfer as a viable and even preferable route to a university degree, problems occur at each of the stages of transfer. Obstacles include difficulty obtaining useful information, problems understanding transfer policies and…

This report describes the findings from interviews and a focus group of 37 Douglas College (British Columbia) students who had transferred from community colleges. It sought to determine the nature of transfer; portray experiences surrounding the transfer process; document difficulties and successes encountered before, during, and after transfer;…

For this study, 47 students who had transferred from a community college were interviewed in an attempt to: determine the nature of their transfer; portray experiences surrounding the transfer process; document difficulties and successes encountered before, during, and after transfer; highlight advantages and disadvantages of transfer; and offer…

This document discusses findings from the Paths on Life's Way project which began in 1989 with a sample of the British Columbia high school graduating class of 1988. By 1998, 1,055 individuals from all parts of the province remained in the study. Analyses of participation patterns indicated that only a few students had not attended some type of…

This report summarizes the Investigating Transfer Project, which provides an authentic reflection of students' transfer experiences in British Columbia. The majority of interviewees in Phase 1 of the project, who had transferred from community college to university, reported that they commenced their studies at a community college with the…