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Direct linkPhelan, Daniel J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Explores eight operational and public-policy challenges associated with increased numbers of reverse transfer students for higher-education institutional operations, college and university administration, state and federal government, and for students themselves. Strives to promote dialog and encourage the development of a thoughtful…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
LeBard, Christine M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Reviews documents submitted to the ERIC database over the past decade demonstrating the complexity of issues arising from diversification of the transfer-student population. Enumerates some primary concerns regarding reverse transfer students: defining the population, understanding its demographics, tracking student progress, responding to unique…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Institutional Role
Barnes, Terry L.; Robinson, Laura M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Examines postbaccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) in Missouri to determine the nature and extent of mobility among recent public four-year college graduates who subsequently enrolled in community-college courses and programs. Presents state enrollment data and surveys chief academic officers of Missouri community colleges about their…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Townsend, Barbara K.; Lambert, Rivkah Y. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Describes (1) why both nondegree and degree-seeking postbaccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) attend two-year colleges and what they think of it, (2) what institutional changes or modifications these students would prefer, (3) what institutional problems their presence may create, and (4) how their presence can benefit two-year schools.…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
