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Running the STEM Gauntlet: The Complicity of Four-Year Universities in the Transfer Penalty
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Elliott, Diane Cárdenas; Lakin, Joni M. – Research in Higher Education, 2020
Students who transfer between institutions of higher education often experience a transfer penalty or a decrease in the odds of degree completion. While the transfer pathway is deemed a responsibility shared between 2- and 4-year institutions, failures in the transfer process are typically attributed to community colleges. The aim of this study…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Universities, College Transfer Students, Intervention
Examining the Relationship between 2-Year College Entry and Baccalaureate Aspirants' Academic and Labor Market Outcomes: Impacts, Heterogeneity, and Mechanisms
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Di Xu; Sabrina Solanki; Ashley Harlow – Research in Higher Education, 2020
Using the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), this paper analyzes students' baccalaureate attainment and early labor market performance, comparing 2-year college and 4-year institution entrants and exploring the potential heterogeneous treatment effects of initiating one's college experience in a 2-year college by individual…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Outcomes of Education, College Attendance, Longitudinal Studies