ERIC Number: EJ1366316
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
EISSN: EISSN-1543-3382
"It's Like Trying to Merge into Traffic": Relationships between Transfer Student Experiences and Identity
Hartman, Catherine; Mayo, Jeffrey
Journal of College Student Development, v63 n5 p475-490 Sep-Oct 2022
Transfer students are a significant and growing population on campuses across the US. However, little is known about students' perceptions of themselves as transfers and how these may be informed by their experiences. In this study, we used an in-depth qualitative case study approach and the intersectional model of multiple dimensions of identity to explore transfer student identity. Drawing from interviews with 52 transfers at two selective four-year institutions in Texas, we discovered that transfer carried multiple meanings and, for many students, identities beyond transfer had greater salience during and impact on their transition to campus.
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Student Attitudes, Identification, Student Characteristics, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Institutional Characteristics, College Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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