While studies focused on student GPA scores, transfer credits and the nature of articulation agreements help to inform research related to the transfer student experience, studies investigating the students themselves are still very limited. This study extends the direction modeled by previous literature that has gathered perceptions and comments…

This study evaluates the impact of a College to University Pathway Program in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at The University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The findings support the assertion that Pathway students perform as well as or better than students who enter university directly from secondary school. This finding is…

This paper compares and contrasts higher education in Canada and Greece. An overview of the systems in place is followed by an analysis centred on the triad of funding, access and quality. Similarities and differences are highlighted, and the current challenges and issues faced by both nations will be examined, especially in terms of world…

This paper considers the history of Québec's higher education system and the reforms that have contributed to the role of education in the province. Québec's education system has repeatedly been a site for social and political transformation; most recently, reevaluation of education's role in the province has revealed a tension…

This article presents the author's response to Frank Daley. Frank Daley begins with the claim that education is more important than health, war and the economy. The author supposes that in some sense professor Daley may be right. Professor Daley, however, seems to mean something more specific. He is interested in college and university education,…

With the advent of the post-industrial 21st century knowledge-based economy and the demands of global competitiveness, Canada's community colleges are under increased pressure to extend their historical mandates (of career-related education and regional economic development) by incorporating "research", especially "applied research," into their…

University staff members play a key role in the college articulation process. They implement articulation agreements and shepherd college transfer students through the academic and cultural changes encountered at university. Based on in-depth interviews with university staff, the paper describes five major themes including: transfer credits--the…

Measuring transfer is as varied as it is controversial, particularly in an era of increased accountability and in the case of Ontario Colleges, in a time of flux and change. American Community Colleges have been grappling with the definition of a transfer rate, continuing to fail on reaching a consensus. The importance of an acceptable transfer…

Describes a study of the educational background of University of Iowa students placed on academic probation over a two-year period. Finds community college transfer students more likely to be on academic probation than native university students, but no more likely to be on probation than any other transfers. (Author/AYC)

Reports on a study conducted in Iowa to determine how faculty and administrators from community colleges, four-year liberal arts colleges, and universities perceive the usefulness of 12 academic and experiential preparation variables for college administrators. (DMM)

Reviews and evaluates the early history of the public junior college movement in Wyoming, examining the role of the University of Wyoming in opposing the two-year college plan. (DMM)

Describes a study of student attraction to and the effectiveness of "plus two" programs at a major midwestern research university, which ensure transfer of associate degrees without credit loss. Reports that "plus two" students had to complete fewer credits than traditional students to obtain baccalaureates. (DMM)

Describes a study comparing the academic achievement of two-year college transfer students (N=60) with that of their native counterparts (N=60) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Results revealed no significant differences between the two groups in terms of grade point average or achievement test scores. (DMM)

Describes a study which contrasted the persistence rates of community college transfer students with those of native university students over a six-year period. Indicates that transfer students had lower persistence rates than native students during their second and third terms, though rates for the fourth term showed no differences. (DMM)

Describes a study of the goals, goal attainment, satisfaction with academics and support services, and satisfaction with preparation for advanced course work of 137 students who graduated from the Community and Technical College at the University of Akron between 1969 and 1988, and who were over 23 years old at matriculation. (DMM)