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ERIC Number: EJ605417
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Rationales of Community Colleges for Enrolling Reverse Transfer Students: A Second Chance for Whom?
Townsend, Barbara K.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v24 n4 p301-311 May 2000
This exploratory study uses document analysis to ascertain how the enrollment of reverse transfer students in community colleges has been interpreted over time to fit with the community college mission. Indicates that reverse transfer student enrollment has been justified under a variety of rationales, including providing a second chance for these individuals in school and in the job market. (Contains 39 references.) (VWC)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Enrollment Trends, Institutional Mission, Nontraditional Students, Outcomes of Education, Reverse Transfer Students, Transfer Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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