Community College Transfer Rates to 4-Year Institutions Using Alternative Definitions of Transfer.

Bradburn, Ellen M.; Hurst, David G.

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ERIC Number: EJ640244

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Community College Transfer Rates to 4-Year Institutions Using Alternative Definitions of Transfer.

Bradburn, Ellen M.; Hurst, David G.

Education Statistics Quarterly, v3 n3 p119-25 Fall 2001

Examined and compared community college transfer rates using various definitions of potential transfer students. Includes discussion of how these definitions relate to student background characteristics. Findings illustrate the trade-off between restricting the pool of potential transfer students and excluding substantial portions of the original research cohort from the analysis. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), College Students, Community Colleges, Definitions, Higher Education, Research Methodology, Student Characteristics, Transfer Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED460140

Note: For the entire journal issue, see TM 033 614. Originally published as the Executive Summary of the Research and Development Report of the same name.