Stops, Starts, and Detours: Transfer Students’ College Choice Process
Stops, Starts, and Detours: Transfer Students’ College Choice Process
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停止、开始和绕道：转学生的大学选择过程
DOI：
10.1080/10668926.2018.1515126
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发表时间：
2018
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1
通讯作者：
T. Bers
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作者：
Barbara F. Tobolowsky;T. Bers
摘要随着转学生数量的增加和毕业仍然是一个难以捉摸的目标，研究人员进行了四个焦点小组和四个单独的访谈，在芝加哥和达拉斯-沃斯堡地区的大学转学生，以更好地了解和探索影响他们的大学选择决定在他们的第一个和随后的机构的因素。具体的研究问题是：（a）转学生何时、为何以及如何选择其中学后教育机构？(b)转学超过一次的学生如何描述他们的决策过程，以及他们最初的大学选择决定是否发生了变化？研究发现，许多学生没有追求有计划的线性途径来转移。相反，他们往往会在一系列个人和学术问题的影响下做出自发的决定。文章包括学生事务专业人员和高中辅导员，以促进大学选择过程的影响。
ABSTRACT With the number of transfer students increasing and graduation still an elusive goal, the researchers conducted four focus groups and four individual interviews with transfer students attending universities in the Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth area to better understand and explore the factors that influenced their college choice decisions at their first and subsequent institutions. The specific research questions were: (a) When, why, and how do transfer students select their postsecondary institutions? (b) How do students who have transferred more than once describe their decision-making process and has it changed from their initial college choice decision? The study found many students did not pursue planned, linear pathways to transfer. Rather, they often made spontaneous decisions affected by a range of personal as well as academic issues. The article includes implications for student affairs professionals and high school counselors to facilitate the college choice process.