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Running the STEM Gauntlet: The Complicity of Four-Year Universities in the Transfer Penalty

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  • Diane Cárdenas Elliott

    (Kutztown University of Pennsylvania)

  • Joni M. Lakin

    (Auburn University)

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Students who transfer between institutions of higher education often experience a transfer penalty or a decrease in the odds of degree completion. While the transfer pathway is deemed a responsibility shared between 2- and 4-year institutions, failures in the transfer process are typically attributed to community colleges. The aim of this study was to examine the post-transfer experiences of STEM community college transfer students with particular emphasis placed on how institutional policies and practices at 4-year institutions contributed to the transfer penalty and poorer attainment rates of this population. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.

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  • Diane Cárdenas Elliott & Joni M. Lakin, 2020. "Running the STEM Gauntlet: The Complicity of Four-Year Universities in the Transfer Penalty," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 61(4), pages 540-565, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reihed:v:61:y:2020:i:4:d:10.1007_s11162-019-09586-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11162-019-09586-4
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