Abstract and Bibliography #10

Transfer Students – Misconceived Presumption

Abstract: The paper mainly addressed the adversities transfer student face during transitions from 2 year institutions to 4 year universities. Despite negative outcomes, for example - “transfer shock” and GPA drop in transfer students’ there has been significant changes in helping student adjust and succeed in challenging schools.  The  paper also addresses the STAR program and the positive impact it has on several students. However on during recent year there has been a decline in the program and some question affirmative results of the NJ STARS program.

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• http://www.njstars.net/. New Jersey Council of County College. Retrieved 2007-01-15."Bloustein Scholars 2007". Montclair Public Schools. Archived from the original on 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
• Bridges, William. Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1980. Print.
• D'amico, Diane. "Participation in NJ Scholarship Program Dips by Nearly Half." community college week 26.20 (2014): 19. academic search premier. web. 1 may 2015.
• D'Amico, Mark M., Sandra L. Dika, Theodore W. Elling, Bob Algozzine, and Donna J. Ginn. Early Integration and Other Outcomes for Community College Transfer Students. Second ed. (Received: 26 March 2013 / Published online: 7 November 2013. New York: Springer Science Business Media, 2013. Print.
• Grites, Thomas J. "Successful Transitions From Two‐Year to Four‐Year Institutions." New Directions for Higher Education 2013.162 (2013): 61-68.
• Heyboer, Kelly. New Jersey Scholarships Cut as Private School Option Added. The Star-Ledger. October 15, 2012
• Melguizo, Tatiana, Gregory S. Kienzl, and Mariana Alfonso. "Comparing the educational attainment of community college transfer students and four-year college rising juniors using propensity score matching methods." The Journal of Higher Education 82.3 (2011): 265-291. Print
• Rothman, Carly. College students from N.J. transferring to in-state schools in record numbers. Star-Ledger , August 10 2009. Print
• Tidewater Community College- Biennial Transfer Student Report 2003-04 and 2004-05 Academic Years - Office of Institutional Effectiveness. May 2008