Literature Review #3

Tatiana Melguizo

Associate Professor of Education

PhD, Stanford University

She works in the field of economics of higher education. She uses quantitative methods of analysis and survey data to study the association of different factors such as student trajectories and specific institutional characteristics on the persistence and educational outcomes of minority (African American and Hispanic) and low-income students.

Citation :

• 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

Summary : 
The main objective of this study is to test whether junior-level four-year college students who initially attended a community college have similar educational outcomes as college juniors who only attended a four-year college. The results suggest that there are no differences in the outcomes of community college transfers and rising juniors.

Key Terms:

College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Student Educational Objectives,Outcomes of Education, College Students, Statistical Analysis, Scores,

Value: 

The descriptive data analysis , provides wide ranges of statistic that help visualize the circumstances the transfer students face during their academic year; which is a crucial component for my research

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