Full Description
High School to College Transition Research Studies offers two uniquely designed sections that provide a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research findings surrounding a diverse group of college students. This ground-breaking book by Terence Hicks and Chance W. Lewis provides the reader with valuable findings on topics such as student/faculty interactions, academic/social integration, and college preparation.
Contents
Foreword by Robert T. Palmer
Acknowledgment
Introduction
Chapter One—Navigating the New: Examining the Transition Experiences of First-Semester College Students
Molly Reynolds, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Deanna Sellnow, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Chapter Two—The High School to College Transition: College-Going Culture, Student-Counselor Interactions, and the College Preparation Process
Chenoa S. Woods, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Chapter Three—High School to College Transition: "I've Always Been College-Bound": A Case Study of a Successful First-Generation, Latina College Student
Desireé Vega, Ph.D., Texas State University
Chapter Four—Academic and Social Adjustment of Students Transitioning from an Early College High School Program to an Institution of Higher Education
Catie McCorry-Andalis, Ed.D., The University of Texas at El Paso
Chapter Five—Assessing the Preparedness of Former Nebraska 4-H Participants to Transition and Adapt to College
Jill S. Walahoski, Ph.D., University of Nebraska—Lincoln
Chapter Six—High School to College Transition: An Examination of the Influence of Social and Academic Integration on Multiracial College Student Persistence
Ashley D. Spicer-Runnels, Ed.D., Texas State University
Index
Editors
Contributors
