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Transfer students have emerged as a growing student population in higher education. There is a need for higher education professionals to understand the needs of transfer students. In this study, the implemented intervention consisted of restructuring retention programming for first-semester transfer students. This qualitative action research study explored how first-semester transfer students understand and experience academic and social engagement across the semester they participate in retention programming. Students identified perceived barriers and facilitators to engagement. The researcher also examined transfer students’ experiences of the intervention. The findings indicate that students’ understanding of engagement align with their expectations of their first semester and remained consistent throughout the study. One of the biggest perceived barriers to engagement was lack of time. Overall, transfer students found the intervention useful during their transition to a new institution.
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- Transfer Student Engagement: Understanding the Experiences of First-Semester Transfer Students
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- Kulhanek, Kristy Lynn (Author)
- Bernstein, Katie (Thesis advisor)
- Wilcox, Jeanne (Committee member)
- Edwards, Sarah (Committee member)
- Dorn, Sherman (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2019
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Doctoral Dissertation Leadership and Innovation 2019