From Community College Attendants to Baccalaureate Recipients: A Planned Behavior Model for Transfer Students in STEM Fields of Study

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Yi Leaf; Adamuti-Trache, Maria; Connolly, John
Titel	From Community College Attendants to Baccalaureate Recipients: A Planned Behavior Model for Transfer Students in STEM Fields of Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education, 90 (2019) 3, S.373-401 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1546
DOI	10.1080/00221546.2018.1536935
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Bachelors Degrees; College Transfer Students; STEM Education; Educational Attainment; Student Behavior; Student Attitudes; Intention; Beliefs; Gender Differences; Race; Ethnicity; Socioeconomic Status; Student Characteristics; Science Achievement; Predictor Variables; Self Efficacy; Universities; Parent Participation; Secondary School Mathematics; Remedial Mathematics; Grade Point Average; Paying for College; Aspiration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; STEM; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Prädiktor; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; University; Universität; Elternmitwirkung; Studienfinanzierung; Streben
Abstract	Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) (Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010), our study aims to understand how community college transfer students' STEM degree attainment behavior is shaped by their beliefs, intentions, contextual factors and social-demographic characteristics. This study drew upon data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002). The sample includes 1,761 students who began postsecondary education at a 2-year institution and attended a 4-year university later in their academic career. We employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to develop a fully specified model of STEM baccalaureate degree attainment for the transfer students. The findings of the study highlight the significant impact of gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on STEM degree attainment. Additionally, we distinguished transfer students' intention to pursue a STEM field of study from intention to obtain a bachelor's degree and found both intentions had significant effects on STEM baccalaureate degree attainment. Finally, the study findings show that college variables, such as taking remedial math courses, college GPA, and student loans, have significant effects on STEM degree attainment. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01