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Over the course of the 2015-2016 academic year, GNYC’s first research fellow, Christina Ciocca Eller, advanced doctoral researcher in sociology at Columbia University is conducting a mixed methods research study on transfer students at three CUNY senior colleges. The study focuses on the experiences of approximately 60 first-time students at these colleges.
The purpose of the qualitative portion of this study is to learn more about how students make decisions regarding their respective areas of study and the resources they draw upon for support in college. Participants in this longitudinal study include both freshmen and transfer students who were selected at random and compensated for their participation. This study will investigate the ways in which first-time students at a given college obtain information that can assist them in creating academically and personally “satisfying” experiences. Furthermore, it will unpack the different meanings of “student satisfaction” and the ways in which these meanings relate to college persistence – expanding existing knowledge of the ways in which students’ varied interactions with their colleges promote or inhibit positive student outcomes.
This study relies heavily on interviews with both college students and administrative staff. It will principally focus on the ways in which students acquire knowledge regarding three different kinds of collegiate support resources:
- Those that promote academic success
- Those that promote satisfaction and happiness
- Those that promote and establish specific pathways that students can follow to achieve a degree