High School to College Transition Research Studies

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