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This qualitative study investigates British Columbia university students who transferred from community college, focusing on difficulties and successes before, during, and after transfer, advantages and disadvantages, and recommendations for improving the process across stages.","# Transfer from Community College to University:Perspectives and Experiences ofBritish Columbia Students\n\nLESLEY ANDRES*  \nThe University of British Columbia  \n## ABSTRACT\n\nThrough formal inter-institutional arrangements,articulated systemsof postsecondary education claim to promote equality of opportunity byallowing for a seamless flow of students toward their educational andoccupational goals.However,despite system wide articulation of courseofferings,numerous studies indicate that the transfer experience is notunproblematic.This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study ofthe experiences of British Columbia university students who had trans-ferred from community college.The central focus of this study was toportray students'experiences of the transfer process;document difficul-ties and successes encountered before,during,and after transfer;high-light advantages and disadvantages of transfer;and offerrecommendations for improving the transfer process.In 1997,47 indi-viduals who had transferred from one Lower Mainland CommunityCollege to one Lower Mainland University in 1996 were interviewed.The findings revealed that although the majority of students in this study  \nsupport transfer as a viable and even preferable route to universitydegree completion,problems occur at each of the three stages of transferas specified by Dougherty(1987).Obstacles to successful transfer bystudents include:difficulty gaining access to useful information;prob-lems understanding transfer policies,practices,and procedures;anddeclines in GPA following transfer to university.Several recommenda-tions for improving existing transfer policies and practices —includingimproving access to useful information by students;facilitating transferthrough extensive coordination of transfer policies,practices,and proce-dures;and addressing differences in the teaching and learning experi-ence at sending and receiving institutions —are offered to enhancesuccessful transfer from community college to university.  \n## RÉSUMÉ\n\nA travers les ententes formelles entre les institutions,les systemesarticulés d'enseignement supérieur prétendent promouvoir I'égalité deschances en laissant un écoulement sans frontieres des étudiants versleurs buts académique et de travail.Cependant,malgré des offres decours à travers le systeme,plusieurs études indiquent que I'expériencede ce transfert ne se fait pas sans difficulté.Cette recherche présente lesrésultats d'une étude qualitative des expériences d'étudiants de1'Université de la Colombie-Britannique qui avaient transférés enprovenance des colleges.L'objectif principal de cette étude était depresenter les expériences du processus de transfert des étudiants;demettre en évidence les difficultés et les succes rencontrés avant,durant,et après le transfert;de démontrer les avantages et les désavantages dutransfert;et d'offrir des recommandations pour améliorer le processus dutransfert.En 1997,47 individus qui avaient transferé d'un college de larégion Métropolitaine de Vancouver à une université de la régionMétropolitaine en 1996 ont été interviewés.Les résultats indiquent quemalgré le fait que la majorité des étudiants sont en faveur du transfertcomme chemin possible et meme préférable vers I'achèvement dudiplôme universitaire,des problèmes sont rencontrés à chacune des troisétapes de transfert comme le démontre Dougherty(1987).Les obstacles  \nTransfer from Community College to University 37  \nqui empechent le transfert des étudiants avec succès incluent:lesdifficultés à accéder à l'information utile;des difficultés decompréhension des principes,des pratiques et des processus de transfert;et la diminution des notes moyennes après le transfert à l'université.Plusieurs recommandations sont offertes pour promouvoir un transfertréussi du college à l'université:I'amelioration des principes et despratiques de transfert qui existent déjà —y compris un meilleur acces àI'information utile pour les étudiants;une facilité du transfert à tra","cbCaigkUJsbRa9Jw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigkUJsbRa9Jw","pdf",1288656,4,1,40,"English","en",105,"# Abstract\n## Purpose and research focus\n## Study method and participants\n## Key findings\n## Barriers and recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What was the main focus of the qualitative study?\",\"answer\":\"The study focused on students' experiences of transferring, including difficulties and successes before, during, and after transfer, plus advantages and disadvantages and recommendations for improvement.\"},{\"question\":\"What problems did the findings identify during transfer?\",\"answer\":\"Problems occurred at each of the three transfer stages, including difficulty accessing 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