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CORRELATIONS AMONG SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES, COUNSELING UTILIZATION, AND INTENT TO TRANSFER
by
Rosina (Zina) Chacon
_____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degree of
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Rosina (Zina) Chacon
Object Description
| Title | Correlations among selected demographic variables, counseling utilization, and intent to transfer |
| Author | Chacon, Rosina (Zina) |
| Author email | chaconlo@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-04-15 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-07-24 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hocevar, Dennis |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Sundt, Melora Jimenez y West, Ilda |
| Abstract | In this study, a nonexperimental approach was used to estimate the relationship of intention to transfer and utilization of counseling among students of different ethnicities. The study's primary purpose was to determine if students who have the intent to transfer to a 4-year college or university are more likely to utilize counseling in their first year of study in community college.; Key demographic variables such as gender, age, ethnic group membership, and parent education were correlated with intent to transfer and counseling utilization. The data collection derived from a secondary analysis of the Transfer and Retention of Urban College Students (TRUCCS) survey (Hagedorn, 2003). The TRUCCS project team collected data from a distributed survey to 5,000 community college students from the nine community colleges within the Los Angeles Community College District in 2001.; The results of this study showed that the relationship of counseling utilization and intent to transfer among community college students was significant. Students who intended to transfer did use counseling services to a greater extent in their first year of study. However, the small number of students who sought counseling overall, less than 30%, suggests that counseling's potential for increasing transfer rates has not been fully realized.; Results are interpreted in light of the retention theories of Tinto (1975/1993), Astin (1984/1996), Pascarella and Terenzini (1991/2005), and Bean and Metzner (1985) and the practical implications of the study's findings are discussed. Several important limitations to the study's findings also are identified. |
| Keyword | community college counseling; transfer; intent to transfer; student retention and persistence; demographic variables that influence transfer; community college counseling utilization |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles County |
| Coverage date | circa 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1393 |
| Rights | Chacon, Rosina (Zina) |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Chacon-20080724 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Chacon-20080724.pdf |
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| Full text | CORRELATIONS AMONG SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES, COUNSELING UTILIZATION, AND INTENT TO TRANSFER by Rosina (Zina) Chacon _____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2008 Copyright 2008 Rosina (Zina) Chacon |
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