Martinello, Felice, and Jo Stewart. "Transfers from College to One Ontario University: A Four-Year Outcome Study." Canadian Journal of Higher Education 45.1 (2015): 18-36. Print.
Examining the relationship between the performances of transfer and non-transfer students in Ontario Canada does not only give a good comparison of the two routes to achieving academic excellence. Basing the comparison on the different measures of academic excellence in the country eliminates stereotypes and other factors which are not determinant in academic excellence and squarely base the results on the main subject of the paper. However, the author does not factor other factors such as the financial costs of enrolling in the transfer program and the decency of the place the students got their primary education.
Keeper
One of the findings of this paper is that the consistency that the students exhibit in the first and second year only for their performances to slip in the third and fourth year, this scenario being attributed to the financial constraints. It is important for policymakers to not only focus on pathways of getting college students to universities but also ensure that they can pay for the cost of full course. This will help in ensuring the learners maximize the chance to get better grades hence the opportunity to get scholarships.
Question for the Author
What is the relationship between age and performance of transferring college students?
Which policies can be put in place to eradicate the self-selection problem?
Why the topic matters
The issue of college transfers has attracted interest from education professionals and other education stakeholders. This paper marries with other readings in the sociology in education topic, as we can understand the variance between capabilities of non-transfer and transfer students in performance. The findings of this paper support the point that to achieves academic excellence, transfer students need more academic help than non-transfer students.
