Considerations for Orientation Programming

Abstract

While many different college student populations have been studied in the college transition literature, there are few studies investigating homeschoolers' transition to college. This study reports findings from a qualitative study which investigated the experiences of first-year students who were homeschooled. Implications for those working in orientation and transition programming are discussed.

Graduate Program Considerations: Which Factors Matter to Students?

“…Consideration of the process from the perspective of students of Color suggests that the pipeline to graduate school can be impacted by student background characteristics (Hipolito-Delgado et al, 2017;Holloway-Friesen, 2018b, 2021, 2023Kranzow, 2019, Kranzow & Hyland, 2011Meyers, 2017;Morelon-Quainoo et al, 2009). In addition, influencing factors include location/residence, financial assistance, the influence of significant others, program faculty, the reputation of the program, and characteristics of the graduate program (Holloway-Friesen, 2018a;2021;Kranzow & Hyland, 2011;Ramirez, 2013).…”

“…Unfortunately, in the majority of research examining graduate student choice, participants are composed highly or exclusively of doctoral students (Kranzow, 2019;Poock & Love, 2001), and studies which differentiate based on level of graduate study (master's compared to doctoral) is dearth (English & Umbach, 2016). This study uses exclusively master's degree students and offers clarity in this regard.…”

“…Beyond national enrollment data, it is essential that institutions of higher education understand how students make decisions about which colleges and programs to attend (Kranzow, 2019). In prior decades the focus has been on the undergraduate college choice process rather than graduate student college choice (English & Umbach, 2016).…”

“…Scholars have a limited understanding of the unique graduate choice process of first-generation or students of Color (Jisha & Pitts, 2004;Ramirez, 2013), and very little is known about how students in student affairs and other helping fields make decisions about programs. Despite the significant rise in master's degree program enrollment, the research guiding many practices related to graduate students lags woefully behind (Hegarty, 2011;Kranzow, 2019).…”

How can a documentary presentation of HMC (historically marginalized community) post-graduate stories inspire other HMCs to consider applying to graduate school?

“…post graduate decisions for more privileged students (Olson, 2014;Kranzow, 2019). Olson brings the variable of "self-efficacy" into the research where students define their own special needs and status, while Dr. Jeannine Kranzow who has championed autistic graduate school candidates notes:…”