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2011-06-01
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Waller, T. O. (2011). Summer Bridge Inventory: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Evaluating First-Year Student Adjustment and Program Activities. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v18i2.2753
Summer Bridge Inventory
A Mixed-Methods Approach to Evaluating First-Year Student Adjustment and Program Activities
Tremayne O. Waller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v18i2.2753
Keywords: Baby Boomers, Generation Y, Millennials, technology, socioeconomic, challenge, diverse, behaviors, helicopter parents, summer, bridge, programs, focus groups, adjustment
Abstract
This study used a mixed methods approach to investigate various adjustment issues of participants in a summer bridge program for engineering students at a predominantly White insitution (PWI) in the mid-southeastern region of the United States. Specifically, the academic, social, personal-emotional, and goal commitment and institutional attachment subscales of the Student Adaption to College Questionnaire (SACQ) were utilized for this purpose. The Summer Bridge Inventory (SBI) that was employed in this research revealed the summer bridge participants' opinions about the strengths and weaknesses of the program and its related activities.Metrics
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