URSULA MCCLOY, PHDSTUDENT PATHWAYS IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE JANUARY 26-27, 2012
MOBILITY IN ONTARIO’S PSE: CURRENT TRENDS
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HEQCO'S LEGISLATION: TRANSFER AND MOBILITY "Functions Section 6(c) to conduct research on all aspects of
post-secondary education with a view to helping the Council achieve its object, including research,
(i) on the development and design of various models of post-secondary education,
(ii) on the means of encouraging collaboration between various post-secondary educational institutions in general and in particular in matters relating to the recognition of such institutions of courses and programs of study provided at other such institutions",
PRESENTATION OUTLINEFocus on college to university pathway in Ontario:•Recent mobility trends in Ontario– How many? Share/number of students transferring– Who are they? Program areas, region, demographics
•Student perceptions and experience of recent transfer students– Reasons for transfer– Timing of decision– Information sources– Satisfaction
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CURRENT TRENDS IN TRANSFER
PREVIOUS EDUCATION OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (NSSE)
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Source: Carleton NSSE Frequency tables http://oirp.carleton.ca/surveys/html/surveys.htm
COLLEGE GRADUATES ENROLLED IN DEGREE PROGRAMS: TRENDS
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
WHO TRANSFERS AND WHERE?
CHARACTERISTICS
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
HOW DOES TRANSFER RELATE TO ACCESS?• Higher proportion of Aboriginal students, students with
disabilities, low income, first generation students, students from smaller communities in Ontario colleges.
• These groups are not actually “underrepresented” in colleges relative to the Ontario population; but are in university.
• Would enhancing transfer increase access to university for these groups?– BC and American data indicate that these groups are in a higher
proportion among transfer students.– Additionally, in Ontario’s destination based curriculum, course
decisions as early as grade 9 can determine university access (need alternate pathway).
TRANSFER STUDENTS MORE LIKELY TO BE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS
MAP OF ONTARIO COLLEGES BY REGION
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% OF GRADUATES WHO GO ON TO UNIVERSITY DEGREES: BY COLLEGE REGION
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO TRANSFER REMAIN CLOSE TO HOME
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSFERS RELATIVE TO UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT
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% OF GRADUATES WHO TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY DEGREES: BY COLLEGE PROGRAM TYPE
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
COLLEGE TRANSFERS MORE LIKELY TO ENTER SOCIAL SCIENCES AND BUSINESS
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey; MTCU USER enrolment data
STUDENT PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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REASONS FOR CONTINUING:% MAJOR REASON
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
DECISION TO TRANSFER OFTEN OCCURS AFTER ENTERING PROGRAM
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
WOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED WITHOUT ATTENDING COLLEGE FIRST: SAMPLE PROGRAMS
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
INFORMATION SOURCES FOR GRADUATES WHO TRANSFER (2009-10)
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
SATISFACTION OF GRADUATES WHO TRANSFER
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
SATISFACTION WITH ACADEMIC PREPARATION DIFFERS BY PROGRAM
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Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey
WHAT DON’T WE KNOW?• Unsuccessful transfers (those who attempted • Students who transfer before completing
college, and graduates who transfer after 6 months
• # Credits transferred related to program affinity• Performance of students after transfer-need
appropriate control group to evaluate• Is transfer an effective way to increase degree
attainment for underrepresented groups?
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NEXT STEPS• Continue to track transfer trends using available datasets• Incorporate OEN for tracking between institutions• Potential to mine NSSE data to measure engagement for
transfer students (can also look at immigrant, Aboriginal status, first generation)
• Track student performance through both sending and receiving institutions in articulated and non-articulated programs; controlling for previous academic (HS, previous PSE) socioeconomic, and demographic characteristics
• Work with other provinces for data on Ontario transfer students
• Look at transfer through learning outcomes perspective
Thank you!Thank you!Ursula McCloy, [email protected]
www.heqco.ca
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