Table of Contents
Foreword by Robert T. Palmer Acknowledgment Introduction Chapter One—Navigating the New: Examining the Transition Experiences of First-Semester College Students Molly Reynolds, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Deanna Sellnow, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Chapter Two—The High School to College Transition: College-Going Culture, Student-Counselor Interactions, and the College Preparation Process Chenoa S. Woods, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine Chapter Three—High School to College Transition: “I’ve Always Been College-Bound”: A Case Study of a Successful First-Generation, Latina College Student Desireé Vega, Ph.D., Texas State University Chapter Four—Academic and Social Adjustment of Students Transitioning from an Early College High School Program to an Institution of Higher Education Catie McCorry-Andalis, Ed.D., The University of Texas at El Paso Chapter Five—Assessing the Preparedness of Former Nebraska 4-H Participants to Transition and Adapt to College Jill S. Walahoski, Ph.D., University of Nebraska—Lincoln Chapter Six—High School to College Transition: An Examination of the Influence of Social and Academic Integration on Multiracial College Student Persistence Ashley D. Spicer-Runnels, Ed.D., Texas State University Index Editors Contributors