Date of Award
2004
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Fischler Graduate School of Education and Human Services
Advisor
Diane E. Bryant
Committee Member
Stan Hannah
Committee Member
Barbara Packer
Keywords
academic planning, articulation, case studies, college transfer rates, college transfer students, colleges, committees, higher education, institutional membership, New England Transfer Association, New York, New York State, New York State Transfer Articulation Association, NYSTAA, organizational restructuring, private colleges, public colleges, statewide planning, State University of New York Transfer Counselors’ Association, transfer articulation, transfer associations, transfer counselors, transfer policy, transfer practices, transfer services, universities, unmet needs
Abstract
This applied dissertation will develop a plan for a New York State Transfer Articulation Association (NYSTAA). The State University of New York Transfer Counselors’ Association wanted to restructure its organization and extend its membership to include professionals from all New York public and private 2- and 4-year institutions. The purpose of this study was to provide a thorough investigation as to how a model transfer articulation association functions and to develop a plan for an all-inclusive NYSTAA.
The writer conducted a survey of 160 public and private 2-and 4-year colleges and universities in the State of New York, researching their current unmet needs to successful transfer in the State of New York. It asked if transfer practices can be improved through the development of a plan for an all inclusive transfer articulation association.
Concurrently, the writer conducted a case study of the New England Transfer Association as a model for the development of a plan for NYSTAA. Through the case study methodology, the writer researched ways to improve transfer practices and revealed elements that should be included in the development of a plan for NYSTAA. The development methodology was used to create the plan. A formative committee reviewed the elements and drafted the plan. A summative committee reviewed the draft for revisions and presented it to the Transfer Counselors’ Association for approval. The plan was approved for implementation June 1, 1994.