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Title: 'That Sounds Like Something Geniuses Do': Exploring How Vertical Transfer Computing Students Conceptualize PhD Pathways
Language: English
Authors: Jennifer M. Blaney, Theresa E. Hernandez, Annie M. Wofford, David F. Feldon
Source: Review of Higher Education. 2025 48(2):307-340.
Availability: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/list
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 34
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contract Number: 2044858
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: Computer Science, Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, Academic Aspiration, Doctoral Programs, Guided Pathways, STEM Education, Social Cognition, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, College Students
Geographic Terms: California
DOI: 10.1353/rhe.2025.a946309
ISSN: 0162-5748
1090-7009
Abstract: There are currently too few computer science faculty to meet student demand, and faculty from historically minoritized groups are severely underrepresented. Expanding pathways from community colleges to PhDs is one critical avenue to both grow and diversify the computer science professoriate that has been underexplored. To gain insight into these pathways, this phenomenological study utilizes interviews with community college transfer students in computer science to examine how they conceptualize PhD study as part of their academic trajectories. Findings highlight experiences (e.g., serving as a tutor) that promote early interest in PhDs among this diverse and talented group of students.
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