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    • African-American and Latino conceptualizations of the role and value of community colleges: results from a study of high school students and counselors 

      Tobolowsky, Barbara; Outcalt, Charles L.; McDonough, Patricia M. (Rapid Intellect GroupGraduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA, 2000)
      **Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Using qualitative analysis and a Bourdieuian framework, authors investigated perceptions held by southern California African American and Latino high school students ...
    • Improving transfer and articulation policies 

      Tobolowsky, Barbara (ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges Los Angeles CADepartment of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 1998)
    • Rationalizing neglect: an institutional response to transfer students 

      Tobolowsky, Barbara; Cox, Bradley E. (Copyright 2012. The Ohio State University Press. Reproduced with permission.Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)
      Almost 60% of college students attend more than one institution (Adelman, 2006; Peter & Forest Cataldi, 2005) and a growing body of literature documents the distinct academic and social challenges these students encounter ...
    • The role of HBCUs in the college choice process of African Americans in California 

      Tobolowsky, Barbara; Outcalt, Charles L.; McDonough, Patricia M. (Howard University School of EducationUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia, 2005)
      The significance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the educational experience of African American students has been well documented. However, recent court decisions challenge these institutions' ...
    • Selling college : a longitudinal study of American college football bowl game public service announcements 

      Tobolowsky, Barbara; Lowery, John W. (Routledge, 2014-06)
      **Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Using ideological analysis as a frame, researchers analyzed institutionally created commercials (PSAs) that appeared in 28 U.S. college football bowl games over a ...
    • Using short stories in higher education courses 

      Tobolowsky, Barbara; Morgan, Grant B.; Anderson, Christian K. (Rapid Intellect GroupDepartment of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010)
      **Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This article presents a new context for using short story creative writing assignments and conveys the student perceptions of their benefits. First, the paper ...