A comparison of transfer and nontransfer students majoring in criminology and criminal justice

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15316634
AutoresMichael J Leiber (University of Northern Iowa, autor de correspondencia), B Keith Crew (University of Northern Iowa), Mary Ellen Wacker (University of Northern Iowa), Mahesh K Nalla (0000-0002-6337-7468, Michigan State University)
Año1993
Volumen4
Número1
Páginas133-151
Fecha de publicación1993-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10511259300082811
OpenAlexW1988198315
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas8

A movement exists in academia to provide students majoring in criminal justice and criminology with a broad-based social science education. In this study we assess the extent to which adherence to a social science approach conditions the academic performance of students who transfer from two-year colleges that emphasize a vocational perspective with no liberal arts tradition. Transfer and nontransfer criminology majors attending the University of Northern Iowa are compared on overall mean grade point, major grade point average, and dropout rate. Students majoring in criminal justice at Northern Arizona University are used as a comparison group to examine the effects of a more vocational approach to education. Findings and implications are discussed

Criminal justice · Criminology · Dropout (neural networks · Higher education · Liberal arts education · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Prison · Sociology · Vocational education · Career Development and Diversity · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Psychology