George Spencer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5145279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Spencer |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Spencer |
| SIGNATURE | SPENCER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-2418-4172 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decision‐Making Processes of Young African Migrants Seeking to Enhance Their Livelihoods in Accra, Ghana
Young people are increasingly migrating within their own countries and across different countries to enhance their livelihoods. These migrations are often driven by economic factors, with young people seeking to take advantage of opportunities that are less available at their places of origin. At the centre of these migrations are the range of decisions young people go through, which are often not entirely taken by themselves alone. In this conte…
College Choice Revisited: Socioeconomic Differences in College Transfer Destinations Among Four-Year College Entrants
A Dream Deferred: Post-Traditional College Trajectories and the Evolving Logic of College Plans
Despite high college expectations and enrollments among young people, their trajectories through higher education have become increasingly complex. Even after initially starting as “traditional” students, many college graduates are only able to complete a bachelor’s degree after a series of stops and starts across multiple institutions. While there is a growing body of research regarding nontraditional students, we know very little about how thes…
The Costs of Time: Examining the Extent of the Credit Loss Penalty in College Transfer
Drawing on data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) and the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS), this study examined the risks associated with losing credits in the process of transferring between colleges. The effects of credit loss are considered on the timing of degree completion and student loan debt among vertical transfers who first enroll at community colleges in addition to lateral transfer…
Off the Beaten Path: Can Statewide Articulation Support Students Transferring in Nonlinear Directions
Students who transfer between colleges risk losing credits and decreasing their chances of degree completion. Despite emerging evidence regarding the effectiveness of articulation agreements to address this challenge, it is unclear if these policies support nonlinear transfer pathways—including lateral transfer between 4-year colleges or reverse transfer to 2-year colleges. I use propensity score weighting to examine a statewide articulation agre…
Do Students who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail? Effects of Individualized Learning Plans on Postsecondary Transitioning
Background/Context Policies featuring individualized learning plans (ILPs) have become increasingly popular among states seeking to improve college and career readiness through early postsecondary planning. Although ILPs are featured in legislation for more than 35 states, limited work has been done on measuring their effectiveness to ensure that students are better prepared for college and career. Purpose In this study, we fill this gap in the l…
Learning Race to Unlearn Racism: The Effects of Ethnic Studies Course-Taking
Over the past two decades, higher education research has built a consensus that engaging with coursework on race is beneficial to students’ socioemotional and cognitive development. Paradoxically, we do not have clarity as to what that means, specifically. Most studies exploring the association between diversity courses and the development of students’ racial understanding examine a variety of dependent variables and consider combinations of outc…
The microelectronics revolution—limits to its growth
Learning Race to Unlearn Racism: The Effects of Ethnic Studies Course-Taking
Over the past two decades, higher education research has built a consensus that engaging with coursework on race is beneficial to students’ socioemotional and cognitive development. Paradoxically, we do not have clarity as to what that means, specifically. Most studies exploring the association between diversity courses and the development of students’ racial understanding examine a variety of dependent variables and consider combinations of outc…
Off the Beaten Path: Can Statewide Articulation Support Students Transferring in Nonlinear Directions
Students who transfer between colleges risk losing credits and decreasing their chances of degree completion. Despite emerging evidence regarding the effectiveness of articulation agreements to address this challenge, it is unclear if these policies support nonlinear transfer pathways—including lateral transfer between 4-year colleges or reverse transfer to 2-year colleges. I use propensity score weighting to examine a statewide articulation agre…
A Dream Deferred: Post-Traditional College Trajectories and the Evolving Logic of College Plans
Despite high college expectations and enrollments among young people, their trajectories through higher education have become increasingly complex. Even after initially starting as “traditional” students, many college graduates are only able to complete a bachelor’s degree after a series of stops and starts across multiple institutions. While there is a growing body of research regarding nontraditional students, we know very little about how thes…
The Costs of Time: Examining the Extent of the Credit Loss Penalty in College Transfer
Drawing on data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) and the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS), this study examined the risks associated with losing credits in the process of transferring between colleges. The effects of credit loss are considered on the timing of degree completion and student loan debt among vertical transfers who first enroll at community colleges in addition to lateral transfer…
The microelectronics revolution—limits to its growth
Learning Race to Unlearn Racism: The Effects of Ethnic Studies Course-Taking
Over the past two decades, higher education research has built a consensus that engaging with coursework on race is beneficial to students’ socioemotional and cognitive development. Paradoxically, we do not have clarity as to what that means, specifically. Most studies exploring the association between diversity courses and the development of students’ racial understanding examine a variety of dependent variables and consider combinations of outc…
Do Students who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail? Effects of Individualized Learning Plans on Postsecondary Transitioning
Background/Context Policies featuring individualized learning plans (ILPs) have become increasingly popular among states seeking to improve college and career readiness through early postsecondary planning. Although ILPs are featured in legislation for more than 35 states, limited work has been done on measuring their effectiveness to ensure that students are better prepared for college and career. Purpose In this study, we fill this gap in the l…
Off the Beaten Path: Can Statewide Articulation Support Students Transferring in Nonlinear Directions
Students who transfer between colleges risk losing credits and decreasing their chances of degree completion. Despite emerging evidence regarding the effectiveness of articulation agreements to address this challenge, it is unclear if these policies support nonlinear transfer pathways—including lateral transfer between 4-year colleges or reverse transfer to 2-year colleges. I use propensity score weighting to examine a statewide articulation agre…
The Costs of Time: Examining the Extent of the Credit Loss Penalty in College Transfer
Drawing on data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) and the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS), this study examined the risks associated with losing credits in the process of transferring between colleges. The effects of credit loss are considered on the timing of degree completion and student loan debt among vertical transfers who first enroll at community colleges in addition to lateral transfer…
College Choice Revisited: Socioeconomic Differences in College Transfer Destinations Among Four-Year College Entrants
A Dream Deferred: Post-Traditional College Trajectories and the Evolving Logic of College Plans
Despite high college expectations and enrollments among young people, their trajectories through higher education have become increasingly complex. Even after initially starting as “traditional” students, many college graduates are only able to complete a bachelor’s degree after a series of stops and starts across multiple institutions. While there is a growing body of research regarding nontraditional students, we know very little about how thes…
Decision‐Making Processes of Young African Migrants Seeking to Enhance Their Livelihoods in Accra, Ghana
Young people are increasingly migrating within their own countries and across different countries to enhance their livelihoods. These migrations are often driven by economic factors, with young people seeking to take advantage of opportunities that are less available at their places of origin. At the centre of these migrations are the range of decisions young people go through, which are often not entirely taken by themselves alone. In this conte…
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