Onward Upward? Opportunities and Obstacles in Vertical Transfer to University for d/Deaf Community College Students

• In Event: Research on the Education of Deaf Persons

Abstract

This study examines the experience of d/Deaf and hard of hearing students during their transfer from community college to university through the lens of Yosso’s Community Cultural Wealth. This research examines the factors that aided students who successfully transferred from community college to the regional university, and the obstacles and opportunities they experienced before, during, and after their transition.

Author

• Serena Johnson, California State University - Fresno