How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research
Foreword by Kenneth A. Feldman

Not since Feldman and Newcomb's 1969 landmark book, TheImpact of College on Students has there been such acomprehensive resource available on what is known about the effectof college on students. In this book, Pascarella and Terenzini takeup where Feldman and Newcomb left off, synthesizing twenty moreyears of empirical research and over 2,600 studies, distilling whatis known about how students change and benefit as a consequence ofattending college.
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How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research
Foreword by Kenneth A. Feldman

Not since Feldman and Newcomb's 1969 landmark book, TheImpact of College on Students has there been such acomprehensive resource available on what is known about the effectof college on students. In this book, Pascarella and Terenzini takeup where Feldman and Newcomb left off, synthesizing twenty moreyears of empirical research and over 2,600 studies, distilling whatis known about how students change and benefit as a consequence ofattending college.
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How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research

How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research

How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research

How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research

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Foreword by Kenneth A. Feldman

Not since Feldman and Newcomb's 1969 landmark book, TheImpact of College on Students has there been such acomprehensive resource available on what is known about the effectof college on students. In this book, Pascarella and Terenzini takeup where Feldman and Newcomb left off, synthesizing twenty moreyears of empirical research and over 2,600 studies, distilling whatis known about how students change and benefit as a consequence ofattending college.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781555423384
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 08/26/1991
Series: Higher and Adult Education Series
Edition description: Volume I
Pages: 920
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Ernest T. Pascarella is the Mary Louise Petersen Professor of Higher Education at the University of Iowa. He has received numerous awards for his research from national professional and scholarly associations. In 2003 he received the Howard R. Bowen Distinguished Career Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education.

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Studying College Outcomes: Overview and Organization of theResearch
2. Theories and Models of Student Change in College
3. Development of Verbal, Quantitative, and Subject MatterCompetence
4. Cognitive Skills and Intellectual Growth
5. Psychosocial Changes: Identity, Selt-Concept, andSelf-Esteem
6. Psycholsocial Changes: Relating to Others and the ExternalWorld
7. Attitudes and Values
8. Moral Development
9. Educational Attainment
10. Career Choice and Development
11. Economic Benefits of College
12. Quality of Life After College
13. How College Makes a Difference: A Summary
14. Implications of the Research for Policy and Practice
Appendix: Methodological and Analytical Issues in Assessing theInfluence of College
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