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Informationen zum Autor Ernest T. Pascarella is the Mary Louise Petersen Professor ofHigher Education at the University of Iowa. He has receivednumerous awards for his research from national professional andscholarly associations. In 2003 he received the Howard R. BowenDistinguished Career Award from the Association for the Study ofHigher Education. Patrick T. Terenzini is distinguished professor and seniorscientist in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at ThePennsylvania State University. He has received research awards fromthe Association for the Study of Higher Education, the Associationfor Institutional Research, the American Society for EngineeringEducation, the American College Personnel Association, and theNational Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Klappentext This is the long-awaited second volume of Pascarella and Terenzini's 1991 award-winning review of the research on the impacts of college on students. The authors review their earlier findings and then synthesize what has been learned since 1990 about college's influences on studentslearning. The book also discusses the implications of the findings for research, practice, and public policy. This authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the literature on college-impact is required reading for anyone interested in higher education practice, policy, and promise3/4faculty, administrators, researchers, policy analysts, and decision-makers at every level. Zusammenfassung Discusses Pascarella and Terenzini's 1991 award winning review of the research on the impacts of college on students. This book reviews their findings and synthesizes what has been learned since 1990 about college's influences on students' learning. It also discusses the implications of the findings for research! practice! and public policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Studying college outcomes in the 1990s: Overview and organization of the research Theories and models of student change in college Development of verbal, quantitative, and subject matter competence Cognitive skills and intellectual growth Psychosocial change Attitudes and values Moral development Educational attainment and persistence Career and economic impacts of college Quality of life after college How college affects students: A summary Implications for research, practice, and policy ...
