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Foreword by Kenneth A. Feldman
Not since Feldman and Newcomb's 1969 landmark book, "The Impact of College on Students" has there been such a comprehensive resource available on what is known about the effect of college on students. In this book, Pascarella and Terenzini take up where Feldman and Newcomb left off, synthesizing twenty more years of empirical research and over 2,600 studies, distilling what is known about how students change and benefit as a consequence of attending college.
List 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
AppAndix: Methodological and Analytical Issues in Assessing theInfluence of College
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.
Summary
This book seeks to synthesize 20 years of empirical research and over 2400 studies on how students grow and change as a consequence of attending college.
