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.

Table des matières

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

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jossey-Bass Publishers, Ernest T. Pasacarella, Pascarella, Ernest T Pascarella, Ernest T. Pascarella, Pascarella Ernest T., Patrick T Terenzini, Patrick T. Terenzini, Terenzini Patrick T.
• Edition: Wiley
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 25.03.1991
• EAN: 9781555423384
• ISBN: 978-1-55542-338-4
• Pages: 920
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 41 mm
• Poids: 1583 g
• Thème: Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult E
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Dictionnaire, ouvrages de référence > Dictionnaires, encyclopédies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Enseignement; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher