How College Affects Students Vol. 2 : A Third Decade of Research

Terenzini, Patrick T., Pascarella, Ernest T.

ISBN 10: 0787910449 / ISBN 13: 9780787910440

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How College Affects Students Vol. 2 : A Third Decade of Research
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787910449
• ISBN 13: 9780787910440
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 3.047 pounds

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Synopsis

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 students’ learning.  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 promise¾faculty, administrators, researchers, policy analysts, and decision-makers at every level.

About the Author

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.