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How College Affects Students : A Third Decade of Research
Ernest T. Pascarella, Patrick T. Terenzini
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Release: Feb 2005
Genre: Nonfiction
Format: Paperback
Edition: 2Rev Ed
Pages: 848
ISBN: 0787910449
Summary: 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.