How College Affects Students Findings and

Foreword by Kenneth A. FeldmanNot 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.

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.

Foreword

xi

Kenneth A. Feldman

Preface

xv

The Authors

xxiii

Studying College Outcomes: Overview and Organization of the Research

1

(14)

Theories and Models of Student Change in College

15

(47)

Development of Verbal, Quantitative, and Subject Matter Competence

62

(52)

Cognitive Skils and Intellectual Growth

114

(48)

Psychosocial Changes: Identity, Self-Concept, and Self-Esteem

162

(52)

Psychosocial Changes: Relating to Others and the External World

214

(55)

Attitudes and Values

269

(66)

Moral Development

335

(34)

Educational Attainment

369

(55)

Career Choice and Development

424

(76)

Economic Benefits of College

500

(38)

Quality of Life After College

538

(18)

How College Makes a Difference: A Summary

556

(80)

Implications of the Research for Policy and Practice

636

(57)

Appendix: Methodological and Analytical Issues in Assessing the Influence of College

657

(36)

References

693

(156)

Name Index

849

(28)

Subject Index

877

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How College Affects Students Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research

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