How College Affects Students: 21st Century Evidence that Higher Education Works

Description: How College Affects Students by Ernest T. Pascarella, Patrick T. Terenzini, Matthew J. Mayhew, Alyssa N. Rockenbach, Nicholas A. Bowman, Tricia A.D. Seifert, Gregory C. Wolniak Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The bestselling analysis of higher educations impact, updated with the latest data How College Affects Students synthesizes over 1,800 individual research investigations to provide a deeper understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. Publisher Description The bestselling analysis of higher educations impact, updated with the latest data How College Affects Students synthesizes over 1,800 individual research investigations to provide a deeper understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. Volume 3 contains the findings accumulated between 2002 and 2013, covering diverse aspects of college impact, including cognitive and moral development, attitudes and values, psychosocial change, educational attainment, and the economic, career, and quality of life outcomes after college. Each chapter compares current findings with those of Volumes 1 and 2 (covering 1967 to 2001) and highlights the extent of agreement and disagreement in research findings over the past 45 years. The structure of each chapter allows readers to understand if and how college works and, of equal importance, for whom does it work. This book is an invaluable resource for administrators, faculty, policymakers, and student affairs practitioners, and provides key insight into the impact of their work. Higher education is under more intense scrutiny than ever before, and understanding its impact on students is critical for shaping the way forward. This book distills important research on a broad array of topics to provide a cohesive picture of student experiences and outcomes by: Reviewing a decades worth of research;Comparing current findings with those of past decades;Examining a multifaceted analysis of higher educations impact; andInforming policy and practice with empirical evidence Amidst the current introspection and skepticism surrounding higher education, there is a massive body of research that must be synthesized to enhance understanding of colleges effects. How College Affects Students compiles, organizes, and distills this information in one place, and makes it available to research and practitioner audiences; Volume 3 provides insight on the past decade, with the expert analysis characteristic of this seminal work. Author Biography Matthew J. Mayhew is the William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration at The Ohio State University. Alyssa N. Rockenbach is professor of higher education at North Carolina State University. Nicholas A. Bowman is an associate professor of higher education and student affairs as well as the director of the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education at the University of Iowa. Tricia A. Seifert is an associate professor of adult and higher education at Montana State University and has a faculty appointment at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Gregory C. Wolniak is associate professor of higher education and director of the Center for Research on Higher Education Outcomes at New York University. Ernest T. Pascarella is professor and the Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education at the University of Iowa. Patrick T. Terenzini is distinguished professor and senior scientist emeritus in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University. Pascarella and Terenzini are co-authors of the first two volumes of How College Affects Students. Details ISBN 1118462688 ISBN-13 9781118462683 Title How College Affects Students Author Ernest T. Pascarella, Patrick T. Terenzini, Matthew J. Mayhew, Alyssa N. Rockenbach, Nicholas A. Bowman, Tricia A.D. Seifert, Gregory C. Wolniak Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 784 Edition 1st Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc GE_Item_ID:99114884; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. 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