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The Impact of Diversity Courses on College Students' Moral Development
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Parker, Eugene T., III; Barnhardt, Cassie L.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; McCowin, Jarvis A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
We utilized data from a multi-institutional longitudinal study to investigate the association between diversity-related coursework and moral development among students over 4 years of college. Our findings parallel the prior research, which support the positive effects of diversity on college students, by offering new evidence that diversity…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Multicultural Education, Longitudinal Studies, Learning Experience
The Conditional Nature of High Impact/Good Practices on Student Learning Outcomes
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Seifert, Tricia A.; Gillig, Benjamin; Hanson, Jana M.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Blaich, Charles F. – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Using a multi-institutional sample of undergraduate students, this study found that the relationships between engaging in high impact/good practices and liberal arts outcomes differ based on students' precollege and background characteristics. Findings suggest that high impact/good practices are not a panacea and require a greater degree of…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Outcomes of Education, Undergraduate Students, Liberal Arts
Effects of Diversity Experiences on Socially Responsible Leadership over Four Years of College
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Parker, Eugene T., III; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2013
Regarding collegiate experiences, several studies have examined the effects of diversity experiences on educational, psychosocial, and other college outcomes (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). However, there exists a limited body of research, which has focused on the impact of those types of experiences on leadership development among students…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Social Responsibility, Student Experience, Diversity (Institutional)
Lessons from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; Blaich, Charles – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
Funded by the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts (CILA) at Wabash College, the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNS) is a multi-institution, multi-year, longitudinal study designed to identify the academic and non-academic collegiate experiences that foster liberal learning. This article describes how the study was done and…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Liberal Arts, Student Evaluation
Differences between Women and Men in Objectively Measured Outcomes, and the Factors That Influence Those Outcomes, in the First Three Years of College.
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Whitt, Elizabeth J.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Nesheim, Becki S. Elkins; Marth, Brian P.; Pierson, Christopher T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2003
We examined the correlation between sex and cognitive outcomes of a national sample of students at four-year institutions. Outcomes data included objective tests and self-reported gains. In the presence of controls for a wide variety of potentially confounding variables, significant differences were found between women and men in outcomes and in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Correlation, Higher Education
Institutional Selectivity and Good Practices in Undergraduate Education: How Strong Is the Link?
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; Cruce, Ty; Umbach, Paul D.; Wolniak, Gregory C.; Kuh, George D.; Carini, Robert M.; Hayek, John C.; Gonyea, Robert M.; Zhao, Chun-Mei – Journal of Higher Education, 2006
Academic selectivity plays a dominant role in the public's understanding of what constitutes institutional excellence or quality in undergraduate education. In this study, we analyzed two independent data sets to estimate the net effect of three measures of college selectivity on dimensions of documented good practices in undergraduate education.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Selective Admission, Undergraduate Study, Educational Quality