Student affairs and student engagement are becoming important mechanisms for social change within South African tertiary education. We explored the relationship between student involvement in cocurricular activities and learning outcomes related to collective leadership for social change. Data were collected via a survey of 1,309 students that…

The purpose of this article is to describe effect coding as an alternative quantitative practice for analyzing and interpreting categorical, race-based independent variables in higher education research. Unlike indicator (dummy) codes that imply that one group will be a reference group, effect codes use average responses as a means for…

Leaders of higher education value student engagement because of its measured effects on student outcomes such as retention and academic success. To increase engagement, institutions implement measures such as livinglearning programs, which combine the residential experience with an academic focus (Arboleda, Wang, Shelley, & Whalen, 2003; Zhao…

This study examined patterns and predictors of volunteering among students at a liberal arts college with an institutional culture that strongly promotes community service. Results showed that predictors varied across four different types of volunteering: community service, social action, religious service, and service to the college. Year in…

The role ideology plays in the university classroom has been debated since the publication of Buckley's "God and Man at Yale" (1951). The "Chronicle of Higher Education's" Special Report (2004) found that more than half of United States citizens polled felt that U.S. colleges and universities improperly introduce a liberal…

Many college administrators and researchers assert that diversity interactions are critical for preparing young adults for a diverse society, but very little research has examined the long-term impact of these experiences. This study examines a longitudinal sample of college students (n = 416) who were followed into their mid-30s. Structural…

Administered Resident Assistant Stress Inventory and Maslach Burnout Inventory to 164 resident assistants at medium-sized, midwestern state university to identify factors that relate to burnout among resident assistants. Found that being female, working in a freshman residence hall, and inability to express one's values all related significantly…

The relative contribution of social cognitive (alcohol-related outcome expectancies, alcohol-related self-efficacy, norms) and psychosocial factors towards predicting self-reported alcohol consumption were assessed in a sample of 206 college students. Social cognitive variables accounted for 76% of the variance in self-reported alcohol use,…

Investigated how couples' mutual coping in mutually stressful encounters affected their marital satisfaction using couples (N=26) in which the female was a college student. Found the use of escape-avoidance and confrontive coping were significantly negatively related to dyadic satisfaction. (Author/ABL)

Examined dominance motive as a factor contributing to physical abuse among married and dating college students (N=178). Found dominance motive scores were associated with use of physical force. (Author/ABL)

This study investigates the relationship of undergraduate research participation to pursuit of graduate education and other activities. Data came from 291 survey respondent who provided information about their post-graduate education pursuits and activities. The findings indicate that undergraduate research participants were more likely to pursue…

Examined college roommates' (N=74) cognitive development, interpersonal understanding, and relationship rapport. Found interpersonal understanding did predict rapport, but cognitive development was not related to other variables. (Author)

Used meta-analysis to integrate and summarize the empirical research from 1966 through 1987 regarding the influence of college residence halls on the academic performance of undergraduate students in the United States. Found research did not show living in a conventional residence hall significantly influenced academic performance over living at…

Examined extent to which developmental theories of Erikson, Chickering, and Gilligan explain sex differences in autonomy and intimacy development in college students. Results from 441 college students suggest that both Gilligan's and Chickering's theories contribute to understanding of autonomy and intimacy development. Intimacy was strongest…

Surveyed African-American college student athletes (n=136) to examine cognitive and noncognitive variables as predictors of academic success. Examined demographic data sheets, responses to Non-Cognitive Questionnaire, decile class rank, Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, and college transcript data on respondents. Findings suggest the use of…