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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Do "High-Impact" College Experiences Affect Early Career Outcomes?
Wolniak, Gregory C.; Engberg, Mark E.
Review of Higher Education, v42 n3 p825-858 Spr 2019
The study contributes new evidence on the associations between "high-impact" (AAC&U, 2007) college experiences and career outcomes in the years immediately following college. Drawing on a representative sample of college graduates who participated in the ELS:2002/12 study, results highlight that specific college experiences differentially influence early career outcomes, where major field of study, institutional quality, and major-job congruence exert the strongest influence. Results further indicate the importance of helping students select a college major and secure jobs related to their majors, over and above the importance of providing students with the kinds of "high-impact" college experiences often emphasized within institutions.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Majors (Students), Job Satisfaction, Education Work Relationship, College Students, Transitional Programs, College Graduates, College Environment, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (NCES)
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