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Lindsay E. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Campus sexual assault (CSA) is a pervasive problem among US college students. Large scale, methodologically similar studies frequently find that between 20-25% of women and 6-7% of men are sexually victimized during their time at 4 year colleges and universities in the US (Cantor et al., 2015, 2019; Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000; Krebs et…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, College Students, College Environment, Victims of Crime
Espinoza-Parra, Oscar; Collins, Christopher S. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2020
This study examined student learning via the composite measure of intellectual abilities among 1,210 Latina/o undergraduates at 4-year institutions. Longitudinal pre and post surveys were used to examine the impact of interrelated variables on Latina/o' senior year cognitive gains. This study applied Becker's (1993) human capital theory and…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, College Environment, College Freshmen
Carter, Jennifer L. – Christian Higher Education, 2019
This article is the second in a two-part series and focuses on the predictors of religious struggle among students attending evangelical institutions. Of the 900 religiously-affiliated colleges and universities in the United States, a significant portion of institutions (approximately 118) are members of the Council for Christian Colleges &…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Christianity, Church Related Colleges, Student Attitudes
Shi, Xi – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2018
This study is an exploration of the probability of modeling higher education to optimize student retention for a desired academic outcome. As college students can be viewed as "consumers" of education institutions, this paper examines the applicability of business concepts of customer loyalty and retention and reviews the business…
Descriptors: College Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Models
Fosnacht, Kevin; Broderick, Cynthia – Journal of College and Character, 2018
This study investigated the correlates of two measures that capture students' perception of the religious and spiritual campus climate. It focuses on how the factors, religious identity and attending a religiously affiliated institution, influence students' perception of the respect for their beliefs and comfort in expressing their views on…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Role of Religion, Institutional Characteristics, College Environment
Park, Julie; Bowman, Nicholas; Denson, Nida; Eagan, Kevin – Journal of Higher Education, 2019
Colleges increasingly emphasize the importance of socioeconomic diversity, but little work examines the link between such diversity and outcomes important to the campus climate. Using a national dataset, we test the link between two measures of socioeconomic diversity and cross-racial interaction, an outcome paramount to triggering the benefits of…
Descriptors: Racial Relations, Socioeconomic Status, Correlation, Social Differences
Arellano, Lucy – Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Baccalaureate degree completion is essential for future development as a nation. Latinxs are the largest minority group in the country and by 2050 nearly one out of every three individuals will be of Latinx descent. While Latinx enrollment may increase, the proportion completing college is not comparable. This study explored the pre-college…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
Carter, Jenny; Kim, Young K. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Two previous studies indicated that students at evangelical institutions report the highest levels of religious struggle in comparison to their peers at other institutions. However, patterns and predictors of religious struggle for students attending evangelical institutions have not been thoroughly explored. This study fills that gap in the…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Students, Religion, Student Characteristics
Mayhew, Matthew J. – Journal of Higher Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of institutional type on the moral reasoning development of 1,469 first-year students. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to account for students nested within institutions. Moral reasoning gains were related to, but not dependent upon, institutional type, with students at liberal arts…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Moral Development, College Freshmen, Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Toscano, Linda A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
An estimated one million acts of racially or ethnically motivated violence take place on university and college campuses each year. In response, higher education institutions have implemented various types of diversity programs. However, there exists little research on the success of such programs or whether these programs actually reduce…
Descriptors: College Environment, Campuses, Racial Bias, Social Justice
Park, Julie J. – Review of Higher Education, 2009
Using a national longitudinal dataset of college students, this study examines satisfaction with the ethnic diversity of the student body and faculty at traditionally White institutions. The strongest predictor of satisfaction with diversity for White and Latino/a students was the heterogeneity of the institution; the strongest predictors for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Predictor Variables, College Students, Satisfaction
Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2010
Which factors promote student transfer from California Community Colleges (CCC) to baccalaureate-granting institutions? How do community college practices support this transition? Which student behaviors and characteristics particularly facilitate their movement to four-year colleges and universities? The Research and Planning Group for California…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Educational Policy, Research Projects, Student Behavior
Hudson, Liam – New Universities Quarterly, 1977
Experiences within Edinburgh's Centre for Research in the Education Sciences are cited in this discussion of the "external" determinants of success in postgraduate work (the kind of information helpful to a recruiter) and "internal" determinants (information about the intellectual life of an institution that is of potential…
Descriptors: College Environment, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
Oseguera, Leticia – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2006
This study examined how institutional and environmental attributes of the undergraduate institution facilitate or impede African American, Asian American, Caucasian, and Mexican American students' baccalaureate degree attainment four and six years after college entry. The primary data source for this study was generated from a national survey of…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Colleges, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans
Kumar, Naresh; Idris, Khairuddin – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: This study aims to explore the relationships between learning organisation dimensions, institutional characteristics and knowledge performance among Malaysian private higher learning institutions. Design/methodology/approach: The researchers sought managers' responses to the dimensions of the learning organisation questionnaire (DLOQ)…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Program Effectiveness, Organizational Development, College Environment
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