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Direct linkTrolian, Teniell L.; Parker, Eugene T., III – Research in Higher Education, 2022
Scholars have advocated for further investigation of the campus climate for diversity and students' attitudes and behaviors surrounding diversity, and there appears to be an increasing responsibility for higher education professionals to consider ways to encourage students' awareness and acceptance of difference. Using longitudinal data from the…
Descriptors: Diversity, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Liberal Arts
Bryant, Alyssa N. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
Based upon a national longitudinal dataset of 14,527 college students generated by the UCLA Spirituality in Higher Education Project, this study used structural equation modeling to test the applicability of a model of ecumenical worldview development for students of diverse genders, races, and worldviews. The model suggests that challenging…
Descriptors: World Views, Structural Equation Models, Religious Factors, Gender Differences
Peer reviewedTerenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1984
A study examined whether students' perceptions of their growth are related to their college experiences (after controlling for their precollege characteristics), whether the amount of development varies over the first three years of college, and whether the influences perceived in personal development vary from one year to another. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Aspiration, College Students, Higher Education, Self Concept
Peer reviewedFranklin, Maureen – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A longitudinal study of 2,165 college students at 4-year institutions suggests that students' precollege traits, quality of academic effort in college, and faculty and peer interactions were more influential on learning and student perceptions of cognitive development than institutional characteristics and environment. A resulting causal model is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, College Environment, College Students
Peer reviewedWilder, David H.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Investigated the impact of Greek affiliation of 4,119 college students on freshman-to-senior ratings of four educational philosophies (vocational, academic, collegiate, nonconformist) differentiated in the Clark-Trow model. Small, significant degrees of change in collegiate and non-conformist philosophies suggest Greek affiliation increased social…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Educational Attitudes, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedPike, Gary R. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
Two competing models of the relationship between college graduates' perceived learning and satisfaction with the college experience are examined, one representing a true effect and one treating the relationship as an artifact of the halo effect. It is recommended that researchers be cautious in interpreting self-reports of learning and…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Surveys
Peer reviewedWilder, David H.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A longitudinal study examined the impact of undergraduate study on 3,942 arts and sciences students, as measured by change in their freshman and senior ratings of four Clark-Trow "educational philosophies": vocational, academic, collegiate, and nonconformist. Results indicated significant increases in academic and nonconformist…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Freshmen, College Seniors, College Students
Peer reviewedMagnusson, Jamie-Lynn; Perry, Raymond P. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated college students' (n=226) academic help-seeking behavior under task-involved and ego-involved classroom conditions, students' attributions for failure, and two types of help source (instrumental, in which the student finds his own solution, and executive, in which a solution is disclosed). Implications for classroom teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Attribution Theory, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
