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Direct linkKim, Mikyong Minsun; Kutscher, Elisabeth Louise – Research in Higher Education, 2021
Using large-scale longitudinal data, this study sought to examine factors influencing two important student development outcomes in students with disabilities attending 4-year colleges and universities. Informed by Astin's Input-Environment-Outcome model and the interactional model of disability, this study investigated the effect of student…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Academic Ability, Self Esteem
Peer reviewedTerenzini, Patrick T.; Wright, Thomas M. – Research in Higher Education, 1987
A LISREL analysis indicated that students' academic integration level in each of the four years had a direct effect on reported academic skill development in that year and an indirect effect on reported growth in succeeding years. Social integration was influential only in the junior and senior years. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Seniors, Higher Education
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 reviewedPike, Gary R. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A study compared three methods for measuring college student growth and development in the course of a college education: (1) gain scores; (2) residual scores; and (3) repeated measures. Analyses indicated that all three are seriously flawed, although repeated measures offer the greatest potential for adequately representing student change.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment
Peer reviewedOry, John C.; Braskamp, Larry A. – Research in Higher Education, 1988
A study is reported of how students in an honors program and a transition program for academically disadvantaged students, as well as students in the regular curriculum, become engaged in a variety of experiences and how their quality of effort in the activities is related to student growth and development. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Extracurricular Activities
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 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
Peer reviewedTerenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study using focus groups and interviews of 132 traditional and nontraditional college students examined factors and experiences in the transition from work or high school to college. It looked at differences between traditional and first-generation college students; the role of family, high school friendships, and peers; and developmental…
Descriptors: College Role, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
