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Direct linkJacoby, Barbara – New Directions for Student Services, 2015
Theory helps us understand commuter students and develop environments, policies, and practices that enhance their educational experience.
Descriptors: Commuting Students, College Students, Educational Experience, Theories
Download full textKarp, Melinda Mechur – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
College success requires more than the ability to master college-level academic skills. Students must learn to navigate an unfamiliar campus, satisfy bureaucratic requirements, meet new expectations (Shields, 2002), and engage in new types of interpersonal relationships (Dickie & Farrell, 1991). Academically vulnerable students--those who are most…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Community Colleges, Commuter Colleges, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedJacoby, Barbara – Planning for Higher Education, 1992
The proportion of college students commuting to campus grows steadily. Nonetheless, many colleges still think in terms of the residential tradition. A model of institutional adaptation can be used to assess and change college environments for this population. The model focuses on access to institutional programs, basic services, and support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Environment, College Planning, Commuting Students
McCully, Barbie – Commuter, 1980
A self-assessment of commuter student programs and services at San Diego State University (SDSU) indicated that the university was doing well in meeting the needs of this population. For many years, most of the students at SDSU have been commuter students. Services and programs that were developed were created with the commuter student in mind.…
Descriptors: College Students, Commuter Colleges, Commuting Students, Higher Education
