How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research

by Ernest T. Pascarella and Patrick T. Terenzini

Book Overview

Foreword by Kenneth A. Feldman Not since Feldman and Newcomb's 1969 landmark book, TheImpact of College on Students has there been such acomprehensive resource available on what is known about the effectof college on students. In this book, Pascarella and Terenzini takeup where Feldman and Newcomb left off, synthesizing twenty moreyears of empirical research and over 2,600 studies, distilling whatis known about how students change and benefit as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555423388
• ISBN13: 9781555423384
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 920 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Must have for college administrators

If there is a college administration/student personnel services program that DOES NOT have this as required reading, it should. This is the most comprehensive (and heaviest!) book in the field---summarizing research and theory that is most relevant to today's college administrators and educators. Not only should it be on their shelves---but should be taken down and referred to often!

One of a handful of books every educator should own.

How College Affects Students : Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) by Ernest T. Pascarella, Patrick T. Terenzini is one of the most valuable reference resources an educator can own. Should be mandatory reading for anyone in coporporate univesities, higher education, or in the policy or management arenas revolving around learning. It was one of the essential references I used while writing Transforming Higher Education, Strategic Change and Strategic Choices. A must buy and well worth every penny.