This is the long-awaited second volume of Pascarella and Terenzini's 1991 award-winning review of the research
on the impacts of college on students. The authors review their earlier findings and then synthesize what has
been learned since 1990 about college's influences on students' learning. The book also discusses the implications
of the findings for research, practice, and public policy. This authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the
literature on college-impact is required reading for anyone interested in higher education practice, policy, and
promise¾faculty, administrators, researchers, policy analysts, and decision-makers at every level.
Table of Contents
Studying college outcomes in the 1990s : overview and organization of the research
p. 1
Theories and models of student change in college
p. 17
Development of verbal, quantitative, and subject matter competence
p. 65
Cognitive skills and intellectual growth
p. 155
Psychosocial change
p. 213
Attitudes and values
p. 271
Moral development
p. 345
Educational attainment and persistence
p. 373
Career and economic impacts of college
p. 445
Quality of life after college
p. 551
How college affects students : a summary
p. 571
Implications for research, practice, and policy
p. 627
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