How College Affects Students, Vol 3, was published in 2016. It is subtitled, "
21st Century Evidence that Higher Education Works," and is authored by Matthew J. Mayhew, Alyssa N. Rockenbach, Nicholas A. Bowman, Tricia A. D. Seifert, Gregory C. Wolniak, with Ernest T. Pascarella, and Patrick T. Terenzini.
This is the most recent in a series spanning 5 decades.
Former iterations:
- - 2005,
How College Affects Students, Volume 2: A Third Decade of Research,
- - - - - - -by Ernest T. Pascarella and Patrick T. Terenzini
- - 1991,
How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights From Twenty Years of Research,
- - - - - - -by Ernest T. Pascarella and Patrick T. Terenzini
- - 1969,
The Impact of College on Students,
- - - - - - -by Feldman and Newcomb
One of the notable concepts has been students developing "
internal locus of control."
A few related threads/posts:
- Colleges ranked by value added
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....leges_ranked_by_value_ad.html#Post215403 (2015)
- University grade inflation
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....iversity_grade_inflation.html#Post174763 (2013)
- How College Affects Students
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....College_Affects_Students.html#Post176321(2013)
