How College Affects Students

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. Studying college outcomes in the 1990s: Overview and organization of the research

Theories and models of student change in college

Development of verbal, quantitative, and subject matter competence

Cognitive skills and intellectual growth

Psychosocial change

Attitudes and values

Moral development

Educational attainment and persistence

Career and economic impacts of college

Quality of life after college

How college affects students: A summary

Implications for research, practice, and policy

"How College Affects Students is the essentialreference for anyone trying to answer the question 'Whatworks?' In this new volume, the authors synthesize the mostrecent body of research that refines this question for the diverserange of students and institutions."--Jacqueline E.King, director, Center for Policy Analysis, American Council onEducation

"Pascarella and Terenzini have produced anotherencyclopedic masterpiece--thorough, penetrating, insightful,and rich with implications. It is the essential resource foranyone with a serious interest in college studentdevelopment."--George D. Kuh, chancellor's professor anddirector, Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University

"In extending their landmark synthesis, Pascarella andTerenzini have reassuringly confirmed their original conclusionsabout college impact. But they also reveal how much broader andricher this literature has become through the addition of topicsthat range from diversity, through community colleges, to newtheories of human development. Their work remainsdefinitive."--Peter Ewell, senior associate, NationalCenter for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)

"Essential reading for both scholars and campusleaders."--John C. Smart, professor of higher education,University of Memphis and editor, Research in HigherEducation Ernest T. Pascarella is the Mary Louise Petersen Professor ofHigher Education at the University of Iowa. He has receivednumerous awards for his research from national professional andscholarly associations. In 2003 he received the Howard R. BowenDistinguished Career Award from the Association for the Study ofHigher Education.

Patrick T. Terenzini is distinguished professor and seniorscientist in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at ThePennsylvania State University. He has received research awards fromthe Association for the Study of Higher Education, the Associationfor Institutional Research, the American Society for EngineeringEducation, the American College Personnel Association, and theNational Association of Student Personnel Administrators. How College Affects Students

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. 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 promise—faculty, administrators, researchers, policy analysts, and decision makers at every level.

"How College Affects Students is the essential reference for anyone trying to answer the question 'What works?' In this new volume, the authors synthesize the most recent body of research that refines this question for the diverse range of students and institutions."
—Jacqueline E. King, director, Center for Policy Analysis, American Council on Education

"Pascarella and Terenzini have produced another encyclopedic masterpiece—thorough, penetrating, insightful, and rich with implications. It is the essential resource for anyone with a serious interest in college student development."
—George D. Kuh, chancellor's professor and director, Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University

"In extending their landmark synthesis, Pascarella and Terenzini have reassuringly confirmed their original conclusions about college impact. But they also reveal how much broader and richer this literature has become through the addition of topics that range from diversity, through community colleges, to new theories of human development. Their work remains definitive."
—Peter Ewell, senior associate, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)

"Essential reading for both scholars and campus leaders."
—John C. Smart, professor of higher education, University of Memphis and editor, Research in Higher Education

“How College Affects Students is the essential reference for anyone trying to answer the question ‘What works?’ In this new volume, the authors synthesize the most recent body of research that refines this question for the diverse range of students and institutions.”—Jacqueline E. King, director, Center for Policy Analysis, American Council on Education

“Pascarella and Terenzini have produced another encyclopedic masterpiece—thorough, penetrating, insightful, and rich with implications. It is the essential resource for anyone with a serious interest in college student development.”—George D. Kuh, chancellor's professor and director, Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University

“In extending their landmark synthesis, Pascarella and Terenzini have reassuringly confirmed their original conclusions about college impact. But they also reveal how much broader and richer this literature has become through the addition of topics that range from diversity, through community colleges, to new theories of human development. Their work remains definitive.”—Peter Ewell, senior associate, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)

“Essential reading for both scholars and campus leaders.”—John C. Smart, professor of higher education, University of Memphis and editor, Research in Higher Education