{"product_id":"what-matters-in-college-isbn-9780787908386","title":"What Matters in College?","description":"From the author of Four Critical Years--a book the Journal of Higher Education called the most cited work in higher education literature--What Matters in College? presents the definitive study of how students change and develop in college and how colleges can enhance that development. Based on a study of more than 20,000 students, 25,000 faculty members, and 200 institutions, the book shows how academic programs, faculty, student peer groups, and other variables affect students' college experiences. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Paperback Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Studying College Impact 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Environmental Variables 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Assessing Environmental Effects: A Prototypical Example 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Personality and Self-Concept 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Attitudes, Value, and Beliefs 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Patterns of Behavior 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Academic and Cognitive Development 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Career Development 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Satisfaction with the College Environment 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Summary of Environmental Effects 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Effects of Involvement 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Implications for Educational Theory and Practice 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource A: Multiple Correlations at Selected Steps 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource B: Longitudinal Changes in the Weighted and Unweighted Samples 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 457\u003c\/p\u003e \"An essential addition for the library of any college administrator, faculty member, or student affairs professional. It cuts through many of the myths in higher education with data-driven observations and conclusions. It is one of the best of its kind on the market. If you are invloved in the higher education enterprise, it is a must.\" ALEXANDER W. ASTIN is professor of higher education and director of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. He lives in Los Angeles. What Matters in College? presents a study of how students change and develop in college and reveals how colleges can enhance that development. The book shows how a range of variables--including academic programs, faculty, student peer groups, and much more--affect students' college experiences. It examines more than 190 environmental characteristics of institutions and details how these factors can have an impact on students' personality and self-concept, patterns of behavior, values and beliefs, academic and cognitive development, career development, and satisfaction with the college environment. Presents the results from the definitive study on how students are changed by their college experiences.From the author of Four Critical Years--a book the Journal of Higher Education called the most cited work in higher education literature--What Matters in College? presents the definitive study of how students change and develop in college and how colleges can enhance that development. Based on a study of more than 20,000 students, 25,000 faculty members, and 200 institutions, the book shows how academic programs, faculty, student peer groups, and other variables affect students' college experiences.","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990481486053,"sku":"NP9780787908386","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787908386.jpg?v=1761788001","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/what-matters-in-college-isbn-9780787908386","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}