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The Effects of Work on Leadership Development among First-Year College Students
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Salisbury, Mark H.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Padgett, Ryan D.; Blaich, Charles – Journal of College Student Development, 2012
A substantial proportion of college students have always worked while pursuing their college degree. However, despite decades of research on working college students, very little consensus has emerged about the effect of work on college student development. This study analyzes Wabash National Study (WNS) data from 2,931 first-year students at 19…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Student Development, Skill Development, College Freshmen
College's Influence on Principled Moral Reasoning.
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Pascarella, Ernest T. – Educational Record, 1997
Reviews research on the influence of the college experience in students' moral development, particularly within the framework of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development. Issues discussed include the amount of principled moral growth occurring during college, how much can be attributed to college attendance, institutional characteristics…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, College Role, College Students, Critical Thinking
Is Differential Exposure to College Linked to the Development of Critical Thinking?
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study investigated the influence on critical-thinking skills of part-time and full-time student status. Subjects were 2,076 first-year students at 2- and 4-year colleges. Full-time students developed a higher level of critical-thinking skills than did part-time students, even controlling for other factors. Full-time two-year college students…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Full Time Students