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Bryant, Alyssa N. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
Using a national longitudinal sample of 14,274 college students generated as part of the UCLA Spirituality in Higher Education Project, this study employed structural equation modeling to analyze how students develop an ecumenical worldview. The findings suggest that challenging co-curricular experiences and the salience of religion and…
Descriptors: World Views, Structural Equation Models, Religious Factors, College Environment
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Davis, Todd M.; Murrell, Patricia H. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A model to assess the relationships between student characteristics (especially student effort), perceived college environments, student behavior, and student achievement gains was evaluated through examination of responses of 2,271 students on the College Student Experiences Questionnaire. Academic and social effort expended were the principal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Environment, College Outcomes Assessment
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Franklin, Maureen – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A longitudinal study of 2,165 college students at 4-year institutions suggests that students' precollege traits, quality of academic effort in college, and faculty and peer interactions were more influential on learning and student perceptions of cognitive development than institutional characteristics and environment. A resulting causal model is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, College Environment, College Students
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Ory, John C.; Braskamp, Larry A. – Research in Higher Education, 1988
A study is reported of how students in an honors program and a transition program for academically disadvantaged students, as well as students in the regular curriculum, become engaged in a variety of experiences and how their quality of effort in the activities is related to student growth and development. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Extracurricular Activities