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Co-Curricular Connections: The Role of Undergraduate Research Experiences in Promoting Engineering Students' Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership Skills
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Carter, Deborah Faye; Ro, Hyun Kyoung; Alcott, Benjamin; Lattuca, Lisa R. – Research in Higher Education, 2016
This study examined the impact of undergraduate research (UR) in engineering, focusing on three particular learning outcomes: communication, teamwork, and leadership. The study included 5126 students across 31 colleges of engineering. The authors employed propensity score matching method to address the selection bias for selection into (and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Learning Experience
How Much Diversity Is Enough? The Curvilinear Relationship between College Diversity Interactions and First-Year Student Outcomes
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Bowman, Nicholas A. – Research in Higher Education, 2013
Recent legal challenges to race-conscious college admissions processes have called into question what constitutes a sufficient level of diversity on college campuses. Previous research on the educational benefits of diversity has examined the linear relationship between diversity interactions and student outcomes, but multiple theoretical…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, College Freshmen, College Admission, Longitudinal Studies
Influences of Institutional Expenditure Patterns on the Development of Students' Leadership Competencies.
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Smart, John C.; Ethington, Corinna A.; Riggs, Robert O.; Thompson, Michael D. – Research in Higher Education, 2002
Examined the relationship between the expenditure patterns of over 300 colleges and universities and changes in students' perceptions of their leadership abilities over a 4-year period. Found, unlike earlier studies, a statistically significant albeit modest influence of expenditure patterns on students' leadership abilities. Different results may…
Descriptors: College Students, Expenditures, Higher Education, Leadership