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Peer reviewedAstin, Alexander W. – Liberal Education, 1993
Results of a longitudinal study of student experience at over 200 4-year colleges are summarized. The study focused on student outcomes and how they are affected by college environments. Key findings are discussed for three areas: academic development, personal development, and satisfaction. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students
Download full textAstin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1979
The texts of three conference papers are presented in this volume. The papers are: Student-Oriented Management: A Proposal for Change (Alexander W. Astin); Goals, Outcomes, and Academic Evaluation (Howard R. Bowen); and A Summary of the 1978 COPA Summer Conference (Charles M. Chambers). The first addresses the definition of quality in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Students, Conference Reports, Educational Objectives
Astin, Alexander W. – 1977
This analysis of how college affects students is based on the largest nationwide study of student development ever undertaken, a ten-year effort by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program of the American Council on Education and the University of California at Los Angeles. Using longitudinal data from over 200,000 students and 300…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Career Development, College Role
