Resident and Commuter Students: Is It Only the Living Situation?.

Welty, John D.

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ERIC Number: EJ149932

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1976

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Resident and Commuter Students: Is It Only the Living Situation?

Welty, John D.

Journal of College Student Personnel, 17, 6, 465-468, Nov 76

The impact of the residence hall and commuter living situations on a freshman's intellectual and personal growth is studied. The study affirms previous findings that residence hall freshmen develop more rapidly, but the results suggest that other college experience factors beyond the living situation are important in facilitating student development. (Author)

Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Commuting Students, Dormitories, Higher Education, In State Students, Individual Development, Intellectual Development, On Campus Students, Research Projects, Student Development

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