Four Critical Years
Effects of College on Beliefs, Attitudes, and Knowledge
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-470-62314-5 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the true effects of attending college
While there is no doubt that going to college has an effect on one's life, the question of what those specific effects may be remains somewhat elusive. Four Critical Years takes an in-depth look at those potential effects beyond those that are immediately obvious. The book investigates how one's attitudes, beliefs and sense of self are affected by going to college, how behavior is affected, what patterns of behavior emerge from going to college, and the permanence of the effects of attending college. For those students, policymakers and those about to make the crucial decision on whether - or where - to go to college, the book is an original and enlightening look at the subject.
While there is no doubt that going to college has an effect on one's life, the question of what those specific effects may be remains somewhat elusive. Four Critical Years takes an in-depth look at those potential effects beyond those that are immediately obvious. The book investigates how one's attitudes, beliefs and sense of self are affected by going to college, how behavior is affected, what patterns of behavior emerge from going to college, and the permanence of the effects of attending college. For those students, policymakers and those about to make the crucial decision on whether - or where - to go to college, the book is an original and enlightening look at the subject.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
509 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-62314-5 (9780470623145)
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Person
Dr. Alexander W. Astin (born May 30, 1932, Washington, D.C.) is the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Higher Education and Organizational Change, at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is founding director of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. He has served as Director of Research for both the American Council on Education and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. He is also the founding director of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, an ongoing national study of some fifteen million students, 300,000 faculty and staff, and 1,800 higher education institutions.
Content
Preface ix
The Author xv
I Studying College Impact 1
II Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Concept 31
III Patterns of Behavior 72
IV Competency and Achievement 100
V Career Development 134
VI Satisfaction wuth the College Environment 164
VII Permanence of College Effects 188
VIII Summary of Effects 211
IX Implications for Policy and Practice 242
Appendix: A Note on Measurement Error 263
References 273
Index 285
The Author xv
I Studying College Impact 1
II Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Concept 31
III Patterns of Behavior 72
IV Competency and Achievement 100
V Career Development 134
VI Satisfaction wuth the College Environment 164
VII Permanence of College Effects 188
VIII Summary of Effects 211
IX Implications for Policy and Practice 242
Appendix: A Note on Measurement Error 263
References 273
Index 285