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Download full textAstin, Alexander W. – 1970
Methodological difficulties inherent in the design of studies of college impact are reviewed and an attempt is made to provide an improved research design. The discussion of research problems focuses on those of inferring causation. A characteristic three-component model of student development, comprised of student output, student input, and…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Data Collection, Educational Change
