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Peer reviewedWhitt, Elizabeth J.; Edison, Marcia I.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Nora, Amaury; Terenzini, Patrick T. – Journal of College Student Development, 1999
Extends previous research, which investigated relationships between female students' perceptions of a "chilly campus climate" and cognitive outcomes in the first year of college, by examining those relationships through the junior year. Results, implications, and limitations of the study are discussed. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Environment, Females, Higher Education
Pascarella, Ernest T.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1981
A longitudinal, quasi-experimental design was used to investigate the freshman year educational outcomes associated with differences in residence arrangement. Results indicated that the organizational effects of residence arrangement were largely accounted for by the extent and quality of the student/faculty informal relationships fostered in…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, College Housing, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedPascarella, Ernest T.; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1983
Tinto's model of college persistence/withdrawal, developed for residential colleges, is tested at a nonresidential institution. Results indicated that the concepts of person-environment fit, social integration, and institutional commitment operated differently in the commuter institution. A reconceptualized model for explaining…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Commuter Colleges, Decision Making, Dropout Characteristics
