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Pike, Gary R.; Schroeder, Charles C.; Berry, Thomas R. – Journal of College Student Development, 1997
Examines the relationship between residential learning communities and students' experiences and persistence during the first year of college. Data taken from 2,678 students indicated that the residential learning communities did not improve students' academic achievement and persistence directly, but did indirectly improve students' success by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Dormitories