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Reliability and Validity of Retrospective Self-Reports of the Age of Pubertal Onset Using Twin, Sibling, and College Student Data.

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Gilger, Jeffrey W.; And Others – Adolescence, 1991

Presents methodology designed to evaluate validity of retrospective self-report inventories. Applied technique to college student, twin, and sibling data to demonstrate reliability and validity of retrospective self-report questionnaire on timing of pubertal onset. Support provided by four main findings is discussed. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, College Students, Higher Education, Puberty

The Liberalizing Influence of College: Some New Evidence

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Rich, Harvey E. – Adolescence, 1977

Examines changes in the liberalism-conservatism of college students and their non-college peers. Concludes that college students do not become more liberal than the control group of non-college cohorts. (Editor/RK)

Descriptors: Control Groups, Educational Experience, Educational Research, Higher Education