This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in North Carolina in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Collected and published annually, this wide range of information should be useful to members of the public…

Residential learning communities often focus on easing first-year students' transitions to college by emphasizing the creation of peer social and academic relationships. However, this relational process is most often examined through analyzing individual student characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes. This study used network analysis to…

Blind dates can go awry, but a roommate mismatch can spoil a semester. Nasty habits. Bitter grudges. Epic stand-offs over square inches. Luckily, most pairings don't get that ugly, whether campuses make them randomly or by running survey responses through a computer. These days many students even control their own fates: More and more colleges let…

Objective: The authors examined the secondhand effects among college freshmen of others' alcohol use and related student characteristics, and perceptions about residence hallmates. Participants: The authors surveyed 509 incoming freshmen residing in predominantly freshman residence halls. Methods: The authors administered a Web-based survey 2…

This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in North Carolina in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Collected and published annually, this wide range of information should be useful to members of the public…

This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in North Carolina in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Collected and published annually, this wide range of information should be useful to members of the public…

This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in North Carolina in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Collected and published annually, this wide range of information should be useful to members of the public…

The vast amount of research conducted on student persistence over the past thirty years is indicative of the continuing and evolving interest in retention of students. Framed through multiple perspectives, this retention research is driven by the fact that more students leave institutions without graduating, year after year. Much more than an…

Uses variables, inferred from previous studies to be successful predictors, to determine if pairs matched on basis of such variables would be more compatible than those randomly assigned. Indications are that variables, although possibly necessary for compatibility, are not sufficient determinants. (Author/CJ)

The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of students living in a quiet resident hall to assess how they differed from other resident hall students personally and in terms of their environmental perceptions of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Thirty-five students were randomly selected from 2 "quiet" halls and…

IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF FACILITATING POSITIVE GROWTH WITHIN OTHERS ARE CHOSEN AS RESIDENT ASSISTANTS (RA), IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO USE A METHOD OF SELECTION THAT IS AS SCIENTIFIC AS POSSIBLE. THE PROBLEM WAS TO SEE HOW THE DEAN OF MEN'S OFFICE (DMO) SELECTIONS COMPARED WITH THE PEER-IDENTIFIED LEADERS…

The purpose of this study was to decide whether students who lived in different academic environments experienced similar or different problems in terms of frequency and severity. A number of significant differences were found for specific problem subareas. (Author)

Results of a study examining the relationship of personality characteristics, academic ability, and achievement among pairs of male dormitory roommates suggest that personality may have a differential effect on achievement among students of different ability levels, e.g. low-ability students may earn higher grades when paired with high-ability…

Based on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator profiles 182 students were assigned residence hall suites. Results supported the proposition that perceived social climate of a set of residence halls could be influenced in theoretically predictable and developmentally helpful ways. (Author/RC)