Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ314982
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Expectation and Reality in Freshman Adjustment to College.
Baker, Robert W.; And Others
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v32 n1 p94-103 Jan 1985
Examines differences between expectations and perceptions of self-assessed adjustment to college to determine whether students expect more of themselves than is subsequently realized. Describes this "freshman myth" at Clark University and Holy Cross College (N=308) and discusses differences in various aspects of adjustment. (BH)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, Expectation, Higher Education, Student Adjustment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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