How college affects students : a third decade of research / Ernest T. Pascarella, Patrick T. Terenzini.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Studying college outcomes in the 1990s : overview and organization of the research -- Theories and models of student change in college -- Development of verbal, quantitative, and subject matter competence -- Cognitive skills and intellectual growth -- Psychosocial change -- Attitudes and values -- Moral development -- Educational attainment and persistence -- Career and economic impacts of college -- Quality of life after college -- How college affects students : a summary -- Implications for research, practice, and policy.

1. Studying college outcomes in the 1990s : overview and organization of the research -- 2. Theories and models of student change in college -- 3. Development of verbal, quantitative, and subject matter competence -- 4. Cognitive skills and intellectual growth -- 5. Psychosocial change -- 6. Attitudes and values -- 7. Moral development -- 8. Educational attainment and persistence -- 9. Career and economic impacts of college -- 10. Quality of life after college -- 11. How college affects students : a summary -- 12. Implications for research, practice, and policy.

"This is the long-awaited second volume of Pascarella and Terenzini's 1991 award-winning review of the research on the impacts of college on students. The authors review their earlier findings and then synthesize what has been learned since, 1990 about college's influences on students. The book also discusses the implications of the findings for research, practice, and public policy. This authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the literature on college impact is required reading for anyone interested in higher education practice, policy, and promise - faculty, administrators, researchers, policy analysts, and decision makers at every level."--BOOK JACKET.