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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786499703321

Autore

Renn Kristen A

Titolo

College students in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : characteristics, experiences, and outcomes / / Kristen A. Renn, Robert D. Reason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2013

ISBN

1-118-41550-7

1-283-80415-8

1-118-41844-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Classificazione

EDU038000

Altri autori (Persone)

ReasonRobert Dean

Disciplina

378.1/619

Soggetti

College attendance - United States

College students - United States

Education - Demographic aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Inputs -- pt. 2. Environments -- pt. 3. Outcomes.

Sommario/riassunto

"College Students in the United States accounts for contemporary and anticipated student demographics and enrollment patterns, a wide variety of campus environments and a range of outcomes including learning, development, and achievement. Throughout the book, the differing experiences, needs, and outcome of students across the range of "traditional" (18-24 years old, full-time students) and non-traditional (for example, adult and returning learners, veterans, recent immigrants) are highlighted. The book is organized, for use as a stand-alone resource, around Alexander Astin's Inputs-Environment-Outputs (I-E-O) framework"--