The Impact of On-Campus Student Growth on First-year Student Engagement and Success

Autor/inn/en	LaNasa, Steven M.; Olson, Elizabeth; Alleman, Natalie
Titel	The Impact of On-Campus Student Growth on First-year Student Engagement and Success
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 48 (2007) 8, S.941-966 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-007-9056-5
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; College Freshmen; Social Integration; On Campus Students; College Housing; Metropolitan Areas; Student Surveys; Data Analysis; Higher Education; Educational Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Studienanfänger; Soziale Integration; Studentenunterkunft; Ballungsraum; Schülerbefragung; Auswertung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung
Abstract	During the past two decades institutions of all types have sought to expand and enhance residential facilities. Institutional focus on scale, configuration, amenities, and academic integration has sought to leverage prior research documenting the multiple and often positive impacts of on-campus residence. Although institutional size has been documented to differentially impact student engagement [Kezar, A. J. (2006). "NASPA Journal" 43(1): 87-114], few studies, however, have directly explored the effect of residential expansion on student engagement. This study, based on a sample of 731 first-time freshmen explores NSSE results before and after the opening of a residential facility that doubled on-campus living at a single, metropolitan institution. Results indicate limited positive differences after opening, and suggest that structure, in the form of size, does not, in and of itself, contribute significantly to shifting engagement. Additionally, these results suggest an alternative method for using NSSE data in institutional analyses. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10