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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Astin, Alexander W.; Astin, Helen S.; Lindholm, Jennifer A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
This paper describes a comprehensive set of 12 new measures for studying undergraduate students' spiritual and religious development. The three measures of spirituality, four measures of "spiritually related" qualities, and five measures of religiousness demonstrate satisfactory reliability, robustness, and both concurrent and predictive validity.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Predictive Validity, Holistic Approach
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Astin, Alexander W. – Journal of College Student Development, 1999
Originally published in July 1984, presents and describes a student development theory based on student involvement. Asserts that the theory can be used both by researchers to guide their investigation of student development, and by college administrators and faculty to help them design more effective learning environments. Discusses implications…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Educational Experience, Educational Theories, Higher Education
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Astin, Alexander W. – Journal of College Student Development, 1999
Originally published in March/April 1996, reviews the interconnections between two national reports, "Involvement in Learning," and the "Student Learning Imperative." Focuses on the issue of shared values and demonstrates how student affairs professionals can utilize the most recent research to realize the full potential of the reports'…
Descriptors: College Environment, Educational Research, Higher Education, Research Reports
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Astin, Alexander W.; Sax, Linda J. – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
Examines the impact of service participation on undergraduate student development based on data collected from 3450 students attending 42 institutions with federally funded community service programs. Results indicate that participating in service during the undergraduate years substantially enhances the students' academic development, life skill…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Daily Living Skills
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Astin, Alexander W. – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
Discusses interconnections between the following two national reports: (1) Involvement in Learning; and (2) The Student Learning Imperative. Reviews recent research on student development in order to demonstrate how student affairs professionals can use this information to enhance learning. (SNR)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Higher Education
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Astin, Alexander W. – Journal of College Student Development, 1993
Used survey data from Cooperative Institutional Research Program to develop empirical typology of college students. Seven student types were identified: Scholar, Social Activist, Artist, Hedonist, Leader, Status Striver, and Uncommitted Student. Results of validity analyses suggest that each of seven types possesses construct and predictive…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Higher Education, Labeling (of Persons)