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Direct linkSmith, Margaret A.; Berger, Joseph B. – Journal of College Student Development, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore college women's high-risk alcohol use and related consequences. This study employed a qualitative approach to understand and provide visibility for a gender-related perspective on college women's alcohol experiences and related outcomes. Data were collected from interviews with 10 undergraduate females at a…
Descriptors: Females, Drinking, Data Analysis, Alcohol Abuse
Zuniga, Ximena; Williams, Elizabeth A.; Berger, Joseph B. – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
This study examines whether college students' participation in diversity-related experiences instills motivation to take actions for a diverse democracy. Results suggest that interactions with diverse peers, participation in diversity-related courses, and activities inside and outside residence halls inspire students to challenge their own…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Participation, Student Motivation, Social Action
Peer reviewedBerger, Joseph B.; Milem, Jeffrey F. – Journal of College Student Development, 2000
Study explores how institutional context affects the development of self-concept in a sample of 273 African American college students. Findings suggest that students attending church affiliated historically Black colleges develop significantly higher self-ratings in three domains of self-concept-psychosocial wellness, academic, and achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Environment
Peer reviewedBraxton, John M.; Bray, Nathaniel J.; Berger, Joseph B. – Journal of College Student Development, 2000
Examines the influence of student perceptions of faculty teaching skills on social integration, subsequent institutional commitment, and student departure decisions. Using path analysis to consider this link, the findings demonstrate a significant influence of faculty teaching skills on student persistence. Theoretical and practical implications…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Enrollment Influences
Peer reviewedBerger, Joseph B. – Journal of College Student Development, 1997
Used concepts from community psychology literature to elaborate a revised version of Tinto's model of individual student departure. Employed a longitudinal analysis of 718 college students. Results indicate that students' sense of community in their residence halls was a source of social integration and a precursor to student departure decisions.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen, Dormitories
Peer reviewedMilem, Jeffrey F.; Berger, Joseph B. – Journal of College Student Development, 1997
Provides insight into first-year undergraduate persistence by using behavioral measures--based on Alexander Astin's theory of involvement--to further understanding of Tinto's theory of student departure. Findings support the use of an integrated model in which student behaviors and perceptions interact to influence the development of academic and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education
