ERIC Number: EJ887558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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From Expectations to Experiences: Using a Structural Typology to Understand First-Year Student Outcomes in Academically Based Living-Learning Communities
Wawrzynski, Matthew R.; Jessup-Anger, Jody E.
Journal of College Student Development, v51 n2 p201-217 Mar-Apr 2010
This longitudinal study investigated to what extent noncognitive variables (e.g., expectations for college) and the college environment (i.e., academically based living-learning communities) influence students' college experience. This research goes beyond grouping all living-learning students into one category, which has dominated much of the literature, by using an empirically derived structural typology for living-learning communities (Inkelas, Longerbeam, Leonard, & Soldner, 2005). Results suggest that being a student in a collaborative living-learning community is more likely to predict greater peer academic interactions and an enriching educational environment. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classification, College Environment, Educational Environment, Expectation, Outcomes of Education, Longitudinal Studies, Living Learning Centers, Undergraduate Study, Social Integration, Participation, College Freshmen, Campuses, On Campus Students, Dormitories
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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