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Kinzie, Jillian L.; Thomas, Auden D.; Palmer, Megan M.; Umbach, Paul D.; Kuh, George D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
This study compared the experiences of women attending women's colleges with those of women attending coeducational institutions. Analyses of data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) from random samples of female first-year and senior students from 26 women's colleges and 264 other four-year institutions were conducted. Women at…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Practices, White Students, Transfer Students
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Umbach, Paul D.; Palmer, Megan M.; Kuh, George D.; Hannah, Stephanie J. – Research in Higher Education, 2006
Scrutiny of intercollegiate athletics has intensified in recent years. This study compares student-athletes with those of non-athletes in terms of their engagement in effective educational practices. Contrary to many reports in the popular media, the findings from this study indicate that, on balance, student-athletes across a large number of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Educational Practices, College Athletics, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Umbach, Paul D.; Palmer, Megan M.; Kuh, George D.; Hannah, Stephanie J. – Online Submission, 2004
Scrutiny of intercollegiate athletics has intensified in recent years. Yet previous studies about the experience of student-athletes show that participation in intercollegiate sports has little influence on desirable outcomes of college. This study compares the engagement of student-athletes with those of non-athletes in effective educational…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, College Athletics, Athletes, Outcomes of Education