This study compared food consumption patterns of college students (N=152) living on campus, off campus, and in Greek housing. Results suggest that students' residence and sex may influence food choice and dietary practices. (IAH)

Drawing from research on the non-classroom development of commuter and residential college students, presents an overview of the developmental patterns of the two groups and discusses causes of the differences between them. Considers faculty and peer group influences and the development of self-concept. (DMM)

Investigated relationships between aspects of student athletes' psychosocial development and perceptions of university residence environment. Student athletes (n=53) enrolled in first-year orientation class completed Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Inventory and University Residence Environment Scale. Findings revealed that student…

Examined grade point averages (GPAs) of students (n=80) residing off-campus or in university dormitories. Data collected from official university records included GPA, American College Testing (ACT) scores, and housing accommodations. Found no significant differences between GPAs of on-campus and off-campus students. Academic ability, as measured…

Building on the foundation of research on how critical thinking develops during college and on the extensive research on differences in the resident and commuter student experiences, this article explores aspects of the college experience that might be associated with cognitive development. Analyzes data from six institutions representing 326…

In an effort to attract the best and brightest undergraduate students, administrators at U.S. colleges and universities are beginning to leverage their physical facilities as major assets. Academic institutions across the country are launching ambitious, long-term programs that include the construction and renovation of academic buildings. They…

This study was designed to measure affective, behavioral, and cognitive variables in a sample of 3159 first-year students, and to compare these variables by the type of residence building in which the student lived. Students living in suite-style buildings reported a greater sense of belonging, and higher activity levels than students living in…

This study compared the scores of on-campus and off-campus students taking a common final examination in similar graduate education courses offered by the Abraham S. Fischler Center for the Advancement of Education at Nova Southeastern University. Data were obtained from final examinations administered in courses covering methods for teaching…

As increasing numbers of postsecondary learners enroll in commuter campuses, speech communication departments can identify the characteristics which make commuting students somewhat different from their counterparts on residential campuses. Priorities of these two groups differ--students whose primary focus in life is the college experience…

This study aimed to determine relationships between a student's personality characteristics and his choice of a living residence while a senior at the University of California, Davis. A phenomological approach--or, the idea that a person's actions and decisions reveal something about his personality--was used. Data for the study were derived from…

There are many ways to staff residence halls. This document considers the objectives of residence hall programs, the responsibilities to which undergraduate students as staff members can be assigned, and the procedures for selecting, supervising, and preparing students for their responsibilities. Samples of forms, job descriptions, other pertinent…

The parents of all students at the University of California in Los Angeles under the age of 21 were mailed a questionnaire to determine their attitudes toward a proposed visitation policy which, in essence, would remove all University imposed restrictions on visitation hours. The residents of each floor would determine the hours during which…

This document presents the annual report on head-count and full-time-equivalent students enrolled for credit in Virginia's state-controlled institutions of higher education. The figures and tables summarize student enrollments for individual institutions, for groups of institutions (2-year and 4-year), and for all state-controlled institutions for…

Measured college maladjustment, psychosocial development, and degree of fusion in family system of students (N=115) enrolled in an undergraduate course. Commuting college students demonstrated poorer personal adjustments and greater overinvolvement in their parental relationships than did students in residence halls. Commuting freshmen reported…

Presents an opinion survey developed to assess residence hall students' opinions and as a model of comprehensive student-based research. Discusses random sample selection, survey implementation, and data analysis. Results of the survey indicated significant sex differences in attitudes about resident assistants, housekeeping, and drinking. (RC)