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Standish, Trey; Umbach, Paul D. – Research in Higher Education, 2019
This study uses college student survey data and corresponding administrative data on campus recreation facility usage, academic performance, physical education class attendance, and co-curricular participation to examine nonresponse bias in college student surveys. Within the context of the Groves (Public Opin Q 70:646-675, 2006) Alternative Cause…
Descriptors: Bias, College Students, Student Surveys, Evidence
Adams, Meredith J. D.; Umbach, Paul D. – Research in Higher Education, 2012
Technological advances have enabled institutions of higher education to administer course evaluations online, forgoing the traditional paper-and-pencil methods. Consequently, many of these institutions suffer from low response rates, but little research is available on this topic. To increase understanding about course evaluation participation in…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Course Evaluation, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Undergraduate Students
Smart, John C.; Ethington, Corinna A.; Umbach, Paul D.; Rocconi, Louis M. – Research in Higher Education, 2009
This study examines variability in the extent to which faculty members in the disciplinary-based academic environments of Holland's theory emphasize different student learning outcomes in their classes and whether such differences are comparable for those in "consistent" versus "inconsistent" environments. The findings show wide variation in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Intellectual Disciplines, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Attitudes
Salisbury, Mark H.; Umbach, Paul D.; Paulsen, Michael B.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Research in Higher Education, 2009
This study applies an integrated model of college choice to better describe students who do and do not intend to study abroad. Although internationalization through study abroad is widely touted as a preferred means of developing globally competent college graduates, very little is known about the factors that influence students' predisposition to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Choice, Study Abroad, Intention
Seifert, Tricia A.; Umbach, Paul D. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
This study applies Kalleberg's framework to better understand the effects of diverse demographic faculty characteristics on dimensions of job satisfaction. We also extend his work and the work of others to explore the contextual effects of academic disciplines on faculty job satisfaction. We find that women are consistently less satisfied than…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Job Satisfaction, College Faculty, Guidelines
Porter, Stephen R.; Umbach, Paul D. – Research in Higher Education, 2006
While many studies have examined nonresponse in student surveys, little research investigates why some schools achieve higher student survey response rates than other schools. Using hierarchical linear modeling, we analyze survey data from 321 institutions that participated in the 2003 National Survey of Student Engagement to understand how…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Institutional Research, Institutional Characteristics
Umbach, Paul D. – Research in Higher Education, 2006
Using data from a national study of 13,499 faculty at 134 colleges and universities, this study explores the impact of faculty of color on undergraduate education. This study finds compelling evidence to suggest that faculty of color do provide an important contribution to undergraduate education in two ways. First, faculty of color employ a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Minority Group Teachers, Diversity (Faculty), Undergraduate Study
Porter, Stephen R.; Umbach, Paul D. – Research in Higher Education, 2006
Although recent research suggests that congruence between students and their academic environment is critical for successful student outcomes, little research has been done on student college major choice. Using Holland's theory of careers, we analyze college major choice using a multinomial logit model. We use the CIRP Freshman Survey and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Personality Theories, Majors (Students)
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.; Wawrzynski, Matthew R. – Research in Higher Education, 2005
This study uses two national data sets to explore the relationship between faculty practices and student engagement. Our findings suggest that students report higher levels of engagement and learning at institutions where faculty members use active and collaborative learning techniques, engage students in experiences, emphasize higher-order…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Student Participation, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
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Umbach, Paul D.; Porter, Stephen R. – Research in Higher Education, 2002
Analyzed alumni survey data to examine the impact that academic departments have on student satisfaction and development. Controlling for individual characteristics, found that characteristics of departments such as faculty contact with students, research emphasis, and proportion of female undergraduates had a significant impact on satisfaction…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Departments, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
Umbach, Paul D.; Milem, Jeffrey F. – Research in Higher Education, 2004
Using data from a survey of more that 1900 first-year students at a large research institution, this paper applies Holland's theory of personality and environment to examine the ways in which students view diversity. Holland categories, individual characteristics such as race and gender, and interactions with people of color prior to college,…
Descriptors: Classification, Cultural Differences, College Freshmen, Student Surveys