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Culver, K. C.; Bowman, Nicholas A.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Research in Higher Education, 2021
Recent research has uncovered significant concerns about the validity of some types of college student self-reports. This study examines the extent to which student reports about a critical type of college experience--good teaching practices--may be biased as a function of students' intellectual orientations and cognitive reasoning abilities.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Thinking Skills, Student Attitudes
Bowman, Nicholas A.; Rockenbach, Alyssa N.; Mayhew, Matthew J.; Riggers-Piehl, Tiffani A.; Hudson, Tara D. – Research in Higher Education, 2017
Atheists are often marginalized in discussions of religious and spiritual pluralism on college campuses and beyond. As with other minority worldview groups, atheists face challenges with hostile campus climates and misunderstanding of their views. The present study used a large, multi-institutional sample to explore predictors of non-atheist…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Minority Groups, Religion
Bowman, Nicholas A.; Denson, Nida – Research in Higher Education, 2014
According to prevailing theory and anecdotal evidence, the congruence between institutional attributes and students' needs, interests, and preferences plays a key role in promoting college satisfaction and retention. However, this assertion has received little direct empirical attention, and the few available studies appear to have some key…
Descriptors: Intention, Academic Persistence, Factor Structure, Predictive Validity
Bastedo, Michael N.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
Higher education administrators believe that revenues are linked to college rankings and act accordingly, particularly those at research universities. Although rankings are clearly influential for many schools and colleges, this fundamental assumption has yet to be tested empirically. Drawing on data from multiple resource providers in higher…
Descriptors: Out of State Students, Higher Education, Research Universities, Administrators
Bowman, Nicholas A.; Small, Jenny L. – Research in Higher Education, 2010
College student spiritual development constitutes an important, yet understudied topic in higher education research. In particular, very little is known about whether and how this development varies among students from diverse religious backgrounds. Using a longitudinal sample of 14,527 students from 136 institutions, the current study explored…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Religion, Spiritual Development, Religious Factors