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Peer reviewedKuh, George D. – Research in Higher Education, 1995
Five research principles are proposed to increase the utility of studies of college student culture: attempting to discover how group membership mediates member behavior and contributes to valued outcomes of college; using best practices of qualitative research; using flexible cognitive frameworks when collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data;…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Environment, College Students, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedTerenzini, Patrick T.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
Conceptual and methodological recommendations for enhancing research on the influences of college on students are offered, including isolating net college effects, studying the timing of change, estimating college effect sizes, examining direct and conditional effects, and the potential benefits of qualitative approaches. Areas for future inquiry…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Higher Education, Institutional Research
