Astin, Alexander W. <br/><br/>
What matters in college?  four critical years revisited 
Alexander W. Astin. 
 - 1st pbk. ed. 
 - San Francisco  Jossey-Bass  c1997. 
 - xxix, 482 p.  23 cm. 
 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-455) and index. 
<br/><br/>Studying college impact -- Environmental variables -- Assessing environmental effects : a prototypical example -- Personality and self-concept -- Attitudes, values, and beliefs -- Patterns of behavior -- Academic and cognitive development -- Career development -- Satisfaction with the college environment -- Summary of environmental effects -- Effects of involvement -- Implications for educational theory and practice. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-7879-0838-X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>College students--United States.<br/>Educational surveys--United States.<br/>Academic achievement--United States.<br/>College environment--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Education, Higher--Social aspects--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Education, Higher--Evaluation.--United States<br/>College students--Attitudes.--United States