TY - BOOK AU - Astin,Alexander W. TI - What matters in college?: four critical years revisited T2 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 0-7879-0838-X (pbk.) PY - 1997/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - College students KW - United States KW - Educational surveys KW - Local KW - Academic achievement KW - College environment KW - Evaluation KW - Education, Higher KW - Social aspects KW - LEMB KW - Attitudes N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-455) and index; 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 ER -