Liberal Arts Colleges and Liberal Arts Education: New Evidence on Impacts: ASHE Higher Education Report

ISBN-13: 9780787981235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 168 str.

Ernest T. Pascarella;Gregory C. Wolniak;Tricia A. D. Seifert

Opis

The long-term impact of liberal arts education Liberal Arts Colleges and Liberal Arts Education: New Evidence on Impacts: ASHE Higher Education Report summarizes the impact of a liberal arts education on college students' intellectual and personal growth. Based on data from a study covering 6,500 students at 40 institutions, these findings reveal the elements of a liberal arts education that best serve students in the long term. As higher education faces increasing pressure to condense and narrow focus, this book provides a cogent argument for keeping the liberal arts education alive.

Spis treści

Executive Summary.

Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

Background and Warrant for the Study.

Review of Existing Evidence.

Liberal Arts Colleges: Past and Present.

Evidence About the Impacts of Liberal Arts Colleges.

Summary.

The Study.

Datasets Analyzed.

Sample Descriptions.

Effects of Liberal Arts Colleges on Good Practices in Undergraduate Education.

Data and Analyses.

Results.

Total Effects.

Direct Effects.

Conditional Effects.

Timing of Effects.

Effects of Liberal Arts Colleges on Intellectual and Personal Development.

Data and Analyses.

Results.

Total Effects.

Direct Effects.

Additional Analyses.

Timing of Impacts.

Conditional Effects.

Effects of an Institution s Liberal Arts Emphasis and Students Liberal Arts Experiences on Intellectual and Personal Development.

Data and Analyses.

Results.

Liberal Arts Emphasis I.

Liberal Arts Emphasis II.

Liberal Arts Experiences.

Timing of Impacts.

Conditional Effects.

Long–Term Effects of Liberal Arts Colleges.

Data and Analyses.

Results: Total and Direct Effects.

Results: Conditional Effects.

Impacts of Liberal Arts Colleges and Liberal Arts Education: A Summary.

Good Practices.

Intellectual and Personal Development.

Long–Term Effects.

Conditional Effects.

Conclusion.

Notes.

Appendix A: Operational Definitions of Variables.

Appendix B: Statistical Controls Introduced in the Analysis of Different Study Outcomes.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

About the Authors.