Routledge - The Impact of College on Students by Feldman

Explore a landmark academic resource that examines the profound effects of higher education. In this foundational work, Kenneth Feldman and Theodore Newcomb review and synthesize the findings from more than 1,500 studies conducted over a period of four decades. This comprehensive collection offers a deep look into how the collegiate experience shapes student development. Writing in 1991, Ernest Pascarella and Patrick Terenzini noted that this book provides the first comprehensive conceptual map of this field. It generates major hypotheses about how college influences students and has helped stimulate a wide range of studies regarding the characteristics of collegiate institutions. This text is an essential resource for researchers, educators, and students interested in the long-term outcomes of university life and institutional impact.