Abstract
This article summarizes some of the more important investigations into the impact of postsecondary education on desired learning and personal outcomes. On average, a wide range of benefits are associated with postsecondary education for everyone - men and women, students from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, residential and commuter students at 2- and 4-year colleges, and so forth. These effects are cumulative and mutually shaping, with cognitive growth influenced by a variety of experiences and conditions on a campus, particularly when out-of-class climates and experiences complement and encourage students to integrate what they learn in class with their lives outside the classroom.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of Education |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
Pages | 479-484 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780080448947 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Cognitive complexity
- College impact
- College outcomes
- Humanitarianism
- Institutional conditions
- Interpersonal competence
- Knowledge acquisition
- Personal development
- Postsecondary education
- Practical competence
- Student development
- Student learning
- University students
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)