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ERIC ED326129: Feldman and Newcomb's "Impact of College o... |
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A literature review examined the student population of |
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community/junior colleges in contrast to the population |
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(mostly 4-year college students) of the empirical studies |
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reviewed by Feldman and Newcomb for their book "The |
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Impact of College on Students" (1989) and also examined |
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the factors involved in student self-selection of |
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college. Studies indicate that while other higher |
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education enrollments were declining, most |
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community/junior colleges were rising, and within that |
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population of students, there was an increasing |
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percentage of minority and non-traditional students. |
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Studies also reveal the average community college student |
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to be a non-traditional student (female) who is 28 years |
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old, comes from a middle to lower socioeconomic |
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background, and attends part-time. The effects of college |
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on the non-traditional students are similar to the |
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effects on traditional students in that there may be a |
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break from family and local community as well as a |
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tendency to develop an independence of spirit. Also, |
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increased personal tempo, self-esteem, and confidence |
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seem to be more easily attained within a community |
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college environment. Variables such as intelligence, |
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socioeconomic status, size and type of community of |
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residence, size of family, race, and religion, still |
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influence college choice and enrollment plans for all |
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students. Contains six references. (GLR) |
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Date Published: 2022-08-21 23:02:29 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED326129 |
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Item Size: 13421012 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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