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Based on a comprehensive review of the last twenty years of research on the influences of college on students, this article discusses conceptual and methodological recommendations for enhancing future assessment and college impact studies. The recommendations deal with isolating net college effects, studying the timing of change, estimating college effect sizes, examining indirect and conditional effects, and the potential benefits of qualitative approaches. Areas for future inquiry are also identified.
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Terenzini, P.T., Pascarella, E.T. Twenty years of research on college students: Lessons for future research. Res High Educ 32, 83–92 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00992835
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