The Impact of Campus Housing on Student Outcomes
The Impact of Campus Housing on Student Outcomes

Author: Patricia Kowalski

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This study was an explanatory research design that utilized a correlational approach to explore the relationship of residential factors with academic variables explained by first and second year grade point average (GPA), behavioral variables explained by incidences of student conduct violations, and engagement explained by involvement in activities and perceptions of campus environment. This research study used qualitative and quantitative data to; explore the effect that student housing has on academic achievement as explained by grade point average and retention from first to second year, examine the effect that housing has on student behavior as explained by the frequency of violations of the student code of conduct, and provide a deeper understanding of student engagement and explore its relationship with student housing. The quantitative component consisted of three data sets that included 37,048 records of first- and second-year students enrolled at the institution between the 2014-2019, behavioral data composed of 4,635 records of conduct violations that occurred in residence halls between 2014-2020, and a data set of survey responses from 239 respondents that were composed of questions related to student demographic, financial, and residential factors, as well as questions that were related to student participation and engagement with social and academic aspects of campus life. The qualitative component consisted of data from student interviews related to their academic and social experience on campus which supplemented the findings of the quantitative analysis. The findings of this research indicated that there is a strong correlation that academic achievement, behavior, and engagement has with the residential environment. Findings demonstrated that different types of housing and room types had a significant effect on grade point average and retention from first to second year. The findings also demonstrated that the effects of room types, as it relates to room configuration, was significant with negative student behavior and levels of engagement. A higher number of roommates in student housing was found to increase occurrences of student conduct violations and to decrease measures of student engagement. These findings provide insight into aspects of student housing that play an important role in a students' success and experiences. This study attempted to address gaps in literature that examine how the physical space of a residential hall impacts the student experience. The primary objectives of this study were to explore the effect that student housing has on academic achievement and retention from first to second year, to examine the effect that housing has on student behavior, to provide a deeper understanding of student engagement and its relationship with student housing. The implications from this study contribute to the practical and theoretical frameworks on student integration and development by revealing the residential factors that produced the greatest influence on student academic achievement, retention from first to second year, conduct behavior, and engagement. In practice, this research can be used to inform the following; institutional housing and occupancy systems, design and development of residence hall structures, decisions related to campus planning, and the use of public-private partnerships for student housing.

How College Affects Students
How College Affects Students

Author: Matthew J. Mayhew

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-08-23

Total Pages: 784

ISBN-13: 1119101972

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The bestselling analysis of higher education's impact, updated with the latest data How College Affects Students synthesizes over 1,800 individual research investigations to provide a deeper understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. Volume 3 contains the findings accumulated between 2002 and 2013, covering diverse aspects of college impact, including cognitive and moral development, attitudes and values, psychosocial change, educational attainment, and the economic, career, and quality of life outcomes after college. Each chapter compares current findings with those of Volumes 1 and 2 (covering 1967 to 2001) and highlights the extent of agreement and disagreement in research findings over the past 45 years. The structure of each chapter allows readers to understand if and how college works and, of equal importance, for whom does it work. This book is an invaluable resource for administrators, faculty, policymakers, and student affairs practitioners, and provides key insight into the impact of their work. Higher education is under more intense scrutiny than ever before, and understanding its impact on students is critical for shaping the way forward. This book distills important research on a broad array of topics to provide a cohesive picture of student experiences and outcomes by: Reviewing a decade's worth of research; Comparing current findings with those of past decades; Examining a multifaceted analysis of higher education's impact; and Informing policy and practice with empirical evidence Amidst the current introspection and skepticism surrounding higher education, there is a massive body of research that must be synthesized to enhance understanding of college's effects. How College Affects Students compiles, organizes, and distills this information in one place, and makes it available to research and practitioner audiences; Volume 3 provides insight on the past decade, with the expert analysis characteristic of this seminal work.

Effects of College Housing on First-year Students' Academic Performance
Effects of College Housing on First-year Students' Academic Performance

Author: Hannah Marchant

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13:

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This paper discusses the significance of college housing choices on freshman students' GPA during their first year of college. An analysis of housing and admissions data from Brigham Young University (BYU) reveals that living on campus has a positive impact on freshman students' GPAs when compared to alternative living arrangements off campus. In particular, a series of multiple regressions show that on average living on campus yields 0.09 higher GPA than living off campus. In addition to researching the general effects of on-campus housing versus off-campus housing and living at home, this paper discusses how housing affects specific student groups' academic performance. Some of the groups analyzed in this report are international students, racial minorities, first-generation college students, students from a low socio-economic background, and students who go on academic warning after their first semester. The specific housing for these groups vary and are discussed in the sections VI and VII (the results and discussion sections).

Realizing the Educational Potential of Residence Halls
Realizing the Educational Potential of Residence Halls

Author: Charles C. Schroeder

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1994-11-04

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13:

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"A very timely collection of fascinating and informative readings on a subject of central importance to higher education policy and practice... a sterling list of contributors... 'must' reading for professionals who work in residential institutions." —Alexander W. Astin, professor of higher education and director of the Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles This book offers an insightful and practical discussion of how the outcomes of college education can be strengthened through thoughtful, educationally rich programs that make residence halls a more integral part of the overall educational experience.

Student Learning in College Residence Halls
Student Learning in College Residence Halls

Author: Gregory S. Blimling

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-01-20

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1118551605

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Add value to the student experience with purposeful residential programs Grounded in current research and practical experience, Student Learning in College Residence Halls: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why shows how to structure the peer environment in residence halls to advance student learning. Focusing on the application of student learning principles, the book examines how neurobiological and psychosocial development influences how students learn in residence halls. The book is filled with examples, useful strategies, practical advice, and best practices for building community and shaping residential environments that produce measureable learning outcomes. Readers will find models for a curriculum-based approach to programming and for developing student staff competencies, as well as an analysis of what types of residential experiences influence student learning. An examination of how to assess student learning in residence halls and of the challenges residence halls face provide readers with insight into how to strategically plan for the future of residence halls as learning centers. The lack of recent literature on student learning in college residence halls belies the changes that have taken place. More traditional-age students are enrolled in college than ever before, and universities are building more residence halls to meet the increased demand for student housing. This book addresses these developments, reviews contemporary research, and provides up-to-date advice for creating residence hall environments that achieve educationally purposeful outcomes. Discover which educational benefits are associated with living in residence halls Learn how residential environments influence student behavior Create residence hall environments that produce measureable learning outcomes Monitor effectiveness with a process of systematic assessment Residence halls are an integral part of the college experience; with the right programs in place they can become dynamic centers of student learning. Student Learning in College Residence Halls is a comprehensive resource for residence hall professionals and others interested in improving students' learning experience.

Living on Campus
Living on Campus

Author: Carla Yanni

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2019-04-02

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1452959552

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An exploration of the architecture of dormitories that exposes deeply held American beliefs about education, youth, and citizenship Every fall on move-in day, parents tearfully bid farewell to their beloved sons and daughters at college dormitories: it is an age-old ritual. The residence hall has come to mark the threshold between childhood and adulthood, housing young people during a transformational time in their lives. Whether a Gothic stone pile, a quaint Colonial box, or a concrete slab, the dormitory is decidedly unhomelike, yet it takes center stage in the dramatic arc of many American families. This richly illustrated book examines the architecture of dormitories in the United States from the eighteenth century to 1968, asking fundamental questions: Why have American educators believed for so long that housing students is essential to educating them? And how has architecture validated that idea? Living on Campus is the first architectural history of this critical building type. Grounded in extensive archival research, Carla Yanni’s study highlights the opinions of architects, professors, and deans, and also includes the voices of students. For centuries, academic leaders in the United States asserted that on-campus living enhanced the moral character of youth; that somewhat dubious claim nonetheless influenced the design and planning of these ubiquitous yet often overlooked campus buildings. Through nuanced architectural analysis and detailed social history, Yanni offers unexpected glimpses into the past: double-loaded corridors (which made surveillance easy but echoed with noise), staircase plans (which prevented roughhousing but offered no communal space), lavish lounges in women’s halls (intended to civilize male visitors), specially designed upholstered benches for courting couples, mixed-gender saunas for students in the radical 1960s, and lazy rivers for the twenty-first century’s stressed-out undergraduates. Against the backdrop of sweeping societal changes, communal living endured because it bolstered networking, if not studying. Housing policies often enabled discrimination according to class, race, and gender, despite the fact that deans envisioned the residence hall as a democratic alternative to the elitist fraternity. Yanni focuses on the dormitory as a place of exclusion as much as a site of fellowship, and considers the uncertain future of residence halls in the age of distance learning.

Student Academic Performance as Influenced by On-campus and Off-campus Residence
Student Academic Performance as Influenced by On-campus and Off-campus Residence

Author: Ardyce Mary Grant

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between University housing and academic achievement and to investigate the relationship of age, previous year's grade-point average and intelligence to academic achievement. A sample of one hundred and sixty four sophomore, junior and senior students were selected from four housing groups consisting of fraternity/sorority, residence hall, cooperative and off-campus groups. The data were gathered from the offices of the Dean of Men and Dean of Women and it was analyzed by multiple covariance techniques to determine the validity of the following four hypotheses: a.) there is no relationship between academic achievement and on-campus/ off-campus housing, b.) there is no relationship between academic achievement and age for students in on-campus/off-campus housing, c.) there is no relationship between academic achievement and past grade-point average for students in on-campus/off-campus housing, d.) there is no relationship between academic achievement and intelligence for students in on-campus/off-campus housing. The data were additionally analyzed according to various mathematical models relating grade-point average to the variables: under observation. In addition, the effect of moving from residence halls to off-campus housing as well as the effect of supervision on grade-point averages was studied. No significant relationship between academic achievement and housing, age, and intelligence was found. The previous years grade-point average was significantly related to academic achievement. A mathematical model utilizing but one measurable variable, the previous years grade-point average, was found to "fit the data" as well as the more complex models which involve more-than one measurable variable. From a quarter by quarter analysis of grade-point averages, it was found that: for fall term, students in unsupervised housing achieved significantly, better grade-point averages than those in supervised housing; in winter-term students in supervised housing achieved better grade-point averages than those in-unsupervised housing and by spring term the influence of housing diminished in importance since the two groups were not significantly, differentiated by grade-point averages.

College Student Development
College Student Development

Author: Wendy K. Killam, PhD, NCC, CRC, LPC

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2017-04-18

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 082611816X

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Prepares readers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse college student population This is a timely and comprehensive overview of key theories of student development that illustrates their application across a range of student services with diverse student populations. It is distinguished by its focus on nontraditional student populations including adults changing careers, parents, veterans, and international students. The book examines relevant theories of cognitive, ethical, moral, and personality development and theories of identity development in terms of ethnicity, gender, and ability. Also covered are theories relevant to disability issues, LGBT identity issues, and to choice of career and major/degree. Unique to the text is information on how theories can be applied, beyond understanding individual students, to student groups and to guide the coordination of student affairs services across the campus. Engaging case vignettes immerse readers in diverse perspectives and demonstrate the application of theory to a wide range of student types and issues. The book covers the history and development of each theory along with its strengths and limitations. Also included are useful suggestions on how to best assist students with current challenges. Reflective questions concluding each chapter help students to reinforce information. An insightful text for courses in college student development in relevant graduate programs and for student affairs professionals who wish to enhance their abilities, this book reflects the realities of contemporary college student life and student affairs practices. Key Features: Applies student development theories primarily to non-traditional college students Presents chapter-opening/closing examples reflecting student diversity Explores the strengths and limitations of each theory Describes how theories can be applied in varied student affairs settings and in broader contexts of student affairs Includes instructor’s resources