College Students in the United States : Characteristics, Experiences, and Outcomes

College Students in the United States accounts for contemporary and anticipated student demographics and enrollment patterns, a wide variety of campus environments (e.g., residential, commuter, online, hybrid), and a range of outcomes including learning, development, and achievement. Throughout the book, the differing experiences, needs, and outcome of students across the range of traditional (18-24 years old, full-time students) and so-called non-traditional (for example, adult and returning learners, veterans, recent immigrants) are highlighted. The book is organized, for use as a stand-alone resource, around Alexander Astins Inputs-Environment-Outputs (I-E-O) framework: student demographics, college preparation, and enrollment patterns are the inputs; transition to college and campus environments are the substance of the environment; and student development, learning, and retention issues are the outputs. The use of Astins I-E-O model as the framework not only allows the authors to identify the important content in each area, but also to explicate the relationships between the areas.