Defining Success
Working with a research team from Bowdoin and Wellesley Colleges, 乐播传媒 Anthropology lecturer and Special Assistant to the President Heather Lindkvist investigated how students define college success. 聽Their longitudinal study followed 66 New England liberal arts college students over four years (2006-2010).
Participating colleges are members of The New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning (NECASL) consisting of聽乐播传媒,聽Bowdoin,聽Colby,聽Middlebury,聽Smith,聽Trinity and聽Wellesley.
Using data from a series of interviews and surveys, student attitudes regarding the value of college experiences related to academic achievement, academic engagement, social and residential life and life management were investigated. 聽The New England consortium on Assessment and Student Learning provides Information regarding聽 and .
A subset of data from this study, including 3 case studies, is presented and discussed in the recent paper 聽鈥溾��. 聽Student attitudes regarding college success are compared and contrasted with the stated goals of the colleges they attend. 聽Changes in student attitudes over their four years prior to graduation are also discussed.