Student Typologies in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Hu, Shouping; Katherine, Lindsey; Kuh, George D.
Titel	Student Typologies in Higher Education
Quelle	In: New Directions for Institutional Research, (2011), S.5-15 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-0579
DOI	10.1002/ir.413
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Experience; Cohort Analysis; Time Perspective; Generational Differences; Baby Boomers; Classification; Student Characteristics; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Prediction; Peer Influence; Student College Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Studienerfahrung; Kohortenanalyse; Zeitbezug; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour; Vorhersage
Abstract	One way to understand the college student experience is the generational approach, which examines the characteristics and attitudes of cohorts across different periods in history. Terms such as "baby boomers," "generation X," and "millennials" convey powerful images that characterize different generations according to who they are and what they do. Another way of viewing cohorts of college students within and across time periods is the typological approach. The operating assumption of this approach is that it is possible to identify distinctive groups with a student body that shares many similarities, the composition of which distinguishes them in meaningful ways from other student groups on the campus or across the postsecondary landscape. With this knowledge, faculty, staff, and scholars can better understand and predict how various groups of students may take advantage of learning opportunities or behave when encountering or experiencing different aspects of college life, inside and outside the classroom. Although typological approaches do not focus on the process or implications of developmental changes common to traditional-age students, comparing college student typologies from different historical periods can reveal both the similarities and differences of college students over time. This article reviews the typologies of college students developed so far and examines the continuity and change of college student characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors the typologies reflect. (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10