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You might want to check the research
done by Pascerella and Terenzini.
Hope this helps. Tamara
Realizing the Educational Potential of Residence
Halls. Eric Microfiche
ED375762
Place of Residence and First Year Marks. ED418671
Enhancing the Educational Impact of Residence
Halls. Journal of College
STudent Development v38 n6 p609-21 Nov-Dec
1997.
How College Affects Students... ED330287
A Meta-Analysis of the Influence of College
Residence Halls on Academic
Performance. Journal of College STudent
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Institutional INtegration, Academic Success,
and Persistence of
First0Year
Commuter and Resident Students. Journal
of CSD. v34 Sept. 1993 p. 321
Academic Achievement of Freshmen as a Function
of Residence Hall
Housing.
NASPA Journal, v22 n3 p. 22-28. Win
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Books:
Pascarella and Terenzini (1991) How College Affects Students.
Realizing the Educational Potential of Residence
Halls (1994). Eds.
Schroeder, Mable, and Assoc.
1. Resident g.p.a. vs. non-resident g.p.a.
Over the last 7 years, we have compared resident
vs non-residents
among freshmen and sophomore, and it have
been consistent that resident
students have higher GPA and retention
rate in general. We never done
the alumni contribution study.
you might want to check out these two:
How College Affects Students--Pascarella and
Terenzini
Involving Colleges--George Kuh and editors
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