Educational expenditures and student engagement: When does money matter?

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 847-872

  Pike, Gary R ^a   Smart, John C ^b   Kuh, George D ^c   Hayek, John C ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Kentucky Council for Postsecondary Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational expenditures; Institutional characteristics; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748312035     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9018-3     Document Type: Article

References (59)

1. Astin, A. W. (1977). Four Critical Years, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
2. Astin, A. W. (1984). Student involvement: A developmental theory for higher education. Journal of College Student Development 25: 297-308.
3. Astin, A. W. (1985). Involvement: The cornerstone of excellence. Change 17(4): 35-39.
4. Astin, A. W. (1993). What Matters in College? Four Critical Years Revisited, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
5. Baird, L. L. (1976). Using Self-reports to Predict Student Performance, The College Board, New York.
6. Berdie, R. (1971). Self-claimed and tested knowledge. Educational and Psychological Measurement 31: 629-636.
7. Burstein, L. (1980). The analysis of multilevel data in educational research and evaluation. In: Berliner, D. C. (ed.), Review of Research in Education (Vol. 8), American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C, pp. 158-233.
8. Carini, R. M., Hayek, J. H., Kuh, G. D., Kennedy, J. M., and Ouimet, J. A. (2003). College student responses to web and paper surveys: Does mode matter? Research in Higher Education 44: 1-19.
9. Coleman, J. S., Campbell, E. Q., Hobson, C. J., McPartland, J., Mood, A. M., Weinfeld, F. D., and York, R. L. (1966). Equality of Educational Opportunity, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
10. Feldman, K. A., and Newcomb, T. (1969). The Impact of College on Students, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
11. Gansemer-Topf, A. M., and Schuh, J. H. (in press). Institutional selectivity and institutional expenditures: Examining organizational factors that contribute to retention and graduation. Research in Higher Education.
12. Gellin, A. (2003). The effect of undergraduate student involvement on critical thinking: A meta-analysis of the literature, 1991-2000. Journal of College Student Development 44: 746-762.
13. Greenwald, R., Hedges, L. V., and Laine, R. D. (1996). The effect of school resources on student achievement. Review of Educational Research 66: 361-396.
14. Hanuschek, E. A. (1989). The impact of differential expenditures on school performance. Educational Researcher 18(4): 45-51.
15. Hanuschek, E. A. (1997). Assessing the effects of school resources on student performance: An update. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 19: 141-164.
16. Hayek, J. C. (2001). A student-centered approach for identifying high performing colleges and universities. Dissertation Abstracts International, AAT 3024295.
17. Hedges, L. V., Laine, R. D., and Greenwald, R. (1994). Does money matter? A meta-analysis of studies of the effects of differential school inputs on student outcomes (An exchange: Part I), Educational Researcher 23(3): 5-14.
18. Hu, S., and Kuh, G. D. (2002). Being (dis)engaged in educationally purposeful activities: The influences of student and institutional characteristics. Research in Higher Education 43: 555-575.
19. James, E., and Alsalam, N. (1993). College choice, academic achievement and future earnings. In: Hoffman, E. P. (ed.), Essays on the Economics of Education W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI, pp. 111-138.
20. James, E., Alsalam, N., Conaty, J. C., and To, D. (1989). College quality and future earnings: Where should you send your child to college? American Economic Review 79(2): 247-252.
21. Kane, M. T., Gillmore, G. M., and Crooks, T. J. (1976). Student evaluations of teaching: The genera liability of class means. Journal of Educational Measurement 13: 171-183.
22. Kinzie J., Schuh J. H., and Kuh G. D. (2004, November). A deeper look at student engagement: An examination of institutional effectiveness. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Kansas City, MO.
23. Kuh, G. D. (2001). The National Survey of Student Engagement: Conceptual Framework and Overview of Psychometric Properties, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, Bloomington, IN.
24. Kuh G. D. (2002, July). Does being a doctoral/research-intensive university matter to student engagement? Plenary address to the National Conference for Carnegie Doctoral/Research Intensive Institutions, Bloomington (IL).
25. Kuh, G. D. (2003). What we're learning about student engagement from NSSE. Change 35(2): 24-32.
26. Kuh, G. D., Hayek, J. C., Carini, R. M., Ouimet, J. A., Gonyea, R. M., and Kennedy, J. (2001). NSSE Technical and Norms Report, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, Bloomington, IN.
27. Kuh, G. D., Hu, S., and Vesper, N. (2000). "They shall be known by what they do:" An activities-based typology of college students. Journal of College Student Development 41: 228-244.
28. Kuh, G. D., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J. H., and Whitt, E. J. Associates (2005). Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Malter, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
29. Kuh, G. D., Pace, C. R., and Vesper, N. (1997). The development of process indicators to estimate student gains associated with good practices in undergraduate education. Research in Higher Education 38: 435-454.
30. Kuh, G. D., Schuh, J. H., and Whitt, E. J. Associates (1991). Involving Colleges: Encouraging Student Learning and Personal Development Through Out-of-class Experiences, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
31. National Center for Education Statistics (2000). IPEDS finance data FASB and GASB - What's the difference? Retrieved October 28, 2004 from http://.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/web2000/gasb-fasb.asp.
32. National Survey of Student Engagement (2000). The NSSE 2000 Report: National Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, Bloomington, IN.
33. National Survey of Student Engagement (2001). Improving the College Experience: National Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, Bloomington, IN.
34. National Survey of Student Engagement (2002). From Promise to Progress: How Colleges and Universities are Using Student Engagement Results to Improve Collegiate Quality, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, Bloomington, IN.
35. National Survey of Student Engagement (2004). Student Engagement: Pathways to Collegiate Success, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, Bloomington, IN.
36. Ouimet, J. A., Bunnage, J. B., Carini, R. M., Kuh, G. D., and Kennedy, J. (2004). Using focus groups to establish the validity and reliability of a college student survey. Research in Higher Education 45: 233-50.
37. Pace, C. R. (1980). Measuring the quality of student effort. Current Issues in Higher Education 2: 10-16.
38. Pace, C. R. (1984). Measuring the Quality of College Student Experiences. An Account of the Development and Use of the College Student Experiences Questionnaire, Higher Education Research Institute, Los Angeles.
39. Pace, C. R. (1985). The Credibility of Student Self-reports, Center for the Study of Evaluation, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles.
40. Pace, C. R. (1990). The Undergraduates: A Report of Their Activities and Progress in the 1980s, Center for the Study of Evaluation, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles.
41. Pascarella, E. T., and Terenzini, P. T. (1991). How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
42. Pascarella, E. T., and Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research (Vol. 2), Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
43. Pascarella, E. T., Whitt, E. J., Nora, A., Edison, M., Hagedorn, L. S., and Terenzini, P. T. (1996). What have we learned from the first year of the national study of student learning? Journal of College Student Development 37: 182-192.
44. Pike, G. R. (1995). The relationship between self reports of college experiences and achievement test scores. Research in Higher Education 36: 1-21.
45. Pike, G. R. (1999). The effects of residential learning communities and traditional residential living arrangements on educational gains during the first year of college. Journal of College Student Development 40: 269-284.
46. Pike, G. R., and Kuh, G. D. (2005). A typology of student engagement for American colleges and universities. Research in Higher Education 46: 185-210.
47. Pike, G. R., Kuh, G. D., and Gonyea, R. M. (2003). The relationship between institutional mission and students' involvement and educational outcomes. Research in Higher Education 44: 243-263.
48. Pike, G. R., Schroeder, C. C., and Berry, T. R. (1997). Enhancing the educational impact of residence halls: The relationship between residential learning communities and first-year college experiences and persistence. Journal of College Student Development 38: 609-621.
49. Pohlmann, J., and Beggs, D. (1974). A study of the validity of self-reported measures of academic growth. Journal of Educational Measurement 11: 115-119.
50. Rock, D. A., Baird, L. L., and Linn, R. L. (1972). Interaction between college effects and students' aptitudes. American Educational Research Journal 9: 149-161.
51. Rock, D. A., Centra, J. A., and Linn, R. L. (1970). Relationships between college characteristics and student achievement. American Educational Research Journal 7: 109-121.
52. Ryan, J. F. (2004). The relationship between institutional expenditures and degree attainment at baccalaureate colleges. Research in Higher Education 45: 97-114.
53. Ryan, J. F. (2005). Institutional expenditures and student engagement: A role for financial resources in enhancing student learning and development? Research in Higher Education 46: 235-249.
54. Smart, J. C., Ethington, C. A., Riggs, R. O., and Thompson, M. D. (2002). Influence of institutional expenditure patterns on the development of students' leadership competencies. Research in Higher Education 43: 115-132.
55. Toutkoushian, R. K. (1999). The value of cost functions for policymaking and institutional research. Research in Higher Education 40: 1-16.
56. Toutkoushian, R. K., and Smart, J. C. (2001). Do institutional characteristics affect student gains from college? Review of Higher Education 25: 39-61.
57. US News and World Report (2001). America's Best Colleges: 2001 edition, Author, Washington DC.
58. Wenglinskey, H. (1997). When Money Matters: How Educational Expenditures Improve Student Performance and How They Don'i. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
59. Zhao, C., and Kuh, G. D. (2004). Adding value: Learning communities and student engagement. Research in Higher Education 45: 115-138.