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The Benefits of Living on Campus: Do Residence Halls Provide Distinctive Environments of Engagement?

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The changing landscape of on- and off-campus undergraduate residential options underline the need to reexamine the impact of on-campus living. Using multi-institutional survey data from first-year students, this study investigates… Click to show full abstract

The changing landscape of on- and off-campus undergraduate residential options underline the need to reexamine the impact of on-campus living. Using multi-institutional survey data from first-year students, this study investigates the relationship of residential status with engagement and perceived gains in learning and development. Results indicate, after controlling for student and institution characteristics, that on-campus residence has small positive effects on some outcomes but not on others where effects might be expected.

Keywords: residence halls; living campus; campus; benefits living; campus residence

Journal Title: Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
Year Published: 2018

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