NSSE 2007 Annual Report

Parents Forum
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<p>The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) online edition of the Annual Report 2007: Experiences That Matter: Enhancing Student Learning and Success is now available at:</p>

<p>NSSE</a> 2007 Annual Report</p>

<p>Demographic Views: Frequencies by Gender, Means by Gender, Frequencies by Major,(First-year), Frequencies by Major (Senior), Means by Major (First-year),Means by Major (Senior)<br>
Benchmarks: Codebook, First-year Benchmarks, First-year Benchmark Items, Senior Benchmarks,Senior Benchmark Items, and Executive Summary (NSSEville State example)</p>

<p>NSSE</a> 2007 Annual Report</p>

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<p>Related article in Inside Higher Ed: "Involved Parents, Satisfied Students"</p>

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Students who frequently (defined in the survey as “often” or “very often") contact their parents — and whose parents frequently contact college officials on their behalf — are more satisfied with their college experience, and report higher levels of engagement and academic fulfillment than do their counterparts, according to the report.</p>

<p>But too much contact with family and friends from high school can inhibit student learning and development, the survey notes. Students with the hyper-involved parents had significantly lower grades than others. That might be because parents who call often are asking about their child’s academic difficulties — though the survey doesn’t address why the parents are involved...</p>

<p>Students are likely to talk to mothers about personal issues, academic performance and family, the survey found, while they talk to fathers mostly about academic performance.</p>

<p>“We have a social phenomenon on our hands that anyone who studies college student behavior would note,” said George Kuh, NSSE’s director and a professor of higher education at Indiana University at Bloomington. “Students are much more closely connected to the family support system now, whether or not their parents intervene.”</p>

<p>Kuh said he’s surprised by the high number of students who say they frequently contact their parents and by those who report that their parents at least occasionally make calls on their behalf. It turns out that a parent’s educational level isn’t an accurate predictor of how often he or she will get involved. Kuh said he figured that parents who are more familiar with the college setting would be more likely to intervene...

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<p>Jobs</a>, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: Involved Parents, Satisfied Students</p>

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<p>A good portion of the contact that I have with my college kids is due to issues that I am no longer privy to, which my parents were privy to back in the day, or issues that simply did not exist. Certain financial and administrative issues are now directed at the student rather than the payor (parents). Another issue that my parents did not have to deal with is having a car (insurance, repairs, maintenance), credit card (:eek:), and periodic electronic depositing of funds (bookstore, food, vending). If I take away these kinds of issues, I probably have the same if not a lower amount of contact with my kids than my parents and I had.</p>

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<p>As promised over the summer, USA Today offers a wide range of resource articles, links, and general information related to the consumer' end of the "how to" make the most out of the newly released NSSE report:</p>

<p>Articles include</p>

<p>"Beyond rankings: A new way to look for a college"</p>

<p>Beyond</a> rankings: A new way to look for a college - USATODAY.com</p>

<p>and </p>

<p>What schools across the USA are doing to engage students</p>

<p>What</a> schools across the USA are doing to engage students - USATODAY.com</p>

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<p>Here is a link to the list of IHEs participating NESSE:</p>

<p>Schools</a> taking part in NSSE - USATODAY.com</p>