Date of Award
Spring 1993
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Martin, Thomas
Second Advisor
Kurimay, Michael
Third Advisor
Taft, Thomas B.
Abstract
This study has importance in that it contributes to research on college graduates. The goals of the study were the following: (1) to identify what outcomes of college are considered important to a university's alumni and the extent to which these outcomes were enhanced by their undergraduate experiences at that institution; (2) to identify whether underlying factor structures exist to help define the importance and gain dimensions of college outcomes and to reduce the data for further analyses and interpretation; (3) to explore the similarities and differences of the importance and enhancement dimensions of the outcomes among graduates of various academic programs, and those whose levels of campus involvement and genders differ; and (4) to provide data which could be used in a comparative analysis among institutions which have utilized the COFHE Follow-up Instrument...